Kenya force to leave for Haiti on June 25: govt, police
AFP A Kenyan force will leave for Haiti on June 25 to lead a UN-backed mission to tackle gang violence in the Caribbean state, despite court challenges against the deployment,…
Russia blames US for deadly missile attack on Crimea
AFP MOSCOW – Russia on Sunday said the United States had responsibility for a Ukrainian missile attack on Russian-annexed Crimea, which it said killed five people, including three children, and…
Two suspects reportedly arrested for allegedly electrocuting 15-year-old male orphan and student of Air Force School in Nigeria’s Kaduna State
Matthew Onocheta Two students have been arrested for allegedly electrocuting one Blaise Felix, a 15-year-old student of Air Force Comprehensive School, Kaduna State, northern Nigeria.The late Felix, an orphan, was…
50 federal lawmakers write President Tinubu, seek Nnamdi Kanu’s release to restore peace in south-eastern Nigeria
Olayomi Koiki Abuja – No fewer than fifty federal lawmakers from diverse political parties and regions in Nigeria have written to President Bola Tinubu, appealing for the release of Mazi…
President Marcos says Philippines won’t be intimidated amid China row
AFP MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos said Sunday the Philippines “will not be intimidated” by anyone after a violent clash between the Filipino navy and the Chinese coast guard in…
Kenya’s President Ruto says ready for ‘conversation’ with protesters
AFP NAIROBI – Kenya’s President William Ruto said Sunday that he was ready for “a conversation” with thousands of “peaceful” young protesters who held nationwide demonstrations this week to oppose…
Gunmen kidnap monarch’s police orderly, driver in southern Nigeria
Sodiq Rabiu RIVERS, Nigeria – Gunmen have kidnapped a police orderly and driver working with a monarch in Rivers State, south-south Nigeria.The victims were abducted on Saturday at the residence…
Nigeria’s anti-narcotic agency, NDLEA busts snake-guarded shrine used to store drugs in Edo State
Kareem Abdulrahman Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raided a snake-guarded shrine used to store illicit drugs in Igor community, Benin City, Edo State, south-south Nigeria.The…
Christ Embassy Church headquaters gutted by fire as founder, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome says ‘we will build a bigger, more glorious one and devil will lick his wound’
Ayomidele Oluwasusi Founder of Christ Embassy Church, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has said the fire incident at the church’s headquarters in Lagos was not an accident but an “avenue for bigger…
Illegally brewed liquor kills at least 53 in southern India
Olayomi Koiki A batch of toxic illegal alcohol in India has killed at least 53, local media reported Sunday.Tamil Nadu state Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has said the locally brewed…