Sport

WWC: Sweden Beat Australia to Clinch Third Place

Web News 19 August 2023 307 0

Kosovare Asllani’s stunning second-half strike sealed victory for Sweden as they beat Australia to finish third at the Women’s World Cup. She rifled in a shot from the edge of the area to add to Fridolina Rolfo’s first-half penalty as Sweden won the bronze medal match for the Continue Reading

Foreign

Ukraine war: US backs Sweden, Finland, for Nato membership – Biden

Web News 20 May 2022 367 0

The US President, Joe Biden, says, Sweden and Finland have the full total backing of the country in their decision to apply for Nato membership. Report says, both countries submitted their applications to be part of the Western defence alliance this week, marking a major shift in European geopolitics. To join the alliance, the two […]Continue Reading

News Analysis

Finland, Sweden NATO Membership: Voices that Matter

Web News 11 April 2022 795 0

After four years, the staccato of guns and booms of cannon ceased giving the world relief from a brutal war, World War 1 between 1914 and 1918, which left some 8.5 million soldiers dead as a result of battle wounds or disease.  The world would be swarmed by another apocalypse twenty-one years later, World War […]Continue Reading

News Analysis

Unsual Wedding Practice in Sweden, China

Web News 29 June 2021 567 0

In many western weddings, the immortal words ‘you may now kiss the bride’ signifies the sealing of a couple’s vows with a kiss but in Sweden, the kissing ritual is taken to a whole other level. At the wedding reception of newlywed Swedish couples, if the groom should leave the room the male guests of […]Continue Reading

Health

COVID-19: Nigeria Limits International Arrivals to 2 Airports

Web News 20 March 2020 650 0

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire says International travel into Nigeria has been limited to two airports, to enable proper screening of arriving travellers into the country. The minister stated this while giving updates on the Coronavirus pandemic in Abuja.  Dr Ehanire said the two airports are Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe […]Continue Reading

Foreign

Hong Kong Bookseller Gui Minhai Bags 10 Years Jail-Term

Web News 25 February 2020 538 0

A Hong Kong bookseller, Mr. Gui Minhai has been sentenced to 10 years in jail by a Chinese court has sentenced for “illegally providing intelligence overseas”. Mr. Gui, who holds Swedish citizenship, has been in and out of Chinese detention since 2015 when he went missing during a holiday in Thailand. He is known to […]Continue Reading