IMF and Ghana reach staff-level deal on $3 bln loan-programme review
Reuters International Monetary Fund staff and officials in Ghana have reached an agreement on their third review of the West African country’s $3 billion IMF loan programme, the fund said…
Pakistan capital locked down, phone service suspended to stop rally by party of ex-leader Imran Khan
Associated Press ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – Pakistani authorities placed shipping containers on key roads and highways leading to the capital and suspended cellphone service in Islamabad on Friday in an attempt…
Nigeria’s Lagos to ban single use plastics, sachet water, others from January 2025
Bella Ifasola Lagos – Nigeria’s Lagos State Goverment has announced plans to ban circulation of Single Use Plastics, such as pet bottles, sachet water, among others from January 2025 across…
Khamenei says Iran and its allies will not back down from Israel
Reuters Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Iran and its regional allies will not back down from Israel after an Israeli attack on Beirut that is thought…
Highly revered Nigerian Pastor Adeboye apologises for saying “it’s impossible to make heaven without paying tithe”
Morakinyo Akinosun The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make heaven. The highly revered…
UK cedes Chagos Island sovereignty to Mauritius, retains Diego Garcia airbase
Reuters Britain said on Thursday it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that would allow people displaced decades ago to return home while…
Nigeria police arrest four suspected kidnappers in Abuja
Olayomi Koiki Abuja – Four suspected kidnappers who have been terrorizing Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its surroundings have been arrested, police said. The arrested suspects include Yau Sani,…
Scientists are wondering whether ‘AI scientists’ could win a Nobel Prize
AFP Artificial intelligence is already disrupting industries from banking and finance to film and journalism, and scientists are investigating how AI might revolutionise their field — or even win a…
Taiwan shuts down for second day as Typhoon Krathon makes landfall
AFP Typhoon Krathon made landfall in Taiwan’s south on Thursday, the island’s weather agency said, after forcing schools and offices to shut for a second day amid winds and rain…
Taiwan deports two Chinese nationals for harassing pro-Hong Kong event
Reuters TAIPEI – Taiwan’s government said on Thursday that two Chinese nationals had been deported after they harassed a protest held by Hong Kong exiles in Taipei on China’s national…