NIGERIA: Akwa Ibom governor’s wife, Patience Umo Eno dies after illness
Ayomidele Oluwasusi The wife of Governor Umo Eno of Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom State has died, an official announced on Friday. Akwa Ibom Commissioner for information Comrade Ini Ememobong, said in…
Israel defies ceasefire calls ahead of Netanyahu UN address
AFP Israel rejected a push by allies for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon and vowed to keep fighting Hezbollah militants “until victory”, ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s expected address…
Tunisia presidential candidate Zammel sentenced to six months in prison
Reuters TUNIS – A Tunisian court sentenced presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel to six months in prison on Wednesday on charges of falsifying documents, his lawyer told Reuters, the second prison…
Kenya will send more police officers to Haiti, president says
Reuters Kenya will deploy additional police officers to Haiti to help the government there fight armed gangs as part of a 2,500-strong multinational force, President William Ruto said on Thursday.…
Shooutout with authorities in northern Mexico leaves 11 dead
Reuters A shootout between Mexican authorities and an alleged criminal group in the northern state of Nuevo Leon left 11 of the armed attackers dead, the state government said late…
Dozens of children drown during Hindu festival in India
Reuters At least 46 people have drowned, most of them children, while bathing in rivers and ponds swollen by recent floods during the observance of a Hindu religious festival celebrated…
Two men charged to court for ₦5 million palm kernel theft in Ibadan
Matthew Onocheta IBADAN – Two persons have been made to appear before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, Oyo State, South-West Nigeria, for allegedly stealing palm kernel worth ₦5, 120, 000.…
Nigerian court sentences five to death by hanging for armed robbery in Kwara State
Bella Ifasola KWARA – Five suspects involved in a robbery case in Nigeria’s Kwara State have been sentenced to death by hanging. The verdict was delivered on Thursday afternoon by…
Palestine deserves independence, Nigeria’s vice president says at UN general assembly
Morakinyo Akinosun NEW YORK – Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday, told the UN General Assembly that the Palestinian people deserve to have a home of their own on…
Pope Francis deplores ‘re-emergence’ of war, in Luxembourg visit
AFP Luxembourg – Pope Francis kicked off a four-day visit to Luxembourg and Belgium Thursday with an appeal for international diplomacy and negotiations amid flaring conflicts across the globe. The…