Category: International
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AFRICA’S MPOX CRISIS HITS 61K+ CASES, 296 DEAD—TREATMENT TRIALS ACCELERATE!
Over 61,383 mpox cases and 296 deaths across 32 African countries since early 2024, but hope’s rising with a major clinical trial gaining steam to deliver real treatments! Africa CDC dropped the stats Saturday in Abuja, spotlighting the MOSA study—a double-blind trial testing therapies in hard-hit nations like DRC. Launched in 2024 with EU and…
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UK RETURNS $9.5M LOOTED NIGERIA FUNDS: JERSEY PACT FUELS ANTI-CORRUPTION WIN!
Looted cash stashed abroad finally coming home? The UK just inked a pivotal MoU via Jersey’s Attorney General Mark Temple with Nigeria in Dec 2025, unlocking over $9.5 million in corrupt proceeds—on top of $300m already repatriated for mega infrastructure! British High Commission announced Friday from Abuja that Jersey, the Crown dependency near France, built…
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IBADAN BROTHERS & PALS BUSTED PRETENDING TO BE US LADIES ON SOCIAL MEDIA SCAM SPREE!
Four guys posing as glamorous American women on Facebook, Gmail, Google, and TikTok to dupe folks? Ayodeji Afolabi (21), Ayomide Afolabi (23), Abdulahi Olarenwaju (20), and Samson Abayomi (26) got hauled before Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan Friday over the Jan. 7 Apete sting! Prosecutor Insp. Elisha Tellang nailed them for impersonation under Oyo State’s…
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TRUMP PULLS US FROM 66 GLOBAL ORGS: UN’S GUTERRES REGRETS MASS EXIT
Picture the world’s top funder ghosting 35 international orgs and 31 UN agencies overnight—UN boss António Guterres voiced deep regrets Thursday over President Donald Trump’s shock withdrawal, but vowed the UN marches on for those who need it. Trump’s Jan. 7 memo, sparked by Sec. State Marco Rubio’s review under Feb. 2025 Executive Order 14199,…
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STOCKS KEEP ROCKETING: N138BN GAINED AS NGX HITS N102.8 TRILLION MILESTONE
Investors are still betting big on Nigeria’s stock market—Thursday marked the 19th straight day of gains, pumping N138 billion into market cap for a 0.13% jump to N102.822 trillion. All-Share Index climbed 214.80 points to 160,806.56, fueled by standouts like Neimeth International Pharma (+10% to N7.70), May & Baker (+9.85% to N26.20), Etranzact (+9.64% to…
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NIGERIAN PASTOR FREED FROM BENIN JAIL HORROR AFTER 2+ YEARS IN CHAINS
Ever seen a chained cleric wasting away in a foreign hospital bed go viral and spark diplomatic fury? Pastor Benjamin Egbaji, Cross River businessman, just walked free Thursday thanks to Benin President Patrice Talon’s pardon—Nigeria’s relentless pressure paid off. Minister of State Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu confirmed the Dec. 17 amnesty followed her August 2025 Cotonou hospital…
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ICE OFFICER SHOOTS POET MOM DEAD IN MINNESOTA ICE RAID CHAOS
Picture this: a Minneapolis mom and award-winning poet blocking an ICE roadblock during a Trump deportation sweep—next thing, shots ring out, she’s dead from a head wound, sparking citywide fury and protests. The 37-year-old white U.S. citizen mother of three (ages 6,12,15) was in her vehicle when an ICE officer approached on foot; car moved,…
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GERMAN PRESIDENT BLASTS TRUMP: U.S. SMASHING GLOBAL ORDER
Imagine a top European leader openly slamming the U.S. as turning the world into a “den of robbers”—German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier just did exactly that, torching Donald Trump’s foreign policy in a fiery Berlin speech. Steinmeier likened U.S. moves—like Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro’s recent ousting—to Russia’s Crimea grab and Ukraine invasion, calling it a “second…
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CHINESE SCIENTISTS UNLEASH ALLERGY CELLS AGAINST CANCER
Ever thought your allergy-triggering mast cells could become cancer’s worst nightmare? Chinese researchers just flipped the script, engineering these immune warriors to spark inflammation right inside tumors, waking up the body’s defenses. Zhejiang University and First Hospital of China Medical University teams modified mast cells with cancer-targeting antibodies, turning them into tumor-seeking missiles that unleash…
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CUSTOMS UNLOCKS TEMPORARY CAR PASS FOR FOREIGN VISITORS!
Road-tripping through Nigeria just got easier for international travelers—Customs Service announced Wednesday they’re rolling out safe passage permits for personal vehicles, slashing border hassles! NCS Comptroller-General Bashir Adeniyi launched the framework covering non-commercial cars for tourists, diplomats, business folks—backed by NCS Act 2023 and global pacts like Revised Kyoto Convention, ECOWAS free movement protocol, and…
