Category: Foreign News
Ballon d’ Or 2021: Full list of all winners
The 2021 Ballon d’ Or was announced on Monday night in Paris. Paris Saint-Germain’s Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’ Or this year ahead of...
COVID-19: Canada confirms 3 cases of Omicron variant
The Canadian Province’s Health Minister, Christian Dubé, on Monday confirmed first case of COVID-19 Omicron variant in Quebec, bringing the total to...
UPDATE: Messi makes history, clinches 7th Ballon d’Or
Paris Saint-Germain superstar Lionel Messi has been awarded the 2021 Ballon d’Or. At a star-studded ceremony in Paris on Monday evening, the 34-year-old...
Chelsea vs Man United: Why Michael Carrick kept Ronaldo on the bench
Manchester United legend, Paul Scholes has said that the caretaker boss, Michael Carrick decided to keep Cristiano Ronaldo out of his XI because he opted...
UK govt announces fresh guidelines as new COVID-19 emerges
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has announced new measures following the discovery of a new variant of coronavirus. Two cases of Omicron, a highly infectious...
EPL: ‘Awful’ – Cristiano Ronaldo challenged Solskjaer during shocking team talk
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer left Cristiano Ronaldo in shock when the Norwegian decided to praise his Manchester United players immediately after the shocking 2-1 defeat to...
Canada bans travel from seven African countries over new Covid strain
Canada on Friday banned foreign travelers from seven African countries — Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe —...
Nigerian Man Jailed 15 Years For Selling Drug That Killed Teenager In United States
Afederal court in the United States has sentenced a Nigerian man, Olatunde James Temitope Akintonde to 15 years imprisonment for selling fentanyl-laced...
Real Madrid Striker, Benzema Bags One-Year Jail Term Over Sex Tape
France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema, was sentenced to a one-year suspended jail term on Wednesday. He was found guilty of complicity in the...
UEFA Champions League tables after Wednesday’s matches
UEFA Champions League tables after Wednesday’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against, points): Group A Manchester City 5 4 0 1 17 8 12...
Argentine Footballer, Aguero To Announce Retirement Next Week Over Heart Problem
Argentine soccer star, Sergio Aguero, is set to announce his retirement at just 33 years old owing to heart problems, Spanish newspapers, Marca, reports....
Three Nigerians Arrested For Using Fake Facebook Profile To Defraud Female Doctor Of N7.5Million In India
Police have arrested three Nigerians and two others after using a fake profile on Facebook to dupe a 51-year-old female doctor of Rs 13.5 lakh...
Endsars: We’re waiting for states, Buhari tells Blinken
Federal Government will allow the system to exhaust itself, and will, therefore, wait for pronouncements from state governments which set up panels to...
US Removes Nigeria From List Of Countries Violating Religious Freedom
The United States has described the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād,...
95 Libya returnees arrive Nigeria
Photos of the returnees at the airport. Another batch of 95 Nigerians, who were stranded in Libya, have arrived Nigeria under the Assisted Voluntary Programme. The...
US student visa applications begin Nov 24
The United States Mission in Nigeria will open visa applications for students with effect from November 24. The Mission said it would be expanding...
BREAKING: Brazil qualify for Qatar 2022 World Cup with Colombia win
Lucas Paqueta’s instinctive strike gave Brazil a 1-0 World Cup qualifying win over Colombia on Thursday to book their place at Qatar 2022. The five-time...
BREAKING: Steven Gerrard named new Aston Villa coach
Steven Gerrard has made a sensational return to the Premier League with his appointment as the new head coach of Aston Villa. The two-and-half-year deal...
Biden appoints Nigerian-American Okolo Covid Policy Advisor
Nationnewslead reports that President-elect Joe Biden has appointed a Nigerian-American, Osaremen Okolo, as a member of his COVID-19 Response Team. The Democrat...
US removes reciprocity visa fees for Nigerians
Nationnewslead reports that The United States has removed all visa reciprocity fees for Nigerians seeking visas to the US with effect from December 3, the Federal...
