Team Nigeria represented by the Anambra State Debate Team has again emerged champions of the 2023 Nigeria-Malaysia International Debate Championship. The Team Nigeria defeated the Hin Hua High School Debate team in the finals of the Championship, determined at the school hall Team Nigeria beat their Malaysian counterpart by 2-1 Team Nigeria had earlier defeated
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COVID-19: Malaysia declares nationwide emergency, suspends parliament
Malaysia’s king declared a nationwide state of emergency on Tuesday to fight a coronavirus surge and parliament was suspended, with critics charging it was a bid by the unstable government to cling to power. The surprise move came a day after the prime minister announced sweeping new curbs across much of the Southeast Asian nation,
Read moreMalaysian ex-PM Najib sentenced to 12 years jail, fined for abuse of power
Malaysia’s former prime minister, Najib Razak has been sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined £38 million after a court in Kuala Lumpur found him guilty of corruption in the first of five trials over the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal. The conviction on Tuesday, July 28, makes Najib the first Malaysian leader to be found
Read more247 Nigerians from Malaysia, Thailand arrive Abuja
About 247 Nigerians evacuated from Malaysia and Thailand have landed safely in the country on Saturday night. This was disclosed by the Head of Media and Public Relations Unit of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Gabriel Odu, in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. According to Odu, the returnees arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe
Read moreMalaysian Prime Minister, Mahathir Resigns, Dumps Party
Mahathir Mohamad on Monday resigned as Malaysia’s prime minister and his Bersatu party has quit the governing Alliance of Hope coalition. Mahathir’s move comes after a weekend of drama, with parties from both government and coalition meeting all day Sunday and Anwar Ibrahim, the designated successor to Mahathir, alleging “betrayal” by allies. Anwar and Mahathir
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