Africa Eight Nigerians arrested for attacking police officers during drug raid in South Africa by admin April 19, 2024
Africa Bank of Ghana suspends FX trading licences of GTBank, First Bank for ‘regulatory breaches’ March 5, 2024 - Updated on March 6, 2024
Americas Obama nominates first US ambassador to Somalia in 25 years by Patrick Akpu February 25, 2015 0 US President Barack Obama has finally nominated a US ambassador to Somalia in nearly 25 years, filling a post that... Read more
Breaking News ISIS to execute captured Christians by Patrick Akpu February 25, 2015 0 A Syrian Christian group claimed on Tuesday said at least 150 people including women and elderly, had been kidnapped by the... Read more
Americas Shooting at two Texas homes leaves four dead by Patrick Akpu February 23, 2015 0 Four people were killed on Sunday night after gunfire ensued at two homes in Killeen, Texas. Police say one woman is... Read more
Asia North Korea bans foreign athletes over Ebola fears by Patrick Akpu February 23, 2015 0 North Korea has barred foreign participants from taking part in April's Mangyongdae Prize Marathon to be held in the capital,... Read more
Asia 69 dead in Bangladesh ferry accident by Patrick Akpu February 23, 2015 0 A ferry accident in central Bangladesh on Sunday has left 69 people dead as at Monday morning, with rescue operations... Read more
Africa Gunmen abduct 89 boys in South Sudan by Patrick Akpu February 21, 2015 0 Armed men have reportedly abducted not less than 89 boys from a camp in the northern city of Malakal that... Read more
Breaking News Fire kills 10 foreign workers in Abu Dhabi by Patrick Akpu February 21, 2015 0 Ten foreign workers were killed after fire razed a tyre shop in Abu Dhabi on Friday. The labourers, reports said,... Read more
Africa 40 dead, 70 injured as three car bombs rip through Qubbah, Libya by Patrick Akpu February 20, 2015 0 Forty people were killed and 70 wounded on Friday after three car bombs ripped through the eastern Libyan city of Qubbah,... Read more
Asia Thailand bans commercial surrogacy by Patrick Akpu February 20, 2015 0 Commercial surrogacy, a situation where a woman is paid to get pregnant and giving birth to a baby for the... Read more
Africa One killed, many injured as train derails in Mozambique by Patrick Akpu February 20, 2015 0 At least one person was killed on Thursday after a train transporting passengers and coal derailed in southern Mozambique, the operating... Read more
Africa Militant groups sign peace deal with Mali by Patrick Akpu February 20, 2015 0 Six armed groups in Mali have reached a ceasefire agreement with the Malian government in a bid to end hostilities in... Read more
Africa Ghanaians protest widespread power outages by Patrick Akpu February 18, 2015 - Updated on February 19, 2015 0 Thousands of Ghanaian marched through Ghana’s capital, Accra on Wednesday, to protest against widespread power shortages in the country. They claim President... Read more
Africa Beheading of Coptic Christians: Pope Francis expresses sadness by Patrick Akpu February 16, 2015 0 Pope Francis on Monday expressed “profound sadness” over the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by Islamic militants in Libya,... Read more
Africa Islamic militants behead Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya by Patrick Akpu February 16, 2015 0 Islamic militants in Libya on Sunday night released a video showing the beheading of a group of Egyptians believed to be some or... Read more
Asia Six Taiwanese prisoners commit suicide after failed escape bid by Patrick Akpu February 15, 2015 0 Six prison inmates who tried to escape from a prison in Taiwan have committed suicide. They had seized weapons from... Read more