5 female militants bag up to 30 years jail terms
A French court on Monday sentenced five female militants to between five and 30 years in prison for planning a failed car…
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Nigeria – Korea Economic Forum: Trade Nigeria meets KOTRA in Singapore
In preparation for the Nigeria – Korea Economic Forum, members of the Local Organizing committee and officials of Trade Nigeria will be…
7 in 10 workers are self-employed -ILO report
A ground-breaking study reveals that seven in 10 workers are self-employed or in small businesses, a finding that has significant implications for…
U.S. fighter jet crashes in Germany, pilot survives
A U.S. F-16 fighter jet on Tuesday crashed near the southwestern German city of Trier, with the pilot ejecting out of the…
UN in financial crisis – Guterres
Antonio Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General says the organisation is facing a severe paucity of funds, the worst in nearly 10 years.…
After Singapore, Nigeria – Korea Economic Forum holds December
Plans are almost at the finishing stage for the Nigeria – Korea Economic Forum scheduled for December 2019. The plans are coming…
Nigeria, Singapore can connect African and Asia – Akinremi Alade Bolaji
The High Commissioner of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Singapore, His Excellency, Akinremi Alade Bolaji has said that Nigeria and Singapore…
Facebook deletes accounts from Nigeria, UAE, others
Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts, pages and groups from its social network platforms that the company says were involved in coordinated…
Ebola: Germany contributes additional 4m euros to WHO
Germany on Friday committed additional money to the World Health Organization (WHO) and African Union (AU) as part of efforts at fighting…
Trump bans immigrants who can’t pay for healthcare
Amid his impeachment probe, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Friday night requiring many future immigrant visa applicants to show they…
Prince Harry to sue press owners over phone-hacking
Britain’s Prince Harry is to sue the publishers of Rupert Murdoch’s Sun newspaper and the Daily Mirror over allegations of phone-hacking as…
Lightning kills father, two children
Three family members have lost their lives after lightning struck in Ethiopia’s Amhara regional state, located in the northern part of the…
Congo: 20 dead in collapsed gold mine
At least 20 people were killed Thursday when an unlicensed gold mine collapsed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. According to local…
UK PM Johnson to unveil ‘final Brexit offer’ to EU
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Wednesday unveil his final Brexit offer to the EU and say that, if Brussels does not…
Parliament suspension: Boris Johnson apologises, begs Queen
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologised to Queen Elizabeth for asking her to approve the unlawful suspension of the House of…
Imran Khan warns UN of potential nuclear war in Kashmir.
Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan, has said he has been trying to raise the alarm at the United Nations this week about…