Category: International

By Miracle Ogunde Following his conviction for racketeering and sex trafficking in 2021, a federal appeal court in Manhattan has upheld singer R. Kelly’s 30-year prison sentence. The Appeal Court, on Wednesday February 12, 2025, concluded that the 58-year-old musician used his fame to exploit and sexually abuse girls and young women. The court also…

A Nigerian woman who was repeatedly denied asylum in the United Kingdom has finally been granted the right to stay after joining the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The 49-year-old arrived in the UK in 2011 and became involved with IPOB in 2017. Despite previous rejections, a UK upper tribunal ruled in her favor, stating…

By Miracle Ogunde Ghana’s former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been declared wanted for corruption by the country’s Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). The announcement, made on Wednesday, accuses Ofori-Atta of authorising substantial state expenditure on the controversial National Cathedral project in Accra. Ofori-Atta, who served under former President Nana Akufo-Addo, is also alleged…

By Miracle Ogunde US President Donald Trump has disclosed that negotiations are underway to bring an end to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated that both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had extended invitations to visit each other’s nations. He further revealed…

By Miracle Ogunde Under new guidance migrants arriving by sea, or hidden in the back of vehicles will normally be refused citizenship. The British government has revealed plans to deny undocumented Migrants Citizenship. This is just as the UK is toughening immigration rules to make it almost impossible for undocumented migrants who arrive on small…

By Miracle Ogunde Cameroon’s 92-year-old President, widely regarded as the world’s oldest serving head of state, is considering another term in office after four decades in power. Reports suggest that many, including the fragmented opposition, have little doubt that the leader, who first took office in 1982, will seek an eighth term in the October…

US President Donald Trump has dismissed the inspector general of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Paul Martin. The decision was communicated through an email from the White House, stating that his position was terminated immediately. The dismissal happened a day after Martin’s office released a report criticizing the Trump administration’s handling of…

Canada will give a “firm and clear” response to the latest trade barriers planned by US President Donald Trump, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trump says he will levy a 25% import tax on all steel and aluminium products entering the US from 12 March, meaning both sides have a month to negotiate. Canada is…

Trump has pardoned Rod Blagojevich, a former Illinois governor who was convicted of corruption. Blagojevich was removed from office in 2009 and later found guilty of attempting to sell the Senate seat left vacant when Barack Obama became president in 2008. This is not the first time Trump has intervened in Blagojevich’s case. In 2020,…