Year: 2018
Missing $15bn diamonds: Zimbabwe parliament to summon Robert Mugabe
The Zimbabwean Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Energy said it will summon former president Robert Mugabe to explain how…
Edo partners EU to provide potable water in 46 communities
The Edo Government says it is partnering with the European Union (EU) to provide potable water to 46 rural communities…
Mozambique to hold general election in October 2019
Mozambique will hold presidential, parliamentary and provincial elections on Oct. 15, 2019, the presidency said on Wednesday, setting the date…
Algeria military plane crash kills 100
No fewer than 100 people were killed in a military plane crash in Algeria on Wednesday, local media said.
Home-made alcohol: Indonesian police vow crackdown
Indonesian police on Wednesday vowed to crack down on the sale of illegal alcohol after home-made liquor killed no fewer…
Nigerian Govt urged to make workers wear locally made fabrics thrice a week
The Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria (FADAN) has urged the Federal Government to formulate policies that would encourage workers in…
Israel fails to bar Dublin mayor’s entry amid name spelling mess
Dublin Lord Mayor Micheal Mac Donncha was meant to be barred from entering Israel because authorities spelled his name wrong…
8 suspected human traffickers arrested in Benin
The Benin Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has arrested eight suspected human…
Guinness Nigeria partners with Wecyclers on waste management
To reduce environmental impact across its operations and throughout its supply chain, Guinness Nigeria Plc., has partnered with Wecyclers, a…
Angry demonstrators in CAR lay corpses in front of UN mission
Hundreds of angry demonstrators on Wednesday laid the corpses of at least nine people killed in recent clashes in Central…
Study reveals northern China ozone pollution getting worse
Concentrations of hazardous ground-level ozone have worsened in northern China, despite country-wide efforts to tackle air pollution, according to a…
President Trump lifts visa restrictions on Chadians
President Donald Trump has removed Chad from the requirement of enhanced immigrant vetting because the country has demonstrated it no…
Tin-Can Customs generates N76.78 billion revenue in Q1 of 2018
The Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N76.78 billion revenue in the first quarter of…
West to sanction Moscow for the next 6 years – RIAC
Western states said they would continue to pursue their sanction policy against Russia for no less than six years, the…
Herdsmen Attacks: Gov. Ortom urges support for security personnel
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has called for massive support to the security personnel to enable them put an end…
Trade war: Australian Central Bank governor warns of economy “damage”
Serious escalation of international trade tensions would “damage” the Australian economy, the country’s top central banker warned on Wednesday amid…
Before things fall apart
It is no more news that the great Super Falcons of Nigeria lost heavily to the Les Bleues of France…
Xi remarks spark surge as Oil price rises more than 3% racing to $80
Oil prices rose over 3 per cent, on Tuesday as investors grew more confident that a brewing trade dispute between…
Dispute leaves Afghan family of 6 dead
Long family dispute has resulted in the death of six members of a family in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar,…
Home-made alcohol kills 82 in Indonesia – Police
Police on Wednesday said 82 people died on Indonesia’s Java island after drinking home-made alcohol.
Southern African governors task AfDB on Africa’s economic development
The Southern African Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) have called on the bank to lead the way to…
Non-Germans to start receiving assistance from food bank after public outcry
A German food bank started handing provisions to new foreign clients again on Wednesday, three months after stopping handouts to…
Real Madrid coach bemused by teams’ contrasting performances this season
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane was at a loss on Tuesday to explain why his side’s disappointing La Liga campaign…
We are not fazed by Buhari’s declaration – Atiku Group
A political group, Atiku Abubarkar Grassroots Ambassadors of Nigeria, has said there was nothing unusual about the decision of President…
Buhari commended for declaring to seek re-election
The Niger Delta Peoples Movement (NDPM) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for declaring interest to seek a second term in…
Biologists create powerful compound to battle cancerous cells
Biologists from St. Petersburg have created a compound that causes cancer cells to repair their DNA or self-destruct after fatal…
Luiz da Silva denied privileges in prison, except for TV
A Brazilian judge has denied former president Luiz da Silva the right to receive a visit from nine regional governors…
Israeli forces strike Hamas targets in Gaza following border bombings
The Israeli army said it targeted a number of Hamas structures in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday in response to…
Commission puts Nigeria’s official population at 198m
The National Population Commission (NPC) has put Nigeria’s current population at 198 million people with urban population growing at an…
President Buhari approves 23 new federal appointments
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Chief Executive Officers of Agencies in the Federal Ministries of Health, Information…