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Man injured by marauding elephant in Thailand

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

A German man was injured by a marauding elephant in the Thai province of Chonburi, local officials said Sunday.

Man crushed by falling elevator in New York building

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

A 30-year-old man was crushed to death by a falling elevator in his luxury apartment building Thursday as passengers watched…

Hong Kong: German business group urges dialogue

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The head of a group of leading German companies doing business in Asia has called for peaceful dialogue to end…

Boris Johnson meets Macron for Brexit talks Thursday

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due in Paris on Thursday to meet President Emmanuel Macron as he campaigns…

Lightning kills shepherd, 19 buffaloes

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

Lightning has killed a shepherd and 19 buffaloes in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, local media reported on Wednesday.

Ethiopian PM arrives to sign Sudan’s political declarations

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Saturday arrived in Khartoum to attend the signing ceremony of Sudan’s transitional period documents.

Israel blocks US lawmakers Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely on Thursday confirmed that Israel has made a decision to deny entry to US congresswomen…

Jailed Hong Kong Umbrella Movement leader released on bail

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

Benny Tai, one of the leaders of Hong Kong’s 2014 Umbrella Movement, was released on bail on Thursday, with the…

ANPI announces semi-finalist judging panel

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The semi-finalist judging panel for 2019 Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has been announced, Jason Pau, Senior Advisor for International…

Xenophobic Attacks: Committee’s advice to Nigerian students

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Committee of Youth on Mobilisation and Sensitisation (CYMS) on Tuesday appealed to youths and students’ organisations in Nigeria to…

Vietnam: 24 dead, 6 missing as floods wreak havoc in August

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

The body of the last missing flood victim in south-central Vietnam has been recovered, bringing the monthly death toll from…

Car bomb in Benghazi: UN reacts to death of employees

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned a car bomb attack in the Libyan city of Benghazi that killed three UN…

Germany commemorates signing of Weimar Republic constitution

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

Germany is to commemorate the signing 100 years ago of the constitution that founded the Weimar Republic by then-president Friedrich…

2019 Hajj: 65,000 Nigerians on Mt. Arafat in Makkah

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Out of a total number of 1.8 million Muslims across the world who are presently observing Arafat Day in Muna,…

Arrest of journalist: UK, US urge Tanzania to respect “due process”

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

As a result of the arrest and arraignment of a freelance investigative journalist in Tanzania, Erick Kabendera, both the United…

Nigerians in U.S establish diaspora cooperative society

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Nigerian community in the U.S. has embarked on the registration of members for its proposed Nigerian Federal Credit United…

Dhaka: 2 Japanese held with 12 kg of gold in pant pockets

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

Customs officials at Bangladesh’s main airport in Dhaka said on Thursday they seized gold bars weighing about 12 kg from…

Why we should strengthen relations with Nigeria – Cote d’Ivoire

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Ambassador of Cote d’Ivoire to Nigeria, Mrs Toure Maman, has called for deeper economic cooperation with Nigeria to strengthen…

$2.5 million carted away from Mexico’s mint in daylight robbery

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

Robbers made off with an estimated $2.5 million from a mint in Mexico City Tuesday, after the vault was reportedly…

U.S. threats: China vows to defend interests

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

China on Tuesday pledged to defend its national interests amid threats from the U.S. that it might deploy new medium-range…

Read notable U.S. mass shootings in recent decades

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

The United State of America was rocked by another domestic terrorism after two mass shootings within 13 hours of each…

Mass shootings: You are stoking racial divisions, Democrats condemn Trump

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

Following the two mass shootings that killed 29 people in Texas and Ohio, some Democratic presidential candidates on Sunday are…

What China says about relationship with Nigeria

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Cultural Counsellor, Embassy of People’s Republic of China (PRC) in Nigeria, Li Xuda, on Saturday in Abuja commended Nigerians…

President Nicolas Maduro: U.S. bars 2 Venezuelan officials

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

In the latest action to pressure Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro into stepping down, U.S. says it will bar two Venezuelan…

Saudi Arabia gives women independent travel rights

Taiwo Okanlawon

7 years ago

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has lifted the restriction on women to travel with the approval of a male "guardian".

“We are ready to defend our sovereignty,” Philippines warns China

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

The Philippine Defence Ministry on Thursday likened China’s presence in the disputed South China Sea to squatting and warned that…

Ebola: Rwanda closes border with DRC

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

Rwanda has closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where a deadly Ebola outbreak that started a…

No-deal Brexit: Britain to spend extra £2.1bn on planning

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

Britain said it was ramping up preparations for a no-deal Brexit by spending an extra 2.1 billion pounds to stockpile…

Horror, as 3 men rape, behead girl in India

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Indian Police on Thursday confirmed arrest of three men who allegedly raped and beheaded a three-year-old girl in India’s…

Ebola: Tension as second death confirmed in DR Congo

Taiwo Okanlawon

7 years ago

The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed the case of Ebola in the eastern city of Goma, near the border…

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