South Africans mourn anti-apartheid stalwart Winnie, pay tribute
April 3, 2018 South Africans on Tuesday mourned the passing of the anti-apartheid stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Madikizela-Mandela died on Monday at a private hospital after a long illness. She was…
Beggar to hero: Pope baptizes Nigerian migrant beggar at St. Peter’s Basilica
Pope Francis on Saturday led an Easter vigil service, baptizing eight adults, including a formerly undocumented Nigerian migrant beggar who became a hero when he disarmed an Italian thief wielding…
UK-Russia standoff deepens as Moscow cuts UK diplomats, threatens World Cup
Moscow has told Britain it must cut “just over 50” more of its diplomatic and technical staff in Russia in a worsening standoff over the poisoning of a Russian former…
Nigeria’s peaceful co-existence crucial to Africa’s development. — USAID
March 31, 2018 U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Saturday stressed the need for peaceful co-existence among ethnic groups in Nigeria to engender development in the nation and in…
After his death, Russian media exposes Mavrodi’s dirty past
One of Russia’s most famous crooks, Sergei Mavrodi, died of a heart attack on Sunday at the age of 62. A symbol of the “Wild 90s” which followed the Soviet…
Facebook shares dip as U.S. regulator announces probe, Zuckerberg’s finances shrink
Facebook Inc shares fell to 6.5 per cent on Monday after United States-consumer-protection-regulator said it was investigating how the social-network allowed data of 50 million users to get into the…
ANC keeps a distance from Zuma as trial begins
As South Africa’s ex-President, Jacob Zuma, prepares to appear in court next month on corruption charges, the ruling African National Congress is scrambling to distance itself from its former leader,…
ECOWAS Commission calls for peaceful run-off poll in Sierra Leone
March 24, 2018 The President of ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Brou, has called for the peaceful and successful completion of the Sierra Leone presidential run-off election scheduled for March 27. Mr…
Young Catholics want church in bars, coffee shops, stadiums
Young Catholics told their Church elders on Saturday that the faith should be spread in the places where they like to hang out, such as coffee bars. “We would like…
Japan restarts nuclear reactor in spite of opposition
March 23, 2018 A nuclear reactor in south-western Japan was brought back online on Friday for the first time in more than seven years, the operator said, in spite persistent…