Trump suffers deadly blow as Senate fails to repeal Obamacare again
United States Senators early Friday narrowly rejected a dramatically slimmed-down Obamacare repeal bill, even after being promised by GOP leaders that the measure would never actually become law. The strategy…
Indonesia ombudsman alleges rights violations in execution of Nigerian drug convict
The office of Indonesia’s ombudsman has unearthed evidence of rights violations in the execution of a Nigerian drug convict last year, an official said on Friday. Humphrey Jefferson Ejike Eleweke…
Pakistan PM Sharif resigns after Supreme Court says he’s unfit to hold public office
Pakistan’s Supreme court on Friday sacked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office after a damning corruption probe into his family wealth, saying he is unfit to hold public office. The…
EU set to block Nigerians, others from laundering money via Europe
Brussels has rebuked national governments in the EU for failing to apply rules aimed at making it harder for terror organisations and criminal gangs to hide their money by shifting…
Hopes for HIV cure revived by African child in remission
A South African child born with HIV has surprised experts by appearing to be effectively cured of the AIDS virus after just a year of treatment followed by eight and…
From class to crash: How Tennis legend, Becker, lost £100m in dubious Nigerian oil investment
Wimbledon legend Boris Becker lost a huge part of his £100 million fortune in dubious investments in Nigerian oil firms, it has been claimed. Becker struck the deal in 2013,…
ISIS asked Christians to renounce Jesus in Egypt bus slaughter but the women refused: Survivor
One of the survivors of the massacre of 29 Egyptian Christians in Minya in May said that the Islamic State extremists forced the women off the bus and ordered them…
44 percent of Liberal Democrats say churches bad for America: Pew Research
Democrats are more likely than Republicans to believe that churches have a negative impact on American society, according to a recent report by Pew Research Center. In a report released…
Trump promises $639 million to feed the hungry in Nigeria, Somalia, others
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday promised $639 million in aid to feed people left starving because of drought and conflict in Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen. Trump’s pledge…
Rwanda disqualifies only female presidential candidate over alleged incomplete signatures
Rwanda’s only female presidential candidate has been disqualified from next month’s election, with authorities saying on Friday that she did not submit enough supporters’ signatures and some of those she…