All 2022 law graduates at this prestigious Canadian university are Nigerians – Dean

The University of Calgary signage CALGARY (Alberta, Canada), June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An entire class of Master of Laws students composed of all Nigerians graduated last Saturday from the University of Calgary Law School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.Lan Holloway, dean of the University of Calgary Law School, made this known on…

Reports: Colombian President Duque sentenced to house arrest, reportedly for failing to protect national park

Colombian President Iván Duque BOGOTA, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A regional court has sentenced Colombian President Iván Duque to five days of house arrest, local media reported.The court in the western city of Ibagué also fined Duque the equivalent of 15 times the monthly minimum wage, Colombian daily El Espectador…

Albanian parliament elects former military chief as new president

Former army chief Bajram Begaj TIRANA, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With the votes of the ruling Socialists, the Albanian parliament has elected the former army chief Bajram Begaj as president of the country.On Saturday, 78 of 140 deputies voted for the 55-year-old military doctor. There were four votes against and…

ECOWAS leaders defer decision on Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso sanctions

The meeting was held at the Jubilee house, Ghana’s presidency ACCRA, June 6 (NNN-GNA) — The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) shelved for a month its decision on post-coup sanctions against the military authorities in Mali, Guinea and Burkina…

Nigeria: Gunmen kill ‘many’ worshippers in Catholic church attack

ABUJA, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen with explosives stormed a Catholic church and opened fire in southwest Nigeria on Sunday, killing “many” worshippers and wounding others, the government and police said. The violence at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo town in Ondo State erupted during the morning service in…

Mexico state elections poised to bring fresh gains to president’s party

MEXICO CITY, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexicans started casting votes in six state elections on Sunday that are likely to boost President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s party, in one of the last major tests of his electoral clout before the political focus shifts to the race to succeed him. Lopez…

Greek firefighters battle blaze near Athens for second day

ATHENS, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Greek firefighters on Sunday were battling a wildfire for a second day near two Athens suburbs. Local media reported some damage to houses as well as vehicles, with 65 fire engines and 283 firefighters still operating in the area. Authorities said that while the blaze has abated,…

US mulls lifting some China tariffs to fight inflation

WASHINGTON, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said that President Joe Biden has asked his team to look at the option of lifting some tariffs on China that were put into place by former President Donald Trump, to combat the current high inflation. “We are looking at it.…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Hungry Africans are victims of the conflict, Macky Sall tells Vladimir Putin

Macky Sall said Africa was suffering from the Ukraine war  MOSCOW, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — African countries are innocent victims of the war in Ukraine and Russia should help ease their suffering, the head of the African Union has told Vladimir Putin at a meeting in Russia. After talks in…

Nigeria mob violence: Abuja mob burns man to death over row with Muslim cleric

AFP ABUJA, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian police say a man who had a row with a Muslim cleric died in the capital, Abuja, after being set ablaze by a mob supporting the cleric. Ahmad Usman, 30, was in a local vigilante group and police say about 200 people were mobilised…