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India sets global record with 78,761 single-day rise in COVID-19 cases
India on Sunday reported the biggest single-day jump in coronavirus infections of any nation in the COVID-19 pandemic, as the epicentre shifts to the south Asian giant.
India’s 78,761 cases exceeded the 77,299 recorded in the…
17 dead in China restaurant collapse
No fewer than 17 people have been confirmed dead following the collapse of a restaurant in northern China on Saturday, state media said.
Rescuers are still pulling dozens of survivors from the rubble and searching for others believed to…
Mali opposition leader to junta: ‘You don’t have a blank cheque’
An influential opposition figure in Mali, Mahmoud Dicko on Friday told the country’s new military rulers to ensure they kept to their words.
Dicko a key player in mass opposition protests this year, told the junta that they do not have…
FG warns Ghanaian authorities over harassment of Nigerians in Ghana
The Federal Government on Friday told Ghanaian authorities that it will no longer tolerate the harassment of Nigerians in Ghana.
Shops belonging to Nigerian businessmen in Ghana were recently sealed, with the Ghanaian…
ECOWAS leaders insist on return to civilian rule in Mali
Leaders of the 15-member Economic Community of West African State, (ECOWAS) on Friday insisted on a return to civilian rule in Mali, where rebel troops ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on August 18 and held him for nine days.
“If…
Mali crisis: Again, Buhari, ECOWAS leaders meet
Barely 24-hours after the ousted President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was freed from detention by the country’s reigning junta, West African leaders on Friday convened another extraordinary meeting aimed at finding a lasting solution…
Buhari hails appointment of Nigerian-born Madu as Canada’s Justice Minister
President Muhammadu Buhari has described as historic the appointment of Nigerian-born Kaycee Madu as the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General for the Government of Alberta in Canada.
The president, who rejoiced with the minister in a…
Mali soldiers free ousted President Keita from detention
Ousted Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been freed from captivity.
Keita was arrested by mutineering soldiers who toppled his government on August 18.
The new junta which branded itself, the National Committee for the…
China fires ‘Aircraft-Carrier Killer’ missile in warning to US
China has fired two missiles, including one dubbed an "aircraft-carrier killer", into the South China Sea, according to a news report, in a pointed warning to the United States as tensions in the disputed sea lane rise to new levels.…
Over 100 Nigerian students killed in Northern Cyprus in four years … NiDCOM
No fewer than 100 Nigerian students studying in Northern Cyprus were killed between 2016 and 2020, according to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM).
NiDCOM, which disclosed this in a statement, said the Nigerian students were…