Three people killed by faulty replacement air bag inflators, US safety agency says
Reuters WASHINGTON – A U.S. auto safety regulator said on Wednesday that three people have been killed and two seriously injured in the last nine months by low-cost faulty replacement…
Samsung showcases AI despite strike woes
Agence France Presse Despite an unprecedented strike at home in South Korea, Samsung Wednesday showcased the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) across a range of its consumer electronic products as…
ECOWAS court finds Nigerian government guilty of rights abuse, violation of several international human rights standards for using force on #EndSars protesters at Lekki tollgate in Lagos
Morakinyo Akinosun The Nigerian government abused the rights of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate in October 2020, according to a ruling by the Economic Community of West African States…
Myanmar ethnic armed group claims control of town on key highway to China
Myanmar ethnic minority fighters said Wednesday they had seized a town along a key trade highway to China following days of clashes, in another blow to the military. Northern Shan…
Man allegedly trading human parts for ₦600,000 nabbed with human skull, bones in Nigeria’s Abuja, police say
Sodiq Rabiu and Morakinyo Akinosun Abuja – A man has been arrested for allegedly trading human parts in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, police said Wednesday. Nuhu Ezra, a resident of…
UK police arrest crossbow attack suspect after three women killed
London – UK police said Wednesday a 26-year-old man was in custody after the wife and two daughters of a radio racing commentator were killed with a crossbow in a…
China to grant 5-year multiple-entry visas to citizens of 14 Central and Eastern European countries
Global Times Chinese embassies in 14 Central and Eastern European countries, including Greece, Poland and Hungary, have announced that China will grant five-year multiple-entry visas to citizens of these countries…
Farmers drag Nigeria’s Ondo State Government to court for allegedly selling farmlands to foreigners
ONDO, Nigeria – Farmers in the Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, South-West Nigeria, have dragged the state government to court for allegedly selling their farmlands to a foreign…
At least 40 sentenced to life in second largest trial in UAE history
Morakinyo Akinosun DUBAI – A mass trial in the United Arab Emirates of dissidents that has faced widespread criticism abroad ended Wednesday with dozens of people sentenced to life in…
Twelve die in South African school bus crash
Olayomi Koiki with agencies At least 12 schoolchildren and the driver of their mini-bus were killed in a road crash in South Africa‘s Gauteng province as they were going to…