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211 million naira in gold intercepted at Lagos international airport - EFCC
Nigeria's anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its operatives on Tuesday, intercepted N211 million in gold being transport through the Murtala Mohammed Internat…
California Wildfire: Death toll continues to rise, 50 bodies reported so far
As the whole world continues to watch the massive and deadly California wildfire which has engulfed its northern and southern region, the death toll continues to rise.Now the deadliest in the s…
Egyptian court hands one year prison sentence on ex-star player for tax evasion
Egyptian foottball legend, Mohamed Aboutrika, has been sentenced to one year in prison for tax evasion or a fine of 20,000 Egyptian pounds ($1,100) to have the sentence suspended by a court in Egypt.…
Australian found guilty of six murders in Melbourne car attack
A jury has found an Australian man -who drove into a crowd, January last year- guilty of murdering 6 people and injuring 27 along Bourke St in Melbourne, after less than an hour of deliberation.James…
Nigeria to get $5.72 billion loan from China for Mambilla power plant project
Nigeria's minister for Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, says negotiation with the Chinese government to secure loans for the 3, 050 Megawatts Mambilla Power Plant is at an advanced st…
2018 US Mid-term elections: Democrat Kyrsten Sinema flips Senate seat in Republican-stronghold Arizona
One week after the 2018 US midterm election day, the Democratic party have flipped another Republican held senate seat, as Democrat Kyrsten Sinema have been declared winner of the Arizona Senate race…
California Wildfire now the deadliest in the state's history with 13 more bodies discovered
This season's California wildfire is now the deadliest in the state's history as the death toll rose to 42, with the discovery of 13 more bodies in the wiped out city of Paradise -surpassing the 1933…
Ethiopia's Attorney General issues arrest warrants for 36 state security agents accused of attacking Prime Minister's June rally
Members of Ethiopia's security service are being accused of orchestrating June's grenade attack on a rally which had prime minister Abiy Ahmed in attendace and claimed two lives.The accusation was ma…
Cameroon School Abduction: Remaining hostages freed
Four people that were being held by their captors following last weeks school abduction in Cameroon have been released, journalist Peter Tah reports.Though not confirmed, their release comes five day…
Suicide bomb attack near Afghanistan police checkpoint kills six
At least six people have been killed as Kabul is once again rocked by suicide bombing attack close to a police checkpoint, which is near a school in central Kabul, in the same area the finance and ju…
Nine children dead, several injured in Ugandan school fire
Nine children have been confirmed dead, with many others injured after a fire broke out at night in their school and dormitory in Rakai district, south-western Uganda.The injured children were taken …
US F/A-18 Hornet jet crashes into Philippine sea
A fighter jet belonging to the United States Navy has reportedly crashed into the Philippine Sea following a mechanical issue, with its crew able to eject before the crash.According to the US 7th fle…
California Wildfrie: Death toll now at 31, equals 1933 Griffith Park disaster record
The deadly California wildfire ravaging the US west coast is on track to become the deadliest in the state's history and has calimed its 31st victim on Sunday after six people were found dead.At leas…
Three bomb blasts in Somali capital, at least 17 killed
Multiple bomb blast in Somalia capital, Mogadishu, have killed at least 17 people, Reuters quotes an officer.The news agency, however, says its photographer has counted 20 bodies.Two bomb blasts were…
Ryanair aircraft seized by French Civil Aviation Authorities on tarmac
French civil aviation authorities have announced the seizure of an aircraft belonging to the low-cost Irish airline, Ryanair, in a bid to force the airline to repay subsidies it received from French …
Toronto-bound airplane with 126 passenger crash-lands at Guyana airport, six injured
A 'Fly Jamaica Airways' Boeing jetliner bound for Toronto, Canada from Georgetown, Guyana has been forced into crash-landing shortly after takeoff, after it suffered a hydraulic problem.Transportatio…
Conjoined twin girls successfully separated at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital, Australia
Conjoined Bhutanese twins have been successfully separated at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital, in Australia after a six hour operation.The 15-month-old twin girls, Nima and Dawa, joined at the …
California bar shooter identified as marine veteran
Authorities have identified the killer -who opened fire in a California bar, killing 12 people including a police- on Wednesday night, as 28-year-old US Marine Corps combat veteran Ian David Long.Lon…
United States becomes the world's largest crude oil exporter
The United States of America has overtaken Russia and Saudi Arabia to become the world's biggest exporter of crude with 11.6 million barrel per day (bpd), according to data released by the Energy Inf…
Feeding Zakzaky costs FG N3.5 million monthly claims Lai Mohammed, Nigerians react
There's been an outrage among Nigerians in the social media community following the release of a video showing Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Muhammed, telling reporters, that the Fe…