Uproar in Ghana after president unveils his own statue
Ghana’s outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo is facing a backlash on social media after he unveiled a statue of himself during a tour of the country’s Western Region. The monument is…
BRIBE OR THREATS?: Nigerian e-hailing driver brutally assaulted by a power-drunk lawmaker makes u-turn, begs the lawless lawmaker, quotes bible verse
Morakinyo Akinosun An e-hailing driver in Nigeria, Stephen Abuwatseya has apologised to Alex Ikwechegh, a member of the House of Representatives representing ABA North/South of Abia State in the National…
Breaking: Nigerian National Captain Olufa Ola Wanted by Benin Republic Interpol Over Alleged Diesel Deal Fraud
Efforts to recover the outstanding amount have reportedly been futile, leading Francis to file a formal complaint with Benin’s Economic and Financial Brigade (BEF). Captain Olufa Ola, a Nigerian national,…
Russian attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia damages oncology ward, kills four
A Russian guided bomb attack on Ukraine’s southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia on Thursday killed four people and wounded 33, destroying houses and damaging an oncology centre, officials said. A four-month-old…
Israeli strike in Lebanon’s Sidon kills three citizens, Lebanese army says
An Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese city of Sidon killed three Lebanese citizens and wounded three Lebanese soldiers and four Malaysian personnel from UNIFIL forces, the Lebanese army said…
Submerged cemeteries pile pain on Spain flood survivors
VALENCIA – More than a week after surging torrents of muddy water ravaged Spain, flooded cemeteries are making dignified burials for victims impossible and compounding the pain of bereaved survivors.…
Joe Biden urges Americans to ‘bring down temperature’ after Donald Trump win
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden urged Americans Thursday to lower the political temperature after Donald Trump’s crushing election win over Kamala Harris, saying in a conciliatory address to the nation…
Over 40 monkeys escape from research lab and are on the loose in South Carolina
Police in the U.S. are warning residents in rural South Carolina to shut their doors and windows after at least 43 monkeys escaped from a bio-research lab. The rhesus macaques…
Blackout continues in Nigeria as power grid suffers fresh collapse
Martins Olasehinde Nigeria’s power grid has suffered yet another collapse, plunging the West African county into another round of darkness. The collapse which happened around 11:28am, on Thursday, is the…
It’s ‘scam’ for former British colonies to blame their underdevelopment on colonialism, Nigerian-born UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said in a recent video, and branded ‘slavery reparations’ call as ‘scam’ and an attempt to ‘extort’ the UK
Morakinyo Akinosun The leader of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom, Kemi Badenoch, once said it is mendacious for former British colonies to always blame their underdevelopment on colonialism.…