Gunmen storm restaurants, shops, pubs; kill 10 in bloody dusk attack
Cameroon regional governor on Monday said gunmen killed 10 people and injured another two at a busy junction in the city of Bamenda in Cameroon’s troubled northwest. A witness…
Russian scientists warn of powerful solar flare activity on Monday
July 17, 2023 Powerful solar flare activity is forecast for Monday which may interfere with short-wave communications, Russian scientists said after three flares were observed on the sun on Sunday….
South African court rules against ex-president Zuma in parole release finding
July 14, 2023 South Africa’s top court on Thursday rejected an attempt to overturn a previous decision that found former president Jacob Zuma should go back to jail after being…
Miss Netherlands’ first transgender winner becomes target of hate speech
July 13, 2023 Rikkie Valerie Kolle, the first transgender woman to be crowed Miss Netherlands, once saw her success in the pageant as a symbol of her nation’s openness. Then…
Hushpuppi associate, Woodberry, jailed 8years in US, to pay $8m to victims
Nigerian internet fraudster, Jacob Olalekan Ponle, also known as Woodberry, has been handed eight-yea- and-three-month jail sentence by a federal judge in the United States for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar fraud….
Iranian President Raisi begins Africa trip with visit to Kenya
July 12, 2023 Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi received a red carpet welcome from Kenyan counterpart William Ruto on Wednesday as he began a three-country tour of Africa that Tehran has…
Rights group urges Tunisia to halt collective expulsions of African migrants
July 7, 2023 Tunisia should halt collective expulsions of sub-Saharan African migrants and urgently enable access to humanitarian services for those the government sent to a dangerous area of the…
Apple makes history as first $3 trillion company amid tech stock surge
July 3, 2023 Apple Inc became the first company in the world to reach a market value of $3 trillion, buoyed by hopes over its expansion in new markets coupled…
Indian firm used toxic industrial-grade ingredient in syrup
June 29, 2023 The Indian manufacturer of cough syrups that Uzbekistan said last year had poisoned 19 children used a toxic industrial-grade ingredient rather than the legitimate pharmaceutical version, two…
76-year-old Nigeria-British grandma murdered in her London home; suspects in court
A 28-year-old man charged with murdering a ‘beloved’ 76-year-old church leader at her £500,000 home, is set to appear in court Monday. Grandmother Nelly Akomah, 76, was found dead at…