UK village fights to turn back tide of climate change
Kevin Jordan thought he would spend his retirement listening to the sound of the sea at his home on the Norfolk coast in eastern England. But his dream collapsed in…
China bridge collapse kills 12, leaves more than 30 missing
AFP A bridge collapse caused by torrential rains in northern China killed 12 people and left more than 30 missing, state media said Saturday. Large parts of northern and central…
Tears as Cyprus marks 50 years since Turkish invasion
AFP NICOSIA – Fresh tears flowed in Cyprus Saturday for loved ones killed 50 years ago when Turkish troops landed on the Mediterranean island in an invasion that has left…
A third of the Dutch do not want wolves in the Netherlands
One in three Dutch people believes that wolves do not belong in the Netherlands. Drenthe and Flevoland residents, in particular, are against the presence of wolves. Kieskompas and the ANP…
Donald Trump is a liar and a danger to the world – Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka says
Martins Owoseni Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has described former American President, Donald Trump as a menace, a danger to the world and a consummate liar. Soyinka, in an interview…
Nigeria’s Central Bank has directed banks to send unclaimed balances, funds in dormant accounts to the apex bank
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday, issued the revised guidelines on the management of dormant accounts, unclaimed balances and other financial assets in banks and other financial institutions…
APC party women leader in Nigeria’s Katsina confesses to be bandits’ informant, got part of several ransoms
Bella Ifasola One Aisha Abubakar, a women leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who doubles as a bandits’ informant, has confessed to receiving only N5000 from N9million and a…
Nnamdi Kanu files brief at court of appeal seeking restoration of revoked bail
Matthew Onocheta Abuja – The illegally detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a brief at the Court of Appeal, seeking restoration of his…
Nigeria fines Meta $220 million for violating consumer, data laws
Reuters ABUJA – Nigeria fined Meta Platforms $220 million, its competition watchdog said on Friday, after investigations showed data-sharing on social platforms violated local consumer, data protection and privacy laws.…
Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal, UN court rules
FT Israel’s 57-year-old occupation of East Jerusalem and the West Bank is illegal under international law, the UN’s highest court said, casting the Jewish state’s conduct towards Palestinians living under…