Israeli Netta Barzilai, winner of 2018 Eurovision, has Nigerian link
NETTA Barzilai made Israel proud at Eurovision 2018 when she won the contest with a whopping 529 points. The Mediterranean country was thought to be leaving the Song Contest last…
Barclays boss, Staley, fined $870,000 for sneaking on a whistleblower
Barclays chief executive Jes Staley has been fined £642,430 ($871,000) by UK regulators for trying to identify an anonymous whistleblower who made allegations about Staley’s role in recruiting another employee,…
WHO prepares for worst case Ebola scenario, hopes to deploy vaccine
May 11, 2018 The WHO is preparing for the worst case scenario in an Ebola outbreak in a remote area of Congo, including spread to a major town. WHO…
Nigerian diplomat slaughtered in his home in Sudan, suspects nabbed
A Nigerian diplomat, later identified as the Immigration Attache, Mr. Habibu Almu, was found dead in his home in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Thursday, two security sources said, in…
Britain condemns Iranian attack on Israel, seeks Russia’s influence
May 10, 2018 Britain on Thursday condemned Iran’s attacks on Israel and calls on Russia to use its influence in Syria to stop any further attacks, a spokesman for Prime…
U.S. won’t stop funding for Iran nuclear inspections, official says
May 10, 2018 The United States will not stop funding intense International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections in Iran, in spite its pullout from the nuclear deal with Tehran, a…
Trump thanks Kim Jong Un for releasing 3 U.S. prisoners
May 10, 2018 President Donald Trump welcomed three former U.S. prisoners at a military base near Washington on Thursday, thanking North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for their release and…
Trouble for woman who gave birth twice in a year
Nompumelelo Caluza, a South African mother has been trying for more than five years to get a birth certificate for her six-year-old daughter at the Home Affairs Prospecton branch in…
A UNESCO World Heritage site,the iconic Taj Mahal overun by insects
May 9, 2018 India’s iconic Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world and a UNESCO World Heritage site, is being overrun by insects. This concern has been…
Trump’s decision on Iran nuclear deal is ‘misguided’ – Obama
Former US president Barack Obama made a rare public criticism of his successor Tuesday, describing Donald Trump’s decision to abandon the Iran nuclear deal as “misguided” and a “serious mistake”….