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Nigeria has recalled its Ambassador to South Africa, Kabiru Bala, and also pulled out of the World Economic Summit holding in Cape Town on Wednesday. A presidential source told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Nigeria also demanded full compensation for the loss of life and property of Nigerians affected …

US pop star Ariana Grande has sued fashion retailer Forever 21 for using her trademark style to promote its products without her permission, including adverts featuring a “look-alike model.” Grande is seeking $10 million over claims the brand, and its spin-off cosmetics line Riley Rose created an online campaign with …

A former Goldman Sachs banker, Ellias Preko, who helped the former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, to hide funds in offshore accounts has been ordered to pay back £7.3m or face 10 years more in jail. Preko, a 60-year-old Ghanaian had been convicted and jailed for four and a …

Nigerian Mission in South Africa has attributed the renewed xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and spate of violence to weak judicial system and lack of adequate stringent measures against crimes in South Africa. The Mission noted that South African judicial system “is very lenient with crimes” such as xenophobia. The Nigeria …

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a special envoy to President Cyril Ramaphosa, to register his displeasure over the killing of Nigerians in South Africa. In a statement just released by the Presidency in Abuja, it said the envoy was expected to land in Pretoria by Thursday. The statement, which was …

Oil prices fell on Tuesday as the ongoing U.S.-China trade war cast a pall over markets, with soft South Korean data adding to concerns over emerging markets and a rise in OPEC output. U.S. crude CLc1 was down 26 cents, or 0.5 per cent, at 54.84 dollars a barrel by …

Romelu Lukaku has made an eloquent plea for players, clubs and federations as well as social media platforms to unite and take a stand against the scourge of racist abuse in the game. Inter Milan’s new recruit from Manchester United was responding after being the target of monkey chants on …

Residents of Manda-Maweni village in Lamu West are pleading with the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to urgently intervene and chase away three lions that have so far killed ten goats and two donkeys. The residents told the Newsmen that for the past three weeks, they have been “walking with the …

Poland’s president opposed a proposal by US President Donald Trump to reintegrate Russia into the elite G7 group, insisting that “business as usual” was unacceptable given Moscow’s occupation of Ukrainian territory. “Should we have a business as usual approach towards Russia?… I believe that we cannot under the current circumstances,” …

UK’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has warned migrants against attempts to get into Britain illegally. He said this on Friday in the wake of several attempts by migrants to cross the English Channel to Britain, reports Yahoo News UK. Johnson said, “Clearly the most important thing is to stop them …