Category: Foreign

Theresa May to resign as UK Prime Minister

Prime Minister Theresa May says she will step down as leader of her Conservative Party on June 7, accepting that she failed to broker a deal for Britain to leave the...

Brexit talks collapse as May’s premiership crumbles

Britain’s tumultuous divorce from the EU was again in disarray on Friday after the opposition Labour Party declared last-ditch talks dead due to Prime Minister Theresa...

Two Nigerians arrested in India for allegedly robbing ATMs

Two Nigerians, Isaiah Ogunleye, 34, and Colin Mawagi, 37, have been arrested by the Samata Nagar police in India for allegedly stealing money from Automated Teller...

US govt put ends to visa interview waivers in Nigeria

United States embassy in Nigeria has suspended drop box service or interview waiver for those renewing visas in the country. This means that those attempting to renew...

Four dead, 29 injured in factory explosion

Four people died and 29 were injured, including 17 children, following an explosion at a factory where gunpowder is handled in Colombia’s capital Bogota on Friday,...

Buhari hails China’s efforts to improve Nigeria’s infrastructure

President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed the People’s Republic of China for its “genuine” efforts aimed at improving Nigeria’s infrastructure development. Buhari...

BBC fires presenter following chimpanzee tweet about British royal baby

The BBC has fired a presenter who tweeted an image of a chimpanzee dressed in clothes with the caption “Royal Baby leaves hospital’’. Meghan, wife of Prince Harry,...

14 feared dead as private jet crashes

The wreckage of a private jet that was flying from Las Vegas to Monterrey, in northern Mexico, was found on Monday, an official said, after the plane disappeared with 14...

Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, gives birth to baby boy

The royal family just got a little bigger. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their first child,a 7-pound, 3-ounce baby boy at 5:26 a.m. Monday morning. Prince...

55 killed, 36 injured as fuel tanker explodes in Niger

Fifty-five people died when a tanker truck exploded near the international airport of Niger’s capital, Niamey, overnight, an interior ministry spokesman said Monday....