Category: Foreign
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 [...]
Madagascar sacks health minister over Covid-19
Madagascar on Thursday said it had fired its health minister as part of a government reshuffle, a move that came a month after he butted heads with th [...]
Nigerian embassy in Canada shuts down after ‘attack’ on staff
The Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa, Canada has announced an indefinite suspension of its activities. The commission also said the special interven [...]
UN Security Council orders Malian soldiers to return to barracks as Col Goita declares self head of junta
United Nations Security Council on Wednesday ordered Malian mutineers to immediately release detained officials, including the country’s president, an [...]
ECOWAS suspends Mali, asks members to close borders to country
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Mali from the organisation over the ousting of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
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Coup: Mali’s President Keita resigns, dissolves parliament
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has resigned. He announced this in a televised address on Tuesday, as the coup in Mali unravelled. He also dissolved [...]
Elon Musk becomes world’s 4th richest person
The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, is now the fourth richest person in the world. The outspoken tech entrepreneur’s net worth has increased to $8 [...]
Soldiers arrest Mali President, Keïta and Prime Minister
Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has been arrested by mutinying soldiers, a government spokesman has confirmed.
Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has [...]