A war monitoring group has said that almost 70 people have been killed on both sides in Clashes between regime forces and armed groups in Syria. The head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the battles in the northwestern province of Idlib are the most violent since a Russian brokered ceasefire agreement … Read more
A shootout between suspected drug traffickers and police in a Mexican town near the US border left at least 14 dead, including four officers. The confrontation erupted before noon in Villa Union in the northern state of Coahuila when officers detected several vehicles and heavily armed passengers touring the small community, which is roughly 60 … Read more
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said that a plane crash in the US state of South Dakota has killed nine persons, including two children, and injured three others on Saturday while a winter storm warning was in place. The Pilatus PC-12, a single-engine turboprop plane, was said to have crashed shortly after take-off approximately … Read more
A 25-year-old man from Mysuru, pursuing his master’s degree in computer science in the US, was reportedly shot dead by an unknown assailant, family members said on Saturday. Abhishek Sudesh Bhat was temporarily looking after a motel in California, where he was shot on Thursday, Srivatsa, victim’s cousin told PTI. He was pursuing his masters … Read more
Nigerian family facing deportation in Canada has called on the Canadian government to provide any assistance possible to avoid returning to Nigeria. The family feared that its two young girls — with another on the way — will be subjected to female genital mutilation in Nigeria. Rasheedat Bakare, her husband Afeez, son Faaiq and daughter … Read more
A cattle farm in Moscow’s Ramensky district has equipped its herd with specially-designed virtual reality headsets. This is done in an attempt to reduce cows’ anxiety and hopefully increase their dairy production, Research has shown that there is a link between a cow’s emotional state and its daily milk yield. In the past, we’ve heard … Read more
Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, South Africa’s Minister of Tourism, on Thursday called on Nigerians to continue visiting the country as the rainbow nation remained open for visitors from across the globe. Kubayi-Ngubane made the call during an engagement session with Nigerian tourism stakeholders in Lagos against the backdrop of the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa. She … Read more
A Nigerian, Nnamdi Marcellus Mgbodile, living in Marietta, Georgia, United States has been arraigned on twenty counts of bank fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit bank fraud. He was docked on November 19 before the U.S. Magistrate Judge Janet F. King. A federal grand jury indicted Mgbodile on November 6, 2019. Read Also: Magu … Read more
Investigators in Germany on Thursday offered a half-a-million-euro reward for information about the spectacular heist in which robbers snatched priceless diamonds from a state museum in Dresden. Police said the reward ($550,000) was being offered to anyone providing information “which could lead… to the capture of the perpetrators or the recovery of the stolen items”. … Read more
A Federal High Court, Lagos yesterday remanded a suspected Lebanese money launderer, Hamza Koudeih, and his alleged Nigerian accomplice Kayode Philip, alias Voice of the King. Justice Sule Hassan ruled that Koudeih and Philip are to remain in Correctional Services Custody till December 5, when their bail applications will be heard and determined. Both men … Read more
UK conservative prime minister, Boris Johnson has been accused of pushing racial stereotypes over a newly-unearthed column written during his time as editor of the Spectator in which he said young people had “an almost Nigerian interest in money”. The prime minister has been under pressure in recent months over a series of comments he … Read more
Former US president Jimmy Carter was released from the hospital on Wednesday after undergoing successful surgery to relieve pressure on his brain caused by multiple falls, the Carter Center said. The 95-year-old underwent surgery at Emory University Hospital two weeks ago to ease the pressure on his brain caused by a subdural hematoma — a … Read more
A 61 year old Dutchman has been jailed on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty of attempting to smuggle cocaine with a street value of £133 million ($171 million) into the country on his yacht. The Dutchman was arrested after a two-day search of the 60-foot (18-metre) vessel found 93 packages of cocaine. The packages contained … Read more
A Moroccan court on Monday sentenced rapper Mohamed Mounir, known as Gnawi, to one year in jail for insulting police on social media. A defence lawyer said he believed his 31-year-old client was prosecuted because of a song he co-wrote about the hardships of young people in Morocco, unemployment and corruption. Gnawi, who was arrested … Read more
The French Presidency has said that thirteen soldiers from France’s anti-terrorist Barkhane force in Mali were killed after two helicopters collided during an operation in the country’s north. The accident occurred on Monday evening while the forces were engaging jihadist fighters who have staged a series of deadly strikes in northern Mali in recent weeks, … Read more
Namibians will use electronic voting machines (EVMs) in Wednesday’s presidential and parliamentary elections, court ruled on Monday. The opposition which fears that President Hage Geingob could use them rig the result, had petitioned court opposing the EVMs. Geingob is expected to win with the election a reduced margin owing to voter anger over the worst … Read more
Two Roman Catholic priests were each sentenced to more than 40 years in prison in Argentina for sexually abusing deaf children, a court in the western city of Mendoza ruled Monday. Argentine priest Horacio Corbacho was sentenced to 45 years in jail, while a 42-year sentence was imposed on Italian Nicola Corradi for the abuse … Read more
Ex-British Prime Minister,Tony Blair has said that Britain was in a dangerous mess and that neither his own Labour Party nor Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives deserved to win a December 12 election. Britain is conducting an election three years ahead of schedule because parliament was deadlocked over Brexit, unable to agree on how or … Read more
A Nigerian, Nonso Joachin was arrested today in India for drugs possession. The 36 year-old was arrested by the City Crime Branch (CCB) of Bengaluru Police. Found on him was a sizable amount of drugs: 28 grams of cocaine, and 10 slips of LSD. The other items recovered from Joachin were Rs 10,000 in cash, … Read more
Twenty-three bodies were recovered on Sunday after a small plane crashed on takeoff into a densely populated area of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, rescue workers said. “We are up to 23 bodies now,” Goma rescue service coordinator Joseph Makundi told AFP. Goma airport official Richard Mangolopa told AFP no survivors were expected … Read more