Flood deluge worsens in Bangladesh with millions affected
Flash floods wrecked havoc in Bangladesh on Friday as the country recovers from weeks of political upheaval, with the death toll rising to 13 and millions more caught in the…
Fourteen Indians dead, more feared missing after bus plunges into Nepal river
Reuters KATHMANDU – At least 14 people died, 16 were injured and more feared missing after a bus carrying 40 Indians plunged into a river in Nepal, a spokesperson for…
Libya armed mobilisation causes concern, UN says
Reuters TRIPOLI – The United Nations Libya mission said late on Thursday it was concerned about reports of forces mobilising in Tripoli and threats of force to resolve a crisis…
Nigerian whistleblower PidomNigeria goes missing
Morakinyo Akinosun A popular Nigerian whistleblower, known only by his incognito, @PIDOMNIGERIA is reportedly missing. The whistleblower with 200,000 followers on X, known for exposing high-profile corruption and human rights…
Chinese firm on seizure spree, takes over another Nigerian jet in Canada
Agency Report The Zhongshang Fucheng Industrial Investment Ltd, a Chinese firm involved in the controversial seizure of three Nigerians aircraft in France and other assets in some other countries, has…
Indian PM Modi arrives in Kyiv for talks with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
Reuters India’s Narendra Modi arrived in wartime Kyiv on Friday for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the first trip by an Indian prime minister to Ukraine since Kyiv gained independence…
War-battered Gaza faces uphill battle against polio
AFP Gaza Strip (Palestinian Territories) – The Gaza Strip’s first recorded polio case in 25 years has health workers and aid agencies grappling with the steep obstacles to conducting mass…
Prosecutors seek 18-year jail term for son of Equatorial Guinea president
Agency Report Equatorial Guinea prosecutors on Monday sought an 18-year jail term for a son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo for selling a plane belonging to the national airline.…
Chinese company takes over Nigeria’s guest houses in UK in bid to recover $70million arbitration awards
Agency Report A Chinese investment group is preparing to sell two residential properties in Liverpool, UK, confiscated from Nigeria to recover up to $70million in arbitration awards. Zhongshang Fucheng Industrial…
West African juntas write to UN over Ukraine’s alleged rebel support
Reuters The juntas of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have written to the United Nations Security Council to denounce Ukraine’s alleged support of rebel groups in West Africa’s Sahel region,…