Monday, October 26, 2026

World

October 15, 2026

FIFA president Infantino apologises over failed World Cup sales plan amid UEFA pressure

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) also demanded that Mr Infantino release documents relating to the proposed sale of stakes in FIFA.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the FIFA logo.
October 15, 2026

Trump overrules Hegseth, cancels live-streaming of terrorist Nidal Hasan’s execution

Mr Trump stated, “The execution may be viewed in person by the immediate families of the victims, if they so choose. They deserve to witness JUSTICE!”

Nidal Malik Hasan
October 15, 2026

IMF advises countries to tackle excessive global trade imbalances

Ms Georgieva said China and the United States accounted for much of the growing imbalance.

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
October 15, 2026

Zimbabwean writer Kundizeza fights allegation of using AI to write Caine Prize award-winning novel

Mr Kundizeza has denied using artificial intelligence to write the short story, The Blue Fighter, following a publication in The Atlantic alleging so.

Simbarashe Kundizeza
October 15, 2026

Israel restated calls on international community to confront terrorism

The Israeli embassy in Nigeria urged the international community to confront ideologies that promote terrorism, make perpetrators accountable, and apply the same standards to all.

Israeli embassy in Nigeria
October 15, 2026

27 schoolchildren, teacher killed in school roof collapse

Twenty-seven schoolchildren and a female teacher are feared killed after the roof of a private school building collapsed on them on Thursday.

Collapsed school roof in Pakistan
October 15, 2026

U.S. Supreme Court to hear Nigerian Izuchukwu Ozurumba’s asylum eligibility case over cooking for South-East’s unknown gunmen

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Izuchukwu Ozurumba’s asylum eligibility case about cooking for the South-East’s unknown gunmen.

Unknown gunmen
October 14, 2026

Adenocarcinoma: Vatican gives update on Pope’s recovery after surgery

According to the Vatican, the Pope’s results confirm that his postoperative recovery is progressing normally.

Pope Leo XIV
October 14, 2026
Kashim Chowdhury
October 14, 2026
Pope Leo XIV