Two London police officers reinstated over stop and search of Black athletes
Associated Press London – Two former Metropolitan Police officers in London have been handed their jobs back and will receive back pay after winning an appeal against a ruling that…
At least 14 die as floods sweep through Bosnia and other Balkan states
Associated Press A severe rainstorm struck Bosnia and Herzegovina overnight into Friday, killing at least 14 people and flooding several towns and villages in central and southern parts of the…
British teacher sentenced to three years in prison in UAE’s Abu Dhabi
The Abu Dhabi Court also slapped him with Dh5,000 fine followed by deportation Opeyemi Olamilekan Abu Dhabi, UAE – The United Arab Emirates’ Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal has…
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,…