Breaking: Stranded Nigerians forced to disembark from Airline, protest at Stansted Airport
No fewer than 200 Nigerians at Stansted Airport, London are presently stranded and protesting after they were forced to disembark from a…
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Barcelona president, Josep Maria Bartomeu apologises to fans after club’s defeat by Bayern Munich
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has apologised to fans after the club’s crushing 8-2 defeat by Bayern Munich in the Champions League,…
Coronavirus antibody testing begin in Nigeria, other African countries
Seven African countries will begin administering coronavirus antibody tests next week, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has said. The…
Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu wins Waislitz Global Citizen Award
Journalist, farmer and social entrepreneur Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu has been named one of the winners at the 2020 Waislitz Global Citizen Award. The…
Trump exits briefing, as man shot near White House
US President Donald Trump was abruptly led out of a news briefing by a Secret Service agent, after shots were fired outside…
Evacuation: 327 Nigerians depart London for Abuja
A total of 327 stranded Nigerians successfully evacuated by the Federal Government have departed Gatwick Airport, London, and are expected to arrive…
Overnight millionaire: Small scale miner sells gemstones for $5.4m
A small-scale miner in Tanzania, who became an instant millionaire after selling three rough Tanzanite stones for $5.4m (£4.1m), has told the…
Cameroon Seals Church That Claims COVID-19 Does Not Exist
This music is played on loudspeakers by a group of seven members of the Tabernacles of Freedoms Ministries in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde.…
Sudan floods kill 10, destroy 3,300 homes
At least 10 people were killed and more than 3,300 homes ruined by flooding triggered by torrential rains across much of Sudan…
Covid=19: WHO Deploys Dozens of Experts to South Africa
A team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) is in South Africa to help the country get control of its…
Terrorists shut 9,000 schools in Nigeria, other African countries – US
The United States Africa Command has said terrorist groups including the Islamic State, Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab, in the last five…
Risks of COVID-19 infection through breastfeeding negligible — WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) says the risk of COVID-19 infection through breastfeeding is negligible and has never been documented. Dr Laurence Grummer-Strawn,…
Beirut blast: Frantic search for survivors of deadly explosion
Rescue workers in Lebanon are searching for more than a hundred people who are missing after a huge explosion devastated the port…
Zimbabwe leader vows to ‘flush out bad apples’
Zimbabwean’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has given a stark warning to opposition figures and human rights campaigners amid growing uproar over corruption and…
Shot Tanzanian politician wins presidential nomination
Prominent Tanzanian opposition figure Tundu Lissu has been nominated to run for the presidency in October’s general elections by his Chadema party.…
Trump wants US cut from TikTok Microsoft deal
Donald Trump says the government should get a cut from the sale of TikTok’s US unit if an American firm buys it.…