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A small museum in south-east London has begun the official process of returning looted Benin artefacts to Nigeria. The Horniman Museum, which houses a collection of 72 treasured items that were taken by force from Benin City in 1897, officially handed over ownership of the artefacts to the Nigerian government on Monday. The Horniman described returning the looted objects as …

*Nigeria’s High Commissioner in Canada gets accolades from Nigerians, Canadians alike *10-year passport option now in UK, USA, coming to Canada Although a few do damage to the reputation of the country, the vast majority of Nigerians abroad are honest, hardworking and straightforward people who are making positive impact all over, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN). Prof. Osinbajo …

Japanese automaker Nissan will sell its Russian assets — including a factory in Saint Petersburg — to the Russian government, the ministry of industry and trade in Moscow said on Tuesday. The announcement comes after Nissan suspended production at the plant in Russia’s second city in March, shortly after Moscow sent troops to Ukraine. “Nissan’s executive committee approved the sale …

The UN General Assembly has announced that it would meet on Monday, October 10, 2022, hours after Russia launched a deadly barrage of missile strikes at cities across Ukraine, as Western powers condemned Moscow’s latest attacks and sought to underscore its isolation.The United Nations called the urgent meeting to discuss Russia’s declared annexation of four partly occupied Ukrainian regions, but …

There have been seven successful coup attempts in Africa in the last three years, raising concerns about the decline of democracy on the continent. In January, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, while condemning the first coup in Burkina Faso, asked all coup leaders to lay down their weapons and protect the country’s institutions. Eight months after Mr Guterres’s statement, another successful …

Ukrainian forces have broken through Russian defences in the south of the country while expanding their rapid offensive in the east, seizing back more territory in areas annexed by Russia and threatening its troops’ supply lines. Making their biggest breakthrough in the south since the war began, Ukrainian forces recaptured several villages in an advance along the strategic Dnipro River …

The US Central District Court in California has postponed the sentencing of Ramon Abbas, a Nigerian Instagram celebrity, popularly known as Hushpuppi, who has pleaded guilty to multi-million-dollar fraud charges. Hushpuppi was apprehended in Dubai, the United Arab Emirate (UAE) in June 2020, and subsequently taken to the US, where he pleaded guilty to the charges in July 2021. The …

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Gunfire rang out early Friday in Burkina Faso’s capital and the state broadcaster went off the air, sparking fears that another coup attempt may be underway, nine months after the democratically elected president was ousted from power. The whereabouts of coup leader-turned president Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba was not immediately known but a …

Japan announced Thursday that it will lift tough Covid restrictions on foreign tourists, reopening the borders after two and a half years. Speaking at the New York Stock Exchange, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, said the pandemic had interrupted the free flow of people, goods and capital that had helped the nation flourish. “But from October 11, Japan will relax border …

• Solidarity to celebrate Queen testament to brotherhood among countries, says Osinbajo• Prays King Charles does better than his mother• With no eye contact, William, Harry keep apart at funeral• Queen showed professionalism, dedication, says envoy Yesterday, 9/19, will go down in history as a day of ceremony and sorrow, as the United Kingdom and the world bade farewell to Queen …