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COVID-19: Embargo on residents of UAE trapped in Nigeria lifted
United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted the traveling suspension on residents of the country returning from Nigeria and five other countries.
Other countries with exemptions are India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Uganda. They…
Governor Cuomo ‘sexually harassed multiple women,’ says NY attorney general
New York governor Andrew Cuomo “sexually harassed multiple women,” including employees, the state’s Attorney General Letitia James said Tuesday as she announced the findings of an independent investigation into allegations against…
UK PM’s wife expecting second child
Boris Johnson’s wife Carrie announced on Saturday that she was pregnant with the couple’s second child after suffering a miscarriage.
Carrie Johnson, 33, wrote on Instagram that she felt “incredibly blessed to be pregnant again”.…
Ghanaian government denies alleged Addo’s disparaging comment on Nigeria
The Ghana government has denied a disparaging comment credited to it’s President Akufo Addo on Nigeria and Nigerians.
The Ghanaian President in the report on the social media was alleged to have asked Nigerians to go back to…
Germany floods: At least 42 dead, dozens missing after record rain
At least 42 people have died in western Germany and many more are missing following severe floods, police say.
The worst of the flooding has been in the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia, where buildings…
Ex-South African President, Jacob Zuma Surrenders, Now In Custody
By Monday Ikechukwu with Agency reports
Former President Jacob Zuma of South Africa haa finally given himself up and is presently in police custody.
The Constitutional Court, the nation’s highest judicial body, had…
Jovenel Moïse: Police kill four after Haiti’s president assassinated
Four people suspected of assassinating Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse have been killed in a shootout with the security forces, police say.
Two others have been detained, while officers are still in combat with some remaining…
Just In: Fire guts ship at Dubai port
A fire has broken out on a container ship in Dubai’s main port, the emirate’s media office said in a tweet Thursday, following an explosion that was heard across the city.
At least three residents in the area of the blast, the…
Haiti President Jovenel Moise assassinated
Haiti President Jovenel Moise was assassinated at his home early Wednesday morning by a group of armed individuals, interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph announced.
Joseph said he was now in charge of the country.
Moise’s injured…
Jacob Zuma: Deadline looms for South African police to arrest former president
An unprecedented legal drama is gripping South Africa, as former President Jacob Zuma urges the courts to block a midnight deadline for police to arrest him.
Mr Zuma, 79, was forced to resign in 2018 after nine years in power.…