Liz Truss has been named as Britain’s next prime minister-designate after winning a leadership race for the governing Conservative Party at a time when the country faces a cost of living crisis, industrial unrest and a recession. She will replace Boris Johnson in substantive capacity as Prime Minister on Tuesday. She becomes British’s third female leader after Mrs Margaret Thatcher …

Kenya’s Supreme Court has unanimously validated the 9 August election of the country’s Vice President, William Ruto as the president-elect. In a ruling endorsed by all the seven justices of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Martha Koome said the case of the opposition leader, Raila Odinga lacked merit and confirmed that Ruto won by 50.5 percent as against Odinga’s 48.8 …

The Federal Government has encouraged Nigerians to respect the immigration laws of other countries to avoid “unwarranted treatment”. A viral video of Nigerians reportedly stranded at the Dubai International Airport surfaced on social media on Wednesday with a Twitter user, @dunchichi saying at least 20 Nigerians were stuck at the airport and their passports seized. Many Nigerians reacted sharply, criticising …

Kenyans have elected Deputy President William Ruto as the substantive President who will take over from incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta. Kenyatta has been in office since 9 April 2013. Chairperson of the country’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Wafula Chebukati  said,  amid dramatic scenes, that Ruto of the United Democratic Alliance had 50.4 percent of the votes to beat …

Nigerian Ambassador to Mexico, Rt Hon. Adejare Bello has ordered the closure of the Nigerian mission in Mexican city, the country’s capital, due to fresh outbreak of Covid-19 within the mission. The closure will last seven days beginning from Monday, 8 August. As at the time of this report, six of the mission staff have tested positive to Corona virus. …

The two Nigerian young men shot dead on Saturday at an ATL Lounge in Canada recently were graduates of Canadian higher institutions, according to a GoFundMe account opened by one Adamu Abdul. According to Abdul, who says one of the victims was his cousin, the Nigerians killed at the facility at Vaughan, Ontario, Canada were Chibueze Momah (22), and Tosin …

Two Nigerian men – Tosin Amos Arowoshegbe and one Eze – were killed in the early hours after a shooting at a nightclub in the city of Vaughan, Ontario, north of Toronto, Canada. They were employed as security guards at the facility. York Regional Police’s investigators disclosed that officers got to that scene following a report of a shooting at …

United States President Joe Biden has tested positive to COVID-19. A statement by the President’s Press Secretary,  Karine Jean-Pierre said the result came out Thursday morning. According to the statement, President Biden “is fully vaccinated and twice boosted” but is “experiencing very mild symptoms”. He has immediately proceeded on isolation as required by the guidelines of the Center for Diseases Control …

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has succumbed to a people’s revolution and agreed to step down next week. The announcement by the country’s parliamentary speaker, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana came hours after protesters stormed the President’s official residence to vent their anger over Sri Lanka’s severe economic crisis. Protesters later broke into Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe residence in the capital, Colombo …

The World Bank has approved a loan of €454.4 million (about US$474.4 million) to help South Africa fund COVID-19 vaccine purchases. In a joint statement, the bank and South Africa’s National Treasury said South Africa had recorded the most coronavirus cases and deaths on the African continent, with over 3.9 million confirmed cases and more than 101,000 deaths. South Africa …