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,…
Thailand reports suspected case of new mpox strain
AFP Bangkok – Thailand on Wednesday reported a suspected first case of the new more dangerous strain of mpox, which the World Health Organization has declared a global public health…
Three killed in shooting in school in western Bosnia
Reuters SARAJEVO – Three staff members of a high school in the western Bosnian town of Sanski Most were killed on Wednesday when a school employee shot them and then…