British Columbia, a province in Canada, has banned new colleges from enrolling international students, including students from Nigeria for two years. The province said its decision to place the ban was to address exploitative practices within the education system. British Columbia is a
American rapper, Kanye West, has engaged in a heated exchange with a paparazzi following questions about his wife, Bianca Censori and her perceived “lack of free will”. Kanye was on his way to attend the Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony honouring R&B singer,
The United Kingdom will introduce legislation to ban disposable e-cigarettes in order to tackle a rise in youth vaping, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was to announce Monday. “As any parent or teacher knows, one of the most worrying trends at the moment is
Pope Francis has expressed confidence that those who criticise his decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples will come to understand it over time, except for Africans, whom he referred to as a “special case.” Reuters reports that Pope Francis stated that Africans
Cameroon born Marathoner Afowiri Kizito Fondzenyuy said that running in Tokyo Japan will be a special experience for him. Afowiri who is also known as the Toghu Marathoner will mark his 17th marathon in Japan, having previously covered 673 kilometers in marathons across
The UK has become the latest country to pause funding for the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA. It comes after the agency announced the sacking of several of its staff over allegations of involvement in the 7 October Hamas attacks. The UK government
Pope Francis defended Friday the Catholic Church’s recent approval of blessings for same-sex couples while attempting to soothe his conservative critics. In December, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, its department for Roman Catholic doctrine, said priests could bless “irregular”
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has urged member nations of its global tobacco treaty to ban or regulate the use of e-cigarettes and other novel and emerging products of the tobacco industry, in the interest of public health. The call was made on
China on Wednesday said it would next month cut the amount banks must hold in reserve to boost lending, state media reported. The decision comes as the world’s second-largest economy faces multiple headwinds, including a prolonged crisis in the property sector, sluggish domestic
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is pleased Chad’s President, Mahamat Idriss Déby, has “stabilised” the West African country after Déby took power in a coup three years ago. The two presidents met in Moscow on Wednesday as Russia tries to boost