Over 200 Palestinians killed, 5,600 injured in renewed conflict with Israel – Ministry
May 16, 2021 “In the [Gaza] Strip, as many as 181 Palestinians have been killed, including 52 children and 31 women, whereas 1,225 people were injured. The death toll in…
Two Nigerian migrant women rescued from drowning enroute Europe tell their story
Authorities say 17 migrants drowned and two were rescued Thursday after a boat trying to carry them to Europe sank off the Tunisian coast. The two rescued migrants were Nigerian…
Israel hits Gaza with 1,000 bombs in heaviest overnight bombing
Hours after PM Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a clearly worded speech before Knesset which bore a message of war, Israel has stepped up its attacks on Gaza with more than 1,000…
Power generation woes in Ivory Coast, Ghana hit industry and neighbours
May 13, 2021 A drop in electricity generation in Ivory Coast and Ghana has left households and businesses fuming as well as cutting power supplies to neighbouring West African countries…
Decline in Nigeria’s remittance flows results in decline of remittances to Sub-Saharan Africa- World Bank
May 13, 2021 A World Bank report says that a 27.7 per cent decline in remittance flows to Nigeria in 2020 resulted in decline of remittances by 12.5 per cent…
S/Africa picks up first cases of COVID-19 variant from India
May 9, 2021 South Africa’s health ministry said on Saturday it had detected the first four cases of a new coronavirus variant that emerged in India and was responsible for…
Twitter Announces Monetization Plans To Rival Facebook, YouTube
May 7, 2021 Twitter on Thursday began letting some users add virtual tip jars to accounts so people can support their tweets by tossing in money. A limited number of…
Twitter Suspends Accounts Promoting Trump Affiliated Websites
May 7, 2021 Twitter on Thursday confirmed that it pulled the plug on several accounts trying to skirt its ban on former president Donald Trump by promoting his blog posts….
U.S. backs giving poorer countries access to COVID-19 vaccine patents, reversing stance
May 6, 2021 U.S. backs giving poorer countries access to COVID-19 vaccine patents, reversing stance President Joe Biden on Wednesday threw his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19…
COVID-19: U.S offering free beer, doughnuts as incentives to promote vaccination
May 6, 2021 Free beer, free doughnuts, savings bonds, government officials and businesses are teaming up to encourage Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19. President Joe Biden wants 70 percent…