Category: Foreign
Gabon coup: Situation under control, says government
The government of oil rich Gabon has declared that it was in control after an attempted coup by army rebels Monday and that it had arrested most of th [...]
Iran moves to block Instagram due to ‘obscene content’
Justice officials in Iran want Instagram banned due to what they term immoral content on the photo-sharing app. This is according to local media. Twit [...]
Statue of Gandhi removed from University of Ghana over claims he was a ‘racist’
A statue of the legendary Indian leader, Mahatma Gandhi has been removed from a University campus in Ghana's capital, Accra. Lecturers began a petitio [...]
Spain to raise minimum wage to 1, 050 euros in 2019
While Nigeria is still grappling g with getting approval for N30,000 minimum wage, the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez has said his cabinet wou [...]
Court sends Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen to jail
A three-year jail sentence has been handed down to Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen for his role in a scandal involving the US President. C [...]
TIME magazine honours journalists, a newspaper as its 2018 persons of the year
TIME magazine has recognized journalists, including the slain Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi, as its 2018 Person of the Year in what it said was an e [...]
Seven year old becomes biggest earner on YouTube, makes $22m
A seven-year-old boy, Ryan, who is a toy reviewer is the biggest earner on YouTube, grossing £17.3 million or $22million in a year, Forbes has reveale [...]
South Africa trounces Nigeria in minimum wage, raises theirs to N91,225
While Nigeria is still struggling to increase its minimum wage from N18,000 to N30,000, South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the nation [...]
Ex president Robert Mugabe no longer able to walk
Former Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe has been receiving medical treatment in Singapore for the last two months and is no longer able to walk, ac [...]
BokoHaram kidnaps 15 girls in Niger Republic
Suspected BokoHaram gunmen have kidnapped 15 girls overnight in a village near Toumour, south-eastern Niger, according to the local mayor, Boukar Mani [...]