A Nigerian, Adeyemi Opebiyi, has sued the United Kingdom for allegedly turning him back from entering the country after he had been granted a visa and had flown from Nigeria to the Manchester Airport, reports The Punch. Opebiyi, who described himself as the Head of Operations, Sabi Micro Finance Bank […]
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The United States Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California has alleged Abba Kyari, the Head of the Inspector-General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team, was paid bribes by Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi to arrest and detain an estranged ‘co-conspirator,’ Chibuzo Vincent. In a statement released on Wednesday by the […]
About 161,000 people have protested across France on Saturday in objection to new regulations introduced by the country’s authorities to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Franceinfo television channel reported that some 11,000 people demonstrated in Paris. There were scuffles on the edges of the protest in Paris near the Champs-Elysees, which […]
Several people reportedly taking selfies near a historical fort in northern India were among nearly 80 killed by lightning strikes during the early stages of the annual monsoon season, officials said Monday. Deadly lightning strikes are common in the vast Asian nation during the June-September deluge, which bring respite from […]
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday reshuffled his government for the first time since the left-wing coalition came to power in January 2020. Sanchez said it represented “a generational renewal” because the mean age of the ministers was now 50 instead of 55. And women now make up 63 […]
At least 27 people died in two road accidents in Algeria overnight, including when a bus smashed into a truck, local media reported Saturday. In one crash on Friday night, a bus and truck collided on a road connecting Constantine to the Mediterranean port of Jijel in the northeast of […]
Jacob Zuma, former president of South Africa, was found guilty of contempt of court on Tuesday, and sentenced to 15 months in jail. South Africa’s Constitutional Court gave the sentence after Zuma failed to appear at the inquiry led by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo in February. Thereafter, the inquiry’s […]
Eighteen Al-Shabab militants were executed on Sunday in Galkayo town of Mudug, the Puntland State of Somalia, after being sentenced to death earlier by the court.NAN reports. The Chairperson of Puntland state court, Mohamud Abdi Mohamed, said that the court proceedings followed through different stages before the execution. “Puntland State […]
Lebanon witnessed a night of protests and riots against worsening living conditions, which left several protesters and 10 soldiers injured. By early today, Lebanese troops were deployed in the northern city of Tripoli to secure state institutions. Sporadic protests were reported throughout Lebanon on Saturday as the country’s 20-month economic […]
A makeshift bomb exploded inside a Catholic church in the city of Beni in DR Congo’s conflict-plagued east on Sunday, injuring two just an hour before a children’s Confirmation ceremony was due to be held. The head of police in Beni’s town hall Narcisse Muteba Kashale told AFP that the […]
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