Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has drawn a sharp comparison between India’s rising economic fortunes and Nigeria’s steady decline, warning that the gap between both countries reflects years of poor leadership choices and misplaced priorities. Reacting to reports that India has overtaken Japan to become the world’s...
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Football superstar Lionel Messi is set to ignite fresh excitement among Indian fans as he begins a three-day tour of the country with the unveiling of a towering 21-metre statue of himself in Kolkata on Saturday. The monumental iron sculpture, which depicts the Argentine legend lifting the FIFA World...
A festive night in Goa turned tragic after a midnight fire tore through a popular nightclub in Arpora, leaving at least 23 people dead, according to multiple Indian media reports. Local outlets, including The Indian Express, reported that most of the victims were staff members who were still inside...
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday personally visited scholarship students undergoing their studies in India, in a move that underscores his hands-on approach to governance, The Governor who is on an official visit to India, first met with beneficiaries of the Borno State scholarship scheme at...
U.S. President Donald Trump warned India of “very substantial” tariff hikes within the next 24 hours because India is buying Russian oil. Trump told CNBC on Tuesday, “We settled on 25 per cent, but I think I’m going to raise that very substantially over the next 24 hours, because...
A devastating accident occurred in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu when a passenger train collided with a school van at a manned level crossing, resulting in the deaths of three children and injuring six others. The incident took place in Semmankuppam, Cuddalore district, approximately 204 km south...
US President Donald Trump revealed that the United States has signed a trade agreement with China, stating, “We just signed with China yesterday.” Trump made the announcement during a White House event focused on promoting a government spending bill. Although Trump didn’t provide specific details about the deal, a...
Search teams have recovered the cockpit voice recorder, a crucial component in investigating the cause of last week’s deadly Air India crash. The recovery was made in the western city of Ahmedabad, where the plane went down, killing at least 270 people. The cockpit voice recorder, which captures conversations...
Vishwashkumar Ramesh, a 40-year-old British businessman from Leicester, was the sole survivor of the devastating Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, India. In an emotional interview, Ramesh recounted his terrifying experience, describing how he managed to escape the wreckage. *I walked out of the rubble* “I managed to unbuckle...
Air India plane carrying 156 passengers made a heart-stopping emergency landing on Friday after receiving a bomb threat onboard. The flight, AI 379, was en route from Phuket, Thailand, to New Delhi, India, when it suddenly diverted to an island airport amid heightened security concerns. According to Airports of...
In a shocking turn of events, a lone survivor has emerged from the devastating Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, India, which claimed 241 lives. Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a 40-year-old British national, was seated in seat 11A and miraculously survived the catastrophic accident. The Air India flight 171, a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nigerian Government has extended its heartfelt condolences to the government and people of India following the tragic crash of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, expressed profound sorrow over the incident, and commiserated...
Air India plane carrying 242 people, including 2 pilots and 10 cabin crew, crashed near Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport shortly after takeoff on Thursday. The flight, AI171, was bound for London’s Gatwick Airport and operated by a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. The Indian aviation minister, Ram Mohan Naidu...
Pakistan and India each announced the expulsion of one diplomat, accusing respective officials of espionage activities, in a reciprocal diplomatic move. Pakistan declared a staff member of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad as persona non grata. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the official has been ordered...
Indian authorities Monday announced the reopening of 32 airports it closed down for civilian flight operations due to airspace restrictions in the wake of heightened tensions with Pakistan. The step was taken following a ceasefire agreement between the two countries reached on Saturday. In a statement, the state-owned Airports...
U.S. President has threatened the BRICS group of emerging economies with tariffs of 100 per cent if they move away from the U.S. dollar as an international means of payment. “The idea that the BRICS Countries are trying to move away from the Dollar, while we stand by and...
No fewer than 25 people died in a stampede which occurred in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh during the early hours of Wednesday. This is according to local news TV channel Aajtak. The official death toll and the number of injured people were expected to be announced soon,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nigerian Government has congratulated the government and people of the Republic of India on the country’s 76th Republic Day anniversary celebration. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, described January 26 as a “very important day”...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Attempt by 26-year-old Esther Onyinyechi Uzodinma, a 200-level student of nursing at the Noida International University, Uttar Pradesh, India, to swallow 76 wraps of cocaine hours before her return flight to the South Asian country through the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, Kano,...
More than 20 people were injured, two of them seriously, early Wednesday when an elephant turned violent during a local religious festival in the southern Indian state of Kerala, police said. The incident took place at Tirur in Malappuram district, about 350 km north of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city...