Zimbabwe war veterans’ spokesman arrested
Zimbabwe’s war veterans’ spokesman, Douglas Mahiya, has been arrested. He was taken into custody on Wednesday, the day President Robert Mugabe threatened to punish those Read more
Month: July 2016
Turkish Govt Links 17 Nigerian Schools To Coup
The Turkish Government has linked 17 schools in Nigeria to the July 15 failed coup in Turkey. It stated that the owners of the schools Read more
Ghana’s Supreme Court Challenges govt on ‘US Guantanamo detainee deal’
Ghana’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to make public its agreement with the US government to accept two former Guantanamo Bay detainees, who were transferred to the country in Read more
Brazil’s Secret Weapon
Brazil’s samba secret to badminton success CNN’s Arwa Damon reports how one man is using Brazil’s signature samba to mold aspiring badminton champions. Source: CNN
Keshi funeral: Nigerians mourn ‘the big boss’
The funeral has been held today for Nigerian football legend Stephen Keshi, who died in Benin City on last month at the age of 54. Read more
Father of fallen Muslim soldier blasts Trump at convention
WASHINGTON (AP) — The father of a Muslim American soldier killed in Iraq posed a question to Donald Trump: Have you read the Constitution? To Read more
Hillary Clinton Accepts Nomination, Slams mighty Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton: ‘The sky’s the limit’ Philadelphia (CNN) Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic nomination Thursday with “humility, determination and boundless confidence in America’s promise,” taking Read more
India Dalit couple hacked to death over 22 cents debt
A couple from India’s Dalit community has been been hacked to death after a row over a 15 rupees (22 cents; 16 pence) debt in Read more
The woman who cut off her breasts to protest a tax
The story of a lower caste woman who cut her breasts to protest against a discriminatory “breast tax” in British ruled India is being revived Read more
Indonesia executes foreign convicts including Africans despite protests
[Channel News Asia] CILACAP: Indonesia on Friday (Jul 28) executed four drug convicts, three of them foreigners, by firing squad, an official said, drawing swift Read more
Indonesia executes three Nigerians and Indonesian for drug trafficking
[BBC] Indonesia has carried out the executions of four drug convicts, including three foreigners. The Indonesian man and three Nigerians were killed by firing squad Read more
From graduate to street vendor in Zimbabwe
[BBC Africa] Some Zimbabweans have been sharing photos on Twitter this week of a vendor in the centre of the capital, Harare, who is dressed as Read more
Nairobi lion driven back to park
[ Odhiambo Joseph BBC Africa ] Nairobi – Nairobi residents can breath a sigh of relief as the lion which was roaming through the Kenyan capital has returned Read more
Lion on the loose in Kenya’s capital, disrupts funeral for South African rally driver
[Odhiambo Joseph BBC Africa] Nairobi – A lion is on the loose in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, after escaping from a nearby national park. It is roaming through the Read more
5 Saudi guards killed in clashes; 2 pilots die in Yemen
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Five Saudi border guards were killed in clashes along the Yemen border and two Saudi pilots died when their Apache Read more
Pope Francis misses step, falls down before Mass in Poland
CZESTOCHOWA, Poland (AP) — Pope Francis missed a step and fell to the ground as he was coming to an open-air altar to celebrate Mass Read more
Indonesia rebuffs family, global appeals to halt executions
CILACAP, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia rebuffed appeals from distraught relatives, rights advocates and foreign governments to abandon plans to execute 14 people for drug crimes Read more
N. Korea: US has crossed red line, relations on war footing
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea’s top diplomat for U.S. affairs told The Associated Press Thursday that Washington “crossed the red line” and effectively Read more
‘ We’ll carry Clinton to victory ‘ – Obama
[]BBC] US President Barack Obama has implored voters to help continue his legacy by carrying Hillary Clinton to victory at the polls in November. Mr Read more
Protesters storm Abuja, accuse Buhari’s govt of nepotism, illegal recruitment
ABUJA – Nigerians drawn from various civil society groups on Wednesday protested alleged illegal recruitment and nepotism in some government agencies, questioning the anti-corruption effort Read more
Why I entered peace deal with Amaechi – Governor Nyesom Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday explained why he agreed to a peace accord with his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, saying he would sincerely implement Read more
Peace reigns in Rivers as governor Wike and Rotimi Amaechi reconciles
– Rivers govt to honour peace agreement brokered by Police, DSS —Wike PORT HARCOURT — RIVERS State governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has said that he Read more
Ifeanyi Ubah FC gets to the semi finals of 2016 Fed-Cup by beating worry wolves 1- 0
FC Ifeanyi Ubah are technically through to the semi-finals of the 2016 Federation Cup as Warri Wolves walked out of their quarter-final fixture in Ijebu Read more
CBN directs banks to review foreign currency loans
Lagos (NAN) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday urged banks to review foreign currency denominated loans in line with the Prudential Guidelines Read more
Oraukwu community in Anambra protest alleged imposition of monarch by govt
AWKA — Hundreds of placard-carrying people from Oraukwu community in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, yesterday, stormed the Government House, Awka, protesting the alleged Read more
Niger Delta crisis: Military solution not best option, Dickson tells Buhari
ABUJA – Bayelsa State governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson has appealed to the federal government not to adopt forceful measures against the Niger Delta militants in Read more
Naira hits all time-low at bank rate 334.50 per dollar
[ Oyetunji Abioye – PUNCH ] The naira fell against the dollar at the interbank foreign exchange market to an all-time low of 334.50 on Read more
Fix the economy now, Gowon tells Buhari
[By Gbenga Olarinoye – Vanguard] Osogbo — Former Head of state , General Yakubu Gowon (retd), yesterday, took a retrospective look at the situation in the Read more
Mom makes a live broadcast on Facebook as she beats daughter
(CNN) “You wanna try me, right?” -So begins the live Facebook broadcast of a mother beating and berating her 16-year-old daughter in their Savannah, Georgia, Read more
Nigerian government deports three Koreans for overstay
[Adelani Adepegba, Abuja – PUNCH] The Federal Government has deported three Koreans for over-staying their visas in the country. The foreigners, Lee Yoo Song, Lee Byeung Woo and Moon Een Soo were removed from the country Read more