Nigerian military challenges Asari Dokubo to come to battlefield and be neutralised
Morakinyo Akinosun The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has challenged Asari Dokubo, an ex-leader of militants in the Niger-Delta region, to come to the battlefield and witness the capabilities of the military.…
Israeli forces fire at UN peacekeeper positions in south Lebanon, peacekeepers say
Reuters Israeli forces fired on two positions used by U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon on Thursday and at a third one on Wednesday, the U.N. force said, as Israel warned Lebanese…
EU talks deportation hubs to stem migration
AFP Luxembourg – European countries are to discuss “innovative” ways to increase deportations of irregular migrants and rejected asylum seekers on Thursday, including controversial plans to set up dedicated return…
Former China deputy central bank head gets suspended death sentence for taking bribes
Reuters China’s former deputy central bank governor, Fan Yifei, has been sentenced to death for taking bribes with a two-year reprieve, state media said on Thursday, amid a sweeping anti-graft…
Hurricane Milton spawns tornadoes, leaves millions without power in Florida
Reuters Hurricane Milton marched across Florida on Thursday, whipping up deadly tornadoes, destroying homes and knocking out power to more than 3 million customers, but the Tampa Bay metropolitan area…
Passport of Valencia FC fans impounded in Singapore after staging protests against billionaire owner
Reuters Singapore police said on Thursday they were investigating a Spanish couple for protesting billionaire Peter Lim’s ownership of Spanish soccer club Valencia and had impounded their passports. Lim, 71,…
Algeria bars France from wheat import tender as relations sour, sources say
Reuters Algeria excluded French companies from a wheat import tender this week and required that participating firms did not offer French-origin wheat, in apparent fallout from renewed diplomatic tensions between…
Leather workers protesting for better conditions attacked in Italy
Reuters FLORENCE, Italy – Leather goods workers in the Italian city of Prato, who were holding a protest to demand better working conditions, have been attacked while manning a picket…
13 repentant Boko Haram terrorists flee with rifles, motorcycles given to them by Borno government to join the military in fighting terrorism in the Nigeria’s northeastern State
Olayomi Koiki No fewer than thirteen ex-fighters of Boko Haram terrorist group have escaped with rifles and motorcycles given to them by Nigeria’s Borno State government, which co-opted them to…