Turkey debates fate of millions of stray dogs
AFP The Turkish parliament on Sunday started an emotional debate on a law aiming to clamp down on millions of stray dogs that opponents say could lead to a vast…
France makes landmark gesture over WWII massacre of African troops
AFP Paris – France has made a key gesture of remembrance for the dozens of African troops shot dead on French army orders in Senegal during World War II, as…
Nigerian military memo orders special squadrons to wear combat camouflage, prepare to crush economic protests across Lagos; thugs reportedly hired to disrupt protests, and give military upperhand
Morakinyo Akinosun The Nigerian military is gearing up to disrupt planned nationwide protests slated for August 1 to 10 and has already sent a signal to deploy special squadrons to…
Golan Heights, disputed territory between Israel and Syria
AFP The Golan Heights, a rocky plateau where 12 youths were killed Saturday amid clashes between Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Israeli forces, is a strategic territory partially captured by Israel from…
Libya jails 12 officials after 2023 floods that killed thousands
Reuters BENGHAZI ‐ A Libyan court has jailed 12 officials in connection with the collapse of a series of dams in Derna last year that killed thousands of the city’s…
Nigeria’s South-East traditional rulers seek IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu’s release
Olayomi Koiki The Council of South East Traditional rulers has appealed to the Nigeria’s Federal Government to release Nnamdi Kanu, the illegally detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra…
Oil producing communities in Nigeria threaten to shut down all pipeline facilities over unfair treatment of Dangote, modular refineries
Opeyemi Olamilekan The Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas, HOSTCOM, over the weekend, threatened to renew agitation for greater autonomy and control of their natural resources, if the…
Convicted rapist booed at first Olympics beach volleyball
AFP Paris – Fans booed a Dutch beach volleyball player convicted of raping an underaged girl as he played his first match at the Paris Olympics, where his controversial selection…
Putin warns the United States of Cold War-style missile crisis
Reuters MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned the United States that if Washington deployed long-range missiles in Germany then Russia would station similar missiles in striking distance…
SERAP sues Central Bank of Nigeria over failure to account for missing ₦100 billion ‘dirty notes’
Olayomi Koiki A civil rights organisation, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for failing to “account for and…