Foreign

OSBC17 September, 2021 Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday (14 September) he was self-isolating after several members of his entourage fell ill with COVID-19, including someone he worked with in close proximity and had been in close contact with all of the previous day. Putin, who has had two …

OSBC17 September, 2021 Italian alpine rescuers climb a frozen waterfall in Malga Ciapela U.S. President, Joe Biden urged world leaders on Friday to join the United States and the European Union in a pledge to cut methane emissions to help build momentum ahead of an international summit on climate change …

OSBCSeptember 17, 2021 A Nigerian actress, Ejine Okoroafor, has revealed that she narrowly escaped being sent to jail in Paris over some fake Euro notes that were sold to her by a ‘reputable’ Nigerian bank. The actress shared on her verified Instagram page her ordeal, stating that on that fateful day, she …

OSBC17 September, 2021 Three Chinese astronauts, the first to be sent to orbit for space station-construction, returned to Earth on Friday, after completing their three-month mission including two spacewalks and setting the Chinese record for the longest crewed spaceflight mission. “The return capsule of the Shenzhou-12 manned spaceship, carrying astronauts …

OSBCSeptember 16, 2021 Girls who played for under-14, under-16 and under-18 teams arrive in Lahore in the wake of Taliban’s takeover. Members of Afghanistan’s national women’s football team have fled across the border into Pakistan, a month after the Taliban swept back into power, officials say. According to Pakistan’s Information …

OSBCSeptember 16, 2021 English Championship club Nottingham Forest on Thursday announced they had sacked manager Chris Hughton after a struggling start to the season. Forest are bottom of the second tier and Wednesday’s home defeat by Middlesbrough left them without a win from any of their first seven league matches. …

OSBCSeptember 16, 2021 Super Eagles of Nigeria The Super Eagles of Nigeria remained 34th in the world and fifth in Africa in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. The Nigerian male team had dropped seven points in the previous FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. The latest ranking showed that Super Eagles have accumulated …

OSBCSeptember 16, 2021 Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been named in Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People for 2021.  Okonjo-Iweala made the list  – released on Wednesday – alongside US President Joe Biden, Angelique Kidjo, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, …

OSBCUpdated September 15, 2021 Europe will seek to boost its own military capacity after the collapse of the US-backed government in Afghanistan, EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday, announcing a defense summit. “It is time for Europe to step up to the next level,” von der Leyen told …

American rapper, Rick Ross has addressed rumour of dating Diamond Platnumz’s baby mama, Hamisa Mobetto. Speaking in an interview with Lil Ommy, Rick Ross confirmed that he is close to Ms Mobetto but noted that he will leave the explanation of the nature of their relationship to her. He further …