Category: Foreign News
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...
BREAKING: U.S. House passes historic bill to legalise marijuana
Nationnewslead reports that The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill that seeks to decriminalise the use of marijuana at the federal level....
Two dead, several injured after car hits pedestrians
Nationnewslead reports that At least two people were killed and several injured in Germany after a car drove into a pedestrian zone in the city of Trier on...
Biden appoints Nigerian-born Adeyemo deputy treasury secretary
Nationnewslead reports that US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday formally appointed Nigerian-born Adewale Adeyemo as the Deputy Treasury Secretary. Biden also...
Trump sends ‘get well’ message to injured Biden
Nationnewslead reports that US president-elect Joe Biden has a foot fracture and will likely have to wear a medical boot, his team said Sunday after the...
Trump loses another election court challenge
Nationnewslead reports that The US state of Pennsylvania’s supreme court dismissed another legal challenge to the election by supporters of President Donald...
India enters first recession in 73 years
Nationnewslead reports that India’s economy contracted 7.5 percent between July and September, performing the poorest among major advanced and emerging...
BREAKING: Trump finally allows power transition to Biden
Nationnewslead reports that After two weeks of grandstanding, U.S. President Donald Trump has finally accepted to allow a transition of power to his potential...
Trump loses again as Biden retains Georgia after ballots recount
Nationnewslead reports that The US state of Georgia has completed a manual recount of all the ballots cast there in the presidential election , and the results...
Trump fires security boss for not backing false election claims
Nationnewslead reports that UNITED States (U.S.) President Donald Trump yesterday fired, Director of Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and...
US police chief resigns after urging violence against Democrats
A police chief in the southern US state of Arkansas has resigned after taking to social media following Joe Biden’s presidential win to urge violence against...
BREAKING: Donald Trump Sacks Secretary Of Defense
President Donald Trump on Monday announced by tweet that he had fired his defense secretary Mark Esper, further destabilizing a government already navigating...
