ECOWAS Formalizes Exit of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic but Grants Citizens Free Movement
gisthub - Jan 29, 2025The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has formally implemented the suspension of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the regional bloc…
Protesters Set US and French Embassies on Fire in DR Congo
gisthub - Jan 29, 2025On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, protesters in the Democratic Republic of Congo attacked and set fire to the United States embassy in the…
Ondo Farmer Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Stealing and Damaging Phone
gisthub - Jan 29, 2025A 23-year-old farmer, Godwin Onah, has been sentenced to one year in prison by the Chief Magistrates Court in Odigbo, Ondo State, after…
Nigerian Man Sentenced to 54 Months in US for $25M Pandemic Aid Fraud
gisthub - Jan 29, 2025Fatiu Ismaila Lawal, a 46-year-old Nigerian man residing in Canada, has been sentenced to 54 months in prison for wire fraud and aggravated…
WHO Reacts to Trump Cutting HIV Funding: “This Could Result in Significant Setbacks to Progress”
gisthub - Jan 29, 2025The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised concerns over the sudden suspension of funding for HIV programs in low- and middle-income countries, including…
FG Prepared to Welcome Deported Nigerians from US — NiDCOM Says as 3,690 Nigerians Face Deportation
gisthub - Jan 29, 2025The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has announced that the Federal Government is prepared to receive Nigerians deported from the United States. The commission's…
South Africa’s US-Funded Hospital Halts Transgender Services
gisthub - Jan 29, 2025A clinic in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, that provides vital healthcare services to the transgender community is among the many facilities affected by the United…
Trump Suspends HIV Funding for Nigeria and Other Developing Countries
gisthub - Jan 28, 2025The US government has halted its support for HIV treatment in Nigeria and other developing countries following an executive order issued by President…
US Orders Public Health Officials to Cease Collaboration with World Health Organization Immediately
gisthub - Jan 28, 2025U.S. public health officials have been instructed to immediately halt all collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). John Nkengasong, an official from…
Trump Says Microsoft in Talks to Acquire TikTok
gisthub - Jan 28, 2025US President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday that Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok, as the popular video-sharing app's future in the…