APC National Leader, Tinubu Visits Borno, Condoles With Gov Zulum
APC National Leader, Tinubu Visits Borno, Condoles With Gov Zulum…
UN urges world leaders to declare ‘climate emergency’
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres described the situation as "dramatic" and urged countries to take drastic action. A virtual conference is taking place to mark five years since the Paris climate accord.…
UK prepares navy ships in case of no-deal Brexit
The UK has announced that four 80-meter vessels have been put on standby to defend its waters. The ships will have the power to confiscate all EU fishing boats within Britain's exclusive…
Indonesia: Police arrest top militant linked to Bali bombings
Indonesian police have arrested a senior leader of the al-Qaida-linked extremist group which carried out the 2002 Bali bombings. The militant was also believed to be involved in other deadly attacks.…
DR Congo: Authorities powerless to stop deadly violence in North Kivu
For the past six years, the city of Beni in DR Congo's North Kivu region has been the scene of almost daily attacks which have killed hundreds of people and displaced hundreds…
Boko Haram leader claims Nigerian school kidnapping
A total of 333 students from the Government Science Secondary School remain missing after the Friday night attack by gunmen on the boys' school. In an audio message, a man identifying himself…
Morocco’s Jews celebrate Hanukkah ‘miracle’ of Israel ties
Morocco's Jewish community celebrates the Hanukkah "miracle" of the normalisation of Israeli-Moroccan relations in a Casablanca ceremony held via a video streaming platform. The diplomatic breakthrough, linked to Washington's recognition of Rabat's…
EA swoops in to buy Codemasters
The California-based game company, producer of the FIFA franchise, has offered almost a billion euros for the British racing simulator specialist. Sales of video games have surged during the coronavirus pandemic.…
London tightens curbs amid coronavirus new variant fears
A new strain of coronavirus may be causing the "very sharp" rise in infections seen in the UK's capital city. The World Health Organisation is aware of the "genetic variant."…
Tokyo governor sees ‘no circumstances’ for cancelling Olympics
Tokyo's governor says she can see "no circumstances" under which the virus-postponed 2020 Olympics will be cancelled, despite rising coronavirus infections in Japan and continued public scepticism. In an interview with AFP,…