Category: Foreign
EFCC arrests, quizzes Shehu Sani over alleged $10,000 scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani for alle [...]
Sexually aroused elephant tramples keeper to death in China zoo
An adult male elephant has trampled its keeper to death in front of shocked visitors at a zoo in southern China. The two-tonne mammal, aged 56, was sa [...]
Zambia President cuts his salary, cabinet ministers by 20%
President Edgar Lungu of Zambia has cut his salary and those of cabinet ministers and other senior government officials by between 10 per cent and 20 [...]
Saudi Arabia bans under-18 marriage
The Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Justice has prohibited marriage of persons under 18 years, just as it set 18 years as the minimum age for marriage. Acc [...]
Sowore: Nigeria’s int’l reputation is damaged – Former US ambassador
A former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria from May 12, 2004, to July 19, 2007, has accused [...]
US puts Nigeria on ‘Religious Persecution’ watchlist
The United States has put Nigeria on its Special WatchList (SWL) for governments that have engaged in or tolerated severe violations of religious fre [...]
Details of how US House impeached Trump for abuse of power
Donald Trump has become the third US president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives, setting up a trial in the Senate that will [...]
Wife of Zimbabwe’s VP arraigned for attempted murder, fraud
Marry Mubaiwa the wife of Zimbabwe’s vice president Constantino Chiwenga has been remanded in custody after appearing in court to face charges of frau [...]
UK probes Nigerian church for making youths donate blood to sell to raise funds, allegedly
PAC Nation, a church being led by a Nigerian Tobi Adegboyega is being investigated in Britain over allegations that pastors were pressuring young me [...]
Man whose fart kills mosquitoes hired to create new repellent
Joe Rwamirama, from Kampala, Uganda claims that his farts can kill mosquitoes up to six metres away, and that he’s been hired by a manufacturing compa [...]