Category: Foreign
Japanese PM Abe resigns as health worsens
Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe has announced that he will resign over health problems, in a development that kicks off a leadership contest in the [...]
Nigeria also shut borders without notice – Ghanaian minister on shutting Nigerian owned shops
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Ghana’s foreign affairs minister, has retaliated comments made by Geoffery Onyeama, her Nigerian counterpart, about trade re [...]
Mali junta releases ousted president, Keita
Ousted President Ibrahim Keita, who has been detained by the military junta in Mali since August 18, has been released.
The 75-year-old former pres [...]
Group rejects loan for rail project in kano, says they’ll be indebted to China for 50 years
The Kano Unity Forum, which comprises over 15 local and specialised groups, has expressed reservations about the resolve of Abdullahi Ganduje, the gov [...]
Citriodiol in insect repellent can kill COVID-19 – UK scientists
British scientists have discovered that an active ingredient found in insect repellent can kill COVID-19. Researchers at the UK’s Defense Science and [...]
Mali suspended from international Francophone organisation
The international community increased pressure on the military junta that has seized power in Mali, as the Organisation Internationale de la Francopho [...]
Mali military wants three-year rule, agrees to free president
The junta that seized power in Mali wants a military-led transitional body to rule for three years and has agreed to release the ousted president, a s [...]
Kaduna files criminal charges against Anglican bishop
The Kaduna state government has filed criminal charges against Abiodun Ogunyemi, bishop of Zaria diocese, Anglican communion, over “defamatory remarks [...]
Larry King loses two children weeks apart
American talk show legend Larry King has suffered double tragedy as two of his children have died within weeks of each other.
The 86 year old broad [...]
Ousted Mali president has ‘no access to TV or phone’ in detention, two officials released
A team from the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has visited President Ibrahim Keita on his third day in detenti [...]