Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay player who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died after an eight-month battle with an aggressive form of...
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Nigerian, stabbed dead in Madrid; suspect held
A 20-year-old Nigerian man was stabbed to death by a Moroccan in a public park in Madrid, Spain. The incident happened at around 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. It was gathered...
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White House on lockdown over gunshots near monument
The U.S. White House was briefly placed under lockdown on Monday afternoon, May 4, after law enforcement officers shot an individual near the Washington Monument. The incident occurred around 3:45 p.m. at the intersection...
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Goïta doubles as defence minister, orders probe into attacks
Mali’s Head of State, General Assimi Goïta, has taken over as Defence Minister as the military government rejigs to repel the armed groups exacerbating instability. The move followed the April 25 killing of the...
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Iran: Mass arrests, executions surge during Mideast war — UN
Iran has executed at least 21 people and arrested more than 4,000 since the beginning of the Middle East war, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Since the US-Israeli strikes sparked the war in...
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US warns Nigerians on visa overstay risk
The United States Mission in Nigeria has cautioned that visa overstays by Nigerian travellers could impact other citizens applying to enter the U.S. In an advisory issued on Monday, the mission stressed that...
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Iran: Trump’s ceasefire claim false
Iran has said that the United States President Donald Trump is lying and desperate for a ceasefire in the ongoing crisis between the two countries. A senior Iranian military commander, Major General Ali Abdollahi,...
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Dead Nigerian discovered in UK apartment
Barely one week after a Nigerian mother of three died of cancer in the United Kingdom, another Nigerian father of three, identified simply as Herbert, has been found dead in his apartment. This is...
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Oil prices jump after Iran shuts Hormuz again
The prices of crude oil have remained flat at below $100 per barrel after Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz hours after reopening. It was showed that West Texas Intermediate and...
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Actress Nathalie Baye passes away at 77
One of France’s most celebrated film stars, Nathalie Baye, has died aged 77, French media report. President Emmanuel Macron said the much-loved stalwart of French cinema had been “an actress with whom we loved,...
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