Africa Eight Nigerians arrested for attacking police officers during drug raid in South Africa by admin April 19, 2024
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Americas US House Speaker, John Boehner resigns by Patrick Akpu September 25, 2015 0 U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, who has struggled with repeated rebellions from the conservative wing of his Republican... Read more
Breaking News UPDATE: 717 dead in Saudi Hajj stampede by Patrick Akpu September 24, 2015 0 Officials have confirmed 717 pilgrims dead in Thursday's tragic Hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia. Number of those injured has been... Read more
Breaking News Another Hajj tragedy! 310 killed in stampede in Mina by Patrick Akpu September 24, 2015 0 At least 310 people have been killed in a stampede at the annual Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia’s civil defence directorate... Read more
Africa Egyptian president pardons two Al Jazeera journalists, 100 other prisoners by Patrick Akpu September 23, 2015 0 Al-Jazeera journalists Mohammed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed and 100 other prisoners have been granted pardons by President Abdel Fattah Al-sisi... Read more
Africa You can’t just summon me like a schoolboy, South Sudan President tells UN by Patrick Akpu September 19, 2015 0 South Sudan’s president, Silva Kiir, has said he would shun a UN meeting aimed at boosting peace efforts in his... Read more
Breaking News Sheikh Rashid, son of Dubai’s ruler, dies of heart attack by Patrick Akpu September 19, 2015 0 Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed al-Maktoum, son of Dubai’s ruler and elder brother to the emirate’s heir apparent, has died at... Read more
Breaking News Could this be true? “These migrants aren’t Syrians but Pakistanis, Nigerians, Albanians” by Patrick Akpu September 19, 2015 0 Hinging on a recent European Union statistics which showed that of the 213,000 migrant arrivals in April, May and June, only... Read more
Africa Coup: Burkina Faso military junta frees detained interim President, ministers by Patrick Akpu September 18, 2015 0 Head of military junta in Burkina Faso, Gen. Gilbert Diendere, which took power on Thursday has on Friday announced the... Read more
Africa Tragedy! Boxer dies after getting a knockout punch by Patrick Akpu September 17, 2015 0 A promising South African boxer, Mzwanele Kompolo, has died after receiving a first round knockout in a bout and being unable to... Read more
Americas Horror! Cops shocked after searching woman’s home by Patrick Akpu September 17, 2015 0 Police in Florida were shocked at what they found in the mobile home of a woman, Nikole Dykema, who tried to... Read more
Asia Japanese legislators “battle” one another over security bill by Patrick Akpu September 17, 2015 0 There was a scuffle among Japanese lawmakers on Thursday during a heated debate over a security bill that could see... Read more
Africa Burkina Faso Military confirms coup by Patrick Akpu September 17, 2015 0 The military in Burkina Faso has taken to the airwaves to declare it now controls the country, confirming that a... Read more
Asia Taliban fighters hit Afghan prison, release 353 prisoners by Patrick Akpu September 14, 2015 0 Taliban fighters have raided a prison in the central Afghan city of Ghazni, killing police officers and releasing many prisoners. A... Read more
Asia Tragic Hajj! 65 killed as crane collapses in Mecca by Patrick Akpu September 11, 2015 0 At least 65 people were killed and about 154 were injured Friday when a crane collapsed in the Grand Mosque in Mecca,... Read more
Americas Great Escape?…Prisoner gets trapped in a tunnel while trying to break out of jail by Patrick Akpu September 10, 2015 0 Maycon Souza da Silva and his partner, Rafael da Silva Costa had dug a tunnel in an attempt to flee... Read more