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Canada said Thursday it had withdrawn 41 diplomats from India’s fallout from a bitter row over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil. New Delhi planned to revoke diplomatic immunity for all but 21 of Canada’s diplomats and their families by Friday, forcing Ottawa to pull out the others, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie […]
President Bola Tinubu has proudly emphasized his academic excellence during a recent interaction with Nigerians while attending the G-20 Summit in India. The meeting, attended by Nigerian students studying in India, saw Tinubu sharing words of wisdom and encouragement. According to a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, President […]
President Bola Tinubu has met with members of the Nigerian diaspora in India at the Nigerian High Commission in New Delhi ahead of his participation in the G-20 Leaders’ Summit. Recall the President was accompanied to India by a delegation of ministers, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister […]
President Bola Tinubu, has responded to the news of his electoral victory affirmed by the Presidential Election Petition Court, from India, where he was participating in the G-20 summit, and saluted the diligence, undaunted thoroughness, and professionalism of the five-member bench, led by Justice Haruna Tsammani in interpreting the law. He however, urged his co-contestants, […]
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in New Delhi, the Indian capital for a six-day office visit, during which he will attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit and other engagements. The President arrived in the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi alongside some senior government officials, including ministers and presidential aides. He thereafter proceeded to a meeting with […]
An 11-year-old boy was killed in a tiger attack at Kallahatti village, in H D Kote taluk, Mysuru district, of india on Monday. Charan Nayaka (11), son of Krishna Nayaka and Mahadevi, is the deceased. Krishna Nayaka and his wife were working in the field at Kallahatti village, situated at one of the fringe areas […]
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja today for the G-20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi, India, on special invitation of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. On the sidelines, the President will participate in and deliver keynote addresses at both the Nigeria-India Presidential Roundtable and the Nigeria-India Business Conference. The CEO Roundtable will be attended by […]
The anti-narcotic cell (ANC) of Goa Police conducted a raid during the early hours of Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at Siolim and arrested a Nigerian national, Augustine Chukwudi Anafe, for illegal possession of 40 grams of cocaine worth Rs 4 lakh. The accused, who was residing at Siolim, was previously arrested by ANC in 2018 […]
Two Nigerian nationals were arrested in India for allegedly swindling at least 20 women of crores of rupees after befriending them on Instagram. A team of the Manesar Cyber Police Station in Gurugram arrested the accused identified as Ebuka Felix and Chukwuka Ewere, from their residence in Delhi’s Nilothi on Monday, May 29, 2023. Two […]
A 38-year-old Nigerian national, Daniel Gozie, has been arrested in India for allegedly duping a woman by posing as a high-ranking government officer on a matrimonial website, police said at the weekend. Gurugram Police’s cyber crime department arrested Gozie alongside his female accomplice, Gabriella Sharmila, 33, from Delhi’s Uttam Nagar on Thursday 18, for allegedly […]
India is poised to overtake China as the world’s most populous nation, with almost 3 million more people than its neighbour by the middle of this year, data released on Wednesday by the United Nations showed. India’s population by mid-year is estimated at 1.4286 billion, against 1.4257 billion for China – 2.9 million fewer – […]
Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has tasked India Prime Minister, Narendra D. Modi with visa on arrival for Nigerians. Onyeama who was participating in the G20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting hosted by India between March 1 and 2, also urged India to fast-track the Issuance ofBusiness Visa to Nigerians as a reciprocal gesture. The […]
A man was beaten to death by fuming orchard guards after he picked up a single guava fruit from the floor on his way back from the forest, reports say. The tragic victim, who was in his 20s and named locally as Om Prakash, was allegedly attacked with sticks until he blacked out after he was spotted holding the […]
