Category: Foreign
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....
Scientists find `oldest human’ footprint in Americas
A 15,600-year-old footprint fossil found in southern Chile is believed to be the evidence of the oldest human presence in the Americas, according to a recent study....
Nigerian born British lawmaker sacked from Parliament for lying
Nigeria-born British lawmaker, Fiona Onasanya has become the first ever Member of Parliament (MP) to be removed from office following a recall petition. According to BBC...
Theresa May sacks Defence Secretary
The Prime Minister Theresa May has sacked her Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson. The sack followed an investigation into an information leak from the National Security...
How Buhari secured release of Zainab Aliyu from Saudi detention
Reprieve came the way of Zainab Aliyu, a Nigerian student who had been in detention in Saudi Arabia on suspicion of drug trafficking since 2018. President Muhammadu...
Tanzania police officer hires a friend to get wife pregnant
In Dar-es-Salaam, a Tanzanian Court must decide on a honorable intentions in a case where a man hired his neighbor to get his wife pregnant. It seems that Darius...
