Access to the residence and offices of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum was blocked off on Wednesday by members of the elite Presidential Guard, a source close to Bazoum said. The reason for the action was however unclear. But the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu …

Ghana’s Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah has resigned from her position. In a letter addressed to President Akufo-Addo, Dapaah noted that it was a great privilege to have served under the former’s administration. She said: “Since yesterday, Friday, 22nd July 2023, social and traditional media have been full of stories about a court case involving a …

A teenage mom Jazmin Paez has been arrested and charged in court for trying to hire a hitman to kill her three-year-old son. Paez, 16, who appeared before a Miami-Dade County judge, Wednesday, has been charged with solicitation of murder and unlawful use of a communications device. According to a report by the Miami-Dade police, Paez enlisted the help of …

Heatwaves intensified across southern and Eastern Europe, Asia, and much of the United States yesterday as the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) warned of an increased risk of deaths due to the extreme weather. Across the U.S., Americans grappled with a medley of extreme weather, from blazing heat to wildfire smoke-choked air and flood warnings, with a tropical storm headed for …

The United Kingdom has announced that it is set to increase visa application fees for foreigners, including Nigerians seeking to migrate to the European country to live and work. During a press conference at Downing Street, UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak said that the Immigration Health Surcharge – a fee paid by foreigners to access the country’s National Health Scheme …

The United States Federal Trade Commission is investigating OpenAI to determine if its hugely popular ChatGPT app harms consumers by generating false information and whether its technology mishandles user data. Microsoft-backed OpenAI was notified of the investigation in a 20-page questionnaire in which the company is asked to describe incidents in which users were falsely disparaged and share any company …

The United Arab Emirates has ordered the arrest of a man who was filmed arrogantly telling a car dealer in a luxury showroom to sell the most expensive cars in the garage to him. According to a report, the video insults and ridicules Emirati society and incites harmful public opinion of citizens. In the viral video, an Asian man in …

A bill that would allow police in France to spy on suspects by remotely activating cameras, microphone including GPS of their phones has been passed. The bill allows the geolocation of crime suspects, covering other devices like laptops, cars and connected devices, just as it could be remotely activated to record sound and images of people suspected of terror offences, …

A pilot was killed Sunday when a Russian-made fighter jet crashed in a mountainous area in northern Venezuela during practice exercises ahead of a parade to mark the country’s independence, President Nicolas Maduro said. “I regret to inform you that during the practice manoeuvres … an aircraft of our Bolivarian Military Aviation fell to the ground, causing the physical loss …

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been blocked from seeking public office for eight years, thereby removing him from the next presidential contest. Bolsonaro, 68, was blocked after a majority of judges on Brazil’s electoral court “voted” on Friday morning. The judges ruled that Bolsonaro violated the country’s election laws when, less than three months before last year’s vote, he …