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
Europe How Germany paid residents to use electricity due to excess power generation by Patrick Akpu January 4, 2018 0 By Jeremy Berke, Business Insider People in Germany essentially got paid to use electricity on Christmas. Electricity prices in the... Read more
Middle East Israel cracks Palestinian militant cell recruited by Iran in South Africa by Patrick Akpu January 3, 2018 0 Israel said on Wednesday it had cracked a Palestinian militant cell suspected of having been recruited and handled by Iranian... Read more
Asia Doctor collapses, dies in front of patient by Patrick Akpu January 3, 2018 0 A Chinese doctor reportedly worked an 18-hour shift before she collapsed of a stroke and suddenly died. Respiratory illness specialist... Read more
Americas Seven-year-old boy kills self while playing with parent’s gun by Patrick Akpu January 2, 2018 0 A seven-year-old boy has accidentally killed himself while playing with a gun. The incident occured in Alabama, USA. Sgt. Jack... Read more
Middle East Iran accuses US, UK, Saudi Arabia of sponsoring anti-government protests by Patrick Akpu January 2, 2018 1 A senior Iranian security official said Saudi Arabia, the U.S. and Britain are major players behind recent anti-government protests, Press... Read more
Middle East Israeli parliament passes bill on how to cede part of Jerusalem to Palestine by Patrick Akpu January 2, 2018 0 Israel's parliament on Tuesday gave final approval to legislation aimed at making it more difficult for the government to hand... Read more
Americas 12 Americans, including family of 5, killed as plane crashes in Costa Rica by Patrick Akpu January 1, 2018 0 A family of five Americans vacationing in Costa Rica was among the victims of a New Year's Eve plane crash... Read more
Asia Hundreds of Indonesians mark New Year’s Eve with mass wedding by Patrick Akpu December 31, 2017 0 Hundreds of Indonesian couples celebrated getting married in Jakarta on New Year’s Eve in a free mass wedding. The communal... Read more
Europe Church of Sweden to stop using “He” for God to ensure gender neutrality by Patrick Akpu December 31, 2017 0 The Church of Sweden will begin using more gender-neutral language when referring to ‘God’, it has said. Members of the... Read more
Middle East Iran blocks Instagram, Telegram as two protesters die by Patrick Akpu December 31, 2017 0 Iran on Sunday blocked access to Instagram and a popular messaging app used by activists to organize and publicize the... Read more
Asia 34-year-old man sentenced to 13,000 years in prison in Thailand by Patrick Akpu December 30, 2017 0 A 34-year-old man has been sentenced to more than 13,000 years in prison in Thailand. The conman named Pudit Kittithradilok... Read more
Africa Nine killed as gunman opens fire on Egypt church by Patrick Akpu December 29, 2017 0 A gunman opened fire on a church south of Cairo on Friday, killing at least nine people in the latest... Read more
Asia 12 killed as fire razes multi-storey building in India’s financial capital by Patrick Akpu December 29, 2017 0 At least 12 people died and three were critically injured in a late night fire at a multi-story building in... Read more
Americas Baby, 11 others killed as fire razes apartment building in New York by Patrick Akpu December 29, 2017 0 Investigators in New York City searched early on Friday for the cause of a blaze that ripped through an apartment... Read more
Africa BREAKING: Election Commission declares George Weah winner of Liberia presidential run-off by Patrick Akpu December 28, 2017 0 Ex-footballer George Weah has won the Liberia presidential run-off. According to the country's National Election Commission (NEC), the 51-year-old wins... Read more