US military judge reinstates 9/11 mastermind plea deal
WASHINGTON – A US military judge has reinstated plea agreements for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants, an official said Thursday, three months after the deals were…
Nigeria’s Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde approves ₦80,000 as minimum wage
Matthew Onocheta IBADAN – Nigeria’s Oyo State Government has approved a minimum wage of ₦80,000 for the state workforce, a state official said on Wednesday. A technical committee set up…
Power grid collapses as Hurricane Rafael lashes Cuba
HAVANA – Cuba’s national electrical grid collapsed on Wednesday as Hurricane Rafael slammed into the island’s southwest shore, packing sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph) and wreaking havoc on…
Black Americans express fears, resolve after Trump’s victory
ATLANTA – Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential election victory has sent shockwaves through Black American communities, which voted overwhelmingly for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris despite a campaign by her Republican rival…
US and China must ‘get along’, Xi tells Trump
BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday Beijing and Washington must find a way to “get along” in a message to US president-elect Donald Trump, state media reported. Trump’s…
Mozambique deploys soldiers ahead of planned protests
MAPUTO – Soldiers and police were patrolling Mozambique’s capital Maputo early Thursday ahead of a planned protest against election results seen by the opposition as fraudulent, AFP reporters said. The…
New armed Islamic group emerges in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto State: police
Olayomi Koiki SOKOTO, Nigeria – Police in Nigeria have confirmed the presence of an armed Islamic group called “Lakurawas” in about five local government areas of the northwestern state of…
Nigerian government appeals to Donald Trump to distance self from Ekpa’s fight for Biafra freedom, the BRGIE’s PM says
Ayomidele Oluwasusi Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile (BRGIE), Simon Ekpa, says BRGIE will counter any diplomatic move by Nigerian government led by President Bola Tinubu to persuade…
Shift in Boko Haram tactics requires security forces to adapt
Months of battlefield losses and hundreds of defections appeared to weaken Boko Haram, but it has not stopped the extremists from continuing to terrorize the Lake Chad Basin. Experts say…