Japanese, Koreans bottom of global love life survey
Japanese people are the least satisfied with their sex and romantic lives, closely followed by South Koreans, a global survey by a French research firm showed. The two Asian rivals…
UK court jails four Nigerian students over street fight
Olayomi Koiki LEICESTER, UK – No fewer than four Nigerian students in the United Kingdom were sentenced to prison for their involvement in a violent knife fight in Leicester. The…
Opposition politicians, not IPOB, responsible for violence in Nigeria’s Abia, government says
Kareem Abdulrahman Nigeria’s Abia State Government has blamed oposition politicians for the unprecedented wave of attacks against army personnel in the eastern state. The government said that “unpatriotic opposition politicians…
Prosecutors back delaying Trump sentence until he leaves White House
Trump’s sentencing is scheduled for 26 November, but it could be delayed further. Agency Report New York prosecutors have vowed to oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s effort to overturn his criminal…
Iraq to hold first nationwide census since 1987
BAGHDAD – Iraq will begin its first full national census in more than three decades on Wednesday, a pivotal moment as it looks to gather demographic data for future planning…
Palestinian Authority says three Palestinians killed in Israeli West Bank raid
Three Palestinians were killed on Tuesday during an Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank near Jenin, said the governor of the region, citing local authorities. “There are three…
Police arrest ex-convict, six ‘armed robbers’ in northern Nigeria
Ayomidele Oluwasusi BAUCHI, Nigeria – At least seven suspected armed robbers were arrested in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Bauchi, police said Tuesday. Six of the suspects were arrested for alleged…
Security outfit in Nigeria’s Ogun arrests ex-convict, one other for stealing generator engine parts
Sodiq Rabiu A security outfit in Nigeria’s southwestern state of Ogun has arrested two persons for theft. An 18-year-old ex-convict Abdullahi Idowu and Samson Ojo, 17, were arrested by officers…
Donald Trump set to recognise Somaliland as official country, says UK’s former defence secretary after holding talks
Former defence secretary Sir Gavin Williamson says he has found an ally in Donald Trump to end the US block on recognition of Somaliland. INDEPENDENT Donald Trump is poised to…
More than 200 children killed in Lebanon in past two months, UNICEF says
GENEVA – More than 200 children have been killed and 1,100 injured in Lebanon in the past two months, the U.N. children’s agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. The more than…