US Embassy in Nigerian Capital Suspend Visas Issuance
The US embassy in a statement on Tuesday announced a temporary stoppage of its consular services in Abuja. The embassy said this would mean a halt of visa operations and[…]
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Man Arrested After Crashing Car Into British House of Parliament
A man has been arrested and pedestrians injured after a car after crashed into security bariers outside the British Houses of Parliament at Westminster in London. The car left the[…]
Fire Kills 9, Injures More Than a Dozen in Taiwan Hospital
At least nine people died and more than a dozen were injured by a hospital fire in Taiwan Monday, authorities said. The fire started on the seventh floor of the[…]
UN Sec Gen Welcomes Kabila’s Decision Not to Stand for DRC Presidential Election
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has commended the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila’s decision not to stand in elections scheduled to take place on[…]
Erdogan Determined to Defy US ‘Threats’ Over Detained American Pastor
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hit back Saturday at US “threats” over a detained American pastor which has escalated tensions between the two NATO allies and piled pressure on the Turkish[…]
United States Puts $20m Bounty on 2 Al-Qaeda Leaders
The U.S. on Wednesday placed a 20 million dollars bounty for information leading to the location, arrest, or conviction of al-Qaeda key leaders Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah and Sayf al-Adl. The[…]
Elderly Zimbabwe Opposition Leader, Tendai Biti Arrested at Border
Elderly Zimbabwean opposition figure Tendai Biti was arrested as he tried to flee to neighbouring Zambia to seek asylum, his lawyer said Wednesday, allegedly on charges of inciting violence over[…]
Isha Sesay Quits CNN, To Concentrate on Writing a Book on Chibok Girls
Popular Cable News Network reporter, Isha Sesay, has announced her exit from the organisation after spending 13 years. Sesay broke the news on her Twitter handle, @IamIshaSesay on Wednesday, “it’s[…]
3 Dead as Army Opens Fire on Protesters in Zimbabwe Polls
Three people have been killed as Zimbabwe’s president blamed the opposition for the violence after the country’s general election. The military swept into the capital Harare to disperse protesters after the[…]
President Macron Of France Faces Two Votes of No Confidence
The French leader is facing two confidence votes amid a political uproar over a former bodyguard and plunging approval ratings. The motions have been tabled by both conservative and socialist[…]
