Two detained after bomb kills three at Thai festival
Authorities in Thailand have arrested two men following a bomb blast at a festival near the border with Myanmar that killed three people and wounded dozens, police said on Saturday.…
Cyclone batters French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte
Cyclone Chido inflicted “catastrophic” damage on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Saturday, a senior local official told AFP, battering the archipelago with winds of up to 220…
Chinese expatriate allegedly orders Nigerian soldier to brutalise two workers in Lagos for trying to use the back cabin of his Toyota Hilux vehicle after close of work
Morakinyo Akinosun Lagos – Two Nigerian men working on the Lagos Blue line rail were reportedly assaulted by a soldier acting on the order of a Chinese man – said…
Kemi Badenoch should be banned from African continent: Seun Kuti
Olayomi Koiki A Nigerian Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has slammed UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, urging governments of African countries to prevent her from ever coming to the continent.…
South Korean lawmakers impeach President Yoon over martial law bid
SEOUL – South Korean lawmakers on Saturday impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, with the opposition declaring a “victory of the people”. The vote took…
Nigeria police arrest lecturer for allegedly kidnapping colleague’s wife in Benue
Sodiq Rabiu MAKURDI, Nigeria – A lecturer has been arrested for alleged kidnapping in Nigeria’s north-central state of Benue, police said. Dr Ichor Tersagh, a lecturer at the Joseph Sarwuan…
Mozambique markets struggle as vote protests hit imports
Maputo’s normally bustling markets are emptier than usual with the stalls for staples such as potatoes and onions nearly bare and traders anxious as two months of post-election unrest regularly…
Syria’s rebel victors expose ousted government’s drug trade
DAMASCUS – The dramatic collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime has thrown light into the dark corners of his rule, including the industrial-scale export of the banned drug captagon. Victorious…
US cops find mysterious $100 million in marijuana – but no owner
A massive marijuana bust has left US cops stumped after they found $100 million worth of the drug, neatly bagged up, but without an owner in sight. Detectives were called…
Nigeria’s Kogi ex-governor Yahaya Bello granted ₦500m bail in alleged ₦80 billion fraud case
Olayomi Koiki ABUJA – Yahaya Bello, the immediate former governor of Nigeria’s Kogi State has been granted bail in the sum of ₦500 million. Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal…