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April 3, 2024

Former Spanish football chief Rubiales detained in corruption probe

Under Spanish law, a suspect can be detained for up to 72 hours without an arrest warrant.

Luis Rubiales kissing Jenni Hermoso
October 11, 2023

UN General Assembly elects Burundi, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Malawi to Human Rights Council

The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 15 new countries to serve on the Human Rights Council, with Peru and Russia failing to secure a seat.

United Nations General- Assembly
July 28, 2023

U.S. govt orders embassy staff to leave Haiti due to kidnapping, poor healthcare infrastructure, others

The U.S. State Department issued a warning saying, “Do not travel to Haiti due to kidnapping, crime, civil unrest, and poor health care infrastructure.

U.S. Embassy in Haiti
May 29, 2023

U-20 World Cup: Coach says beating Argentina won’t be easy, advises Flying Eagles to focus

The Nigerian under-20 male team are currently in Argentina for the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup and will face the hosts on Wednesday in a round-of-16 clash.

Flying Eagles
May 24, 2023

U-20 World Cup: Nigeria’s Flying Eagles progress to knockout stage with 2-0 win over Italy

However, the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) bronze medalists booked a knockout stage ticket with a dominating win over their Italian counterparts.

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles
September 1, 2022

U.S. excludes Nigerians from diversity visa programme for 2023

Nigerians are the only Africans who aren’t eligible for this year’s Diversity Visa program.

Visa lottery
February 21, 2022

Dominican Republic builds border wall with Haiti to keep migrants, criminals, smuggled goods out

It is believed that the border wall will reduce smuggling of goods, weapons and help fight organised crime in both countries.

Luis Abinader
January 20, 2022

Key suspect in Haitian president murder extradited to U.S.

The suspect, Rodolphe Jaar, is a Haitian businessman and convicted drug trafficker. He was arrested in the Dominican Republic.

Rodolphe Jaar