This week, the United Kingdom will announce new restrictions that will not allow Nigerian students and other nationalities studying in the country from bringing their families over. According to The Sun UK, this measure will affect the families of Master’s degree students and many other post graduates. The ban will however not apply to PhD students, whose courses usually last …

Russia on Friday said it banned entry to 500 Americans, including former President Barack Obama, in response to sanctions imposed by United States. “In response to the anti-Russian sanctions regularly imposed by the (Joe) Biden administration… entry into the Russian Federation is closed for 500 Americans”, the Russian foreign ministry said, adding that Obama was among those on the list. …

A Nigerian immigrant and businessman with no political links, Yemi Mobolade, has been elected the first Black mayor of Colorado Springs, United States. He defeated his opponent, Wayne Williams, a Republican, on Tuesday night in the city’s runoff contest. Mobolade received 57% of the vote against Williams’ 43% as of 7:15 p.m. Tuesday. Williams conceded at about 7:30 p.m. When …

Montana on Wednesday became the first US state to ban TikTok, with the law set to take effect next year as the debate escalates over the impact and security of the popular video app. The prohibition signed into law by Governor Greg Gianforte will serve as a legal test for a national ban on the Chinese-owned platform, something that lawmakers …

The United States Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken has assured Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu of the US commitment to further strengthening the relationship between both countries with the incoming administration. In a statement by his spokesperson, Matthew Miller, Blinken said he made a call to Tinubu on Tuesday that “the U.S.-Nigeria partnership is built on shared interests and strong …

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan called for nationwide “freedom” protests on Sunday, after his brief arrest and detention last week triggered deadly unrest. The one-time cricket superstar — who has been tied up in dozens of legal cases since being ousted from power in April last year — was freed on bail on Friday after his detention was declared …

Workers at a restaurant in Louisiana, United States have discovered the body of a fellow female staff inside a freezer. According to the Police, the horrified workers discovered the body at around 6 pm on Thursday. Officials said they are now waiting for a coroner’s autopsy to identify the victim and cause of death. According to the New Iberia Police …

Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care on Wednesday said that at least 215 laboratory-confirmed cholera cases have been recorded since the latest outbreak on 12th February. The ministry said all the country’s 10 provinces were affected, but there was no epidemiological link to each other. At a post-cabinet meeting media briefing on Tuesday in Harare, Monica Mutsvangwa of Minister …

A baby has been born having three people’s Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) for the first time in Britain. Most of the child’s DNA came from their two parents but about 0.1 per cent was from a third person, another woman. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) said “less than five” babies have been born in the United Kingdom this way, …

A jury has found that former United States President Donald Trump sexually abused writer Jean Carroll, Daily Mail reports. The panel of six men and three women also found that Trump injured advice columnist Carroll in a Manhattan Bergdorf Goodman dressing room and defamed her when he called her a liar, ordering the former President to pay $5m in damages. …