Author: Prima News

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry created a delightful moment on live television with Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, who exchanged greetings in Nigerian Pidgin English. This follows Galatasaray’s dramatic triumph over Juventus in the UEFA Champions League knockout play-offs on Wednesday night Henry, who was on punditry duty for CBS, interviewed Osimhen after Galatasaray S.K. edged out Juventus F.C. 7–5 on aggregate to book a place in the second round of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in 12 years. Osimhen netted one of the decisive goals in extra time to help the Turkish side seal qualification. Galatasaray had taken…

American gospel superstar and Grammy Award winner, Kirk Franklin, said he has found his biological father 53 years after birth. Franklin made the ground breaking announcement while speaking with PEOPLE about his documentary, ‘The Father’s Day’. The gospel music star, who began works on his 13th album earlier this year told the celebrity medium in an exclusive interview that he had no idea his focus would change until around April after his videographer captured what he described as an intense emotional journey. “This is the first time I’ve had a behind-the-scenes videographer capturing content for the making of a project. …

 Iran pledged to show flexibility at indirect talks with the United States on their longstanding nuclear dispute on Thursday, with Tehran under pressure to agree to a deal or face U.S. military strikes. The third round of talks in Geneva, which began on Thursday morning, will discuss Iran’s nuclear programme against the backdrop of a huge U.S. military buildup in the Middle East ordered by President Donald Trump. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday Iran’s refusal to discuss its ballistic missile programme was a “major problem” that would have to be addressed eventually, as the missiles were “designed…

Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction and prison sentence were overturned by a Hong Kong court on Thursday, in a surprise legal decision that comes soon after Lai was jailed for 20 years on a separate national security charge. Judges Jeremy Poon, Anthea Pang, and Derek Pang said in the judgement that they allowed the appeal from Lai, and another defendant in the case, to proceed, as a lower court judge had “erred”. “The Court of Appeal gave them leave to appeal against their conviction, allowed their appeals, quashed the convictions and set aside the sentences,” the judges wrote…

The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF has expressed alarm over reports of Myanmar military air strikes this week that a rebel group and local media said inflicted large civilian casualties, as a civil war rages around the country. Paramotors dropped bombs on a village in the central Sagaing region on Monday and a fighter jet conducted an air strike in Rakhine state, 320 km (199 miles) to the west of that incident a day later, killing at least two dozen people in total, Myanmar Now and the Irrawaddy reported. The Arakan Army, a rebel group at war with the ruling…

Spain’s newest drive to fast-track legal status for at least half a million undocumented migrants has already burdened immigration offices and sparked anxiety among prospective applicants weeks before the process even begins, a dozen union officials, lawyers, and migrants said. A lack of information and state funding for the process could derail the planned mass amnesty announced by the Spanish government last month, said two people involved in the drive, which is the latest installment of the relatively inclusive migration policy credited with driving Spain’s economic boom in recent years. The Spanish government has said the drive will run from early April through…

Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles and drones last night, causing damage to residential buildings and injuring about 20 people in the eastern and southern regions, local authorities said on Thursday. Ballistic and cruise missiles were directed at Kyiv, the Kyiv region and Kharkiv in the east of the country, while drones attacked Zaporizhzhia in the south. The authorities have not yet disclosed the number of missiles and drones used in the attack on Ukraine, nor the main targets that were struck. In recent months, Russia has focused its missile and drone strikes on Ukraine’s energy sector, destroying power plants and…

Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said his country is committed to supporting and facilitating the ongoing dialogue between the US and Iran to reach a viable solution regarding Tehran’s nuclear program. He made the remarks during his meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, in Geneva late Wednesday, on the eve of a new round of indirect nuclear negotiations between Iran and the US. The Omani Foreign Ministry said on US social media company X on Thursday that the discussions examined the viewpoints and proposals that Iran plans to put forward to help secure an agreement on the nuclear issue,…

Thousands of children remain in custody without access to legal counsel; a situation the experts warn is forcing minors to navigate complex immigration proceedings alone and undermining their fundamental rights.  The three Special Rapporteurs, appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, said they are in contact with the US Government on the issue.  Duty to care They explained that under the 2008 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA), the US Office of Refugee Resettlement is responsible for the care and custody of unaccompanied children.  The law requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to protect children from mistreatment, exploitation and trafficking in persons.  It also guarantees that unaccompanied children in federal custody have access to legal counsel and should not be subjected…

Before I became a state commissioner in the Western State of Nigeria in 1973, my identification with the yearnings and aspirations of our Egbado people was minimal. Indeed, many Egbados had all along regarded me as an Egba man. This is because most of my friends were Egbas, and because my maternal grandfather’s compound is in the Oke Ilewo area of Abeokuta, where I used to spend my vacations. Whether Colonel Oluwole Rotimi, an Egba man who was a friend and the governor of Western State at that time, considered my Egbado background before appointing me a state commissioner remains…