Nigerian migrants, others stranded in France as police shut camps
French police removed around 500 migrants – mostly Afghans but some Africans – from a makeshift tent encampment in central Paris at dawn Monday. Nigerian migrants were among the affected…
Madagascar’s Prime minister steps down due to political crisis
June 4, 2018 Madagascar’s Prime Minister Olivier Solonandrasana Mahafaly has stepped down due to a protracted political crisis in the country. His resignation will enable President Hery Rajaonarimampianina to choose…
Zuma behind backlash against President Ramaphosa of South Africa
June 4, 2018 Former South African president Jacob Zuma is impeding a crackdown on corruption by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) under President Cyril Ramaphosa, the head of the…
FBI awaits arrival of Nigerian nabbed in Poland for alleged cyberfraud
Poland security authorities are finalizing documentation for the extradition of a Nigerian man who is wanted in the United States for offences bordering of cyber-fraud and online extortion. The Federal…
Go to hell; Duterte tells UN official over criticism
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out Sunday at another U.N. human rights expert for making critical remarks about his supposed role in the expulsion of the chief justice, telling him…
Volkswagen concerned by U.S. steel and aluminium tariffs, urges dialogue
June 1, 2018 The Volkswagen on Friday expressed “regret and concern” over the imposition of tariffs by the United States on imports of steel and aluminium from the European Union….
Nigerian-British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor stars with Angelina Jolie in Maleficent 2
Nigerian -born British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor has joined Angelina Jolie in Maleficent 2, an upcoming sequel to the 2014 American Dark Fantasy film , Maleficent, produced by Walt Disney Pictures….
Kirk Franklin blasts Pastor with 4 private jets for demanding a 5th plane for $54m
Popular American Gospel Singer, Kirk Franklin has frowned at a request by a pastor, Jessie Duplantis for donations to buy his fifth private jet at the cost of $54 million….
Red Cross sends surgeons, supplies to Gaza to treat wounded
May 31, 2018 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday it was sending two surgical teams to Gaza and setting up a surgical unit in the…
Hamas says ceasefire reached with Israel after Gaza flare-up
May 30, 2018 Hamas, the Islamist group that rules the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday said it has reached a ceasefire with Israel. This statement came after the most severe exchange…