File picture of Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo : AP New Delhi: India is among the countries being added to an expanded UK government list of countries where foreign criminals will be deported once they are sentenced before their appeals. The move, the UK government said, was part of…
Image for representation. India has been added to the United Kingdom’s “Deport Now, Appeal Later” scheme, which allows foreign criminals to be deported before their appeals are heard. The Home Office on Sunday said the list has expanded from eight to 23 countries in a bid to speed up removals and reduce migration. Those deported…
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who led the country twice as a military head of state and a democratic president, has died aged 82, his press secretary said Sunday. Buhari died Sunday in London, where he had been receiving medical treatment. He first took power in Africa’s most populous nation in…
With the Global Civilizations Dialogue Ministerial Meeting taking place in Beijing on July 10 and 11, CGTN published an article highlighting how China’s Global Civilization Initiative is offering a constructive platform for bridging differences, promoting people-to-people exchanges, and building a more inclusive, cooperative international community amid rising global uncertainties. BEIJING, July 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ —…
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic extremists killed nine people and injured four in Borno state in northeastern Nigeria, authorities said Sunday. The attack was carried out by Boko Haram militants on the Malam Fatori community, Babagana Zulum, the state governor, said. He did not say when the attack happened. The community, very close to the…
Atalanta have sent an opening offer exceeding €17m for Kamaldeen Sulemana and are working to finalise the deal despite Southampton‘s request of €20m. Atalanta have made their opening offer for Southampton winger Sulemana, sources with direct knowledge of the matter tell me. Atalanta offer for Sulemana LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MAY 18: Kamaldeen Sulemana of Southampton…
China has set out to lead the construction of the world’s most comprehensive space weather monitoring and warning network, an ambitious ground-based system comprising the largest chain of observatories on Earth, passing through more than 10 countries and regions. The International Meridian Circle Programme (IMCP) is aimed at building a matrix of surveillance stations to…
Six women on embracing and honouring their African roots through their dress this Eid Left to right: Samirah Abubakar, Kayla Mae Garcia Fernandes, Mariyama Sanyang, Suma Haidarah, Salimat Yewande Bakare and Asma’u Gogo Aremu. Photography for Hyphen by Mehaira Abdelhamid Eid is often dubbed the Muslim Met Gala, with social media flooded with images of…
A UK High Court of Justice has raised concern about the danger of anonymous surrogacy after a Nigerian couple struggled to secure legal parental status for their child due to the lack of identifiable records on the surrogate mother. Anonymous surrogacy arrangements allow for the intended parents and the surrogate to not know each other’s…
Nigeria is looking to become a bigger player in the cocoa bean market (PIUS UTOMI EKPEI) Booming cocoa prices are stirring interest in turning Nigeria into a bigger player in the sector, with hopes of challenging top producers Ivory Coast and Ghana, where crops have been ravaged by climate change and disease. Nigeria has struggled…