Caterers fleece Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi, NAHCON boss angry
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has threatened to penalise any of the caterers, who violates its pilgrims’ feeding arrangements, during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Some caterers were…
Nigerian girls passing through hell in Saudi Arabia – confession of a trafficked girl
A Nigerian girl rescued from slavery in Saudi Arabia by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has narrated how Nigerian girls are being molested and…
Air strikes killed children, others in Yemen – Red Cross
Air strikes has killed dozens of people, including children, Yemen’s Saada, Yemeni medical sources and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday. “Scores killed, even more…
University changed my son from good to bad – bin Laden’s mother
Alia Ghanem, the mother of deceased al-Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden has given her first interview to Western media, telling The Guardian newspaper that her eldest son was ‘brainwashed’ into…
OPEC oil output reaches 2018 peak from Gulf nations’ supply
OPEC oil output has risen this month to a 2018 high as Gulf members pumped more after a deal to ease supply curbs and Congo Republic joined the group, a…
Saudi bans video games after two infants kill selves
Saudi Arabia says it’s banning a long list of popular video games after allegations surfaced that two children killed themselves after being encouraged to do so in an online game….
Nigeria, Argentina top debt refinancing risk nations, IIF says
Latest analysis by the Institute of International Finance, IIF, has alerted to an emerging high dollar refinancing risk for Nigeria and Argentina where over three-quarters of redemption of their growing…
How Nigerian girls end up in Saudi Arabia as slaves
Following global attention on migrant routes from Africa to Europe, traffickers have turned to oil-rich Saudi Arabia as the new destination for trafficked Nigerian girls who work as domestic servants,…
Saudi Arabia arrests more women’s rights activists- HRW
June 20, 2018 Saudi Arabia detained two more women’s rights advocates earlier this month and imposed a travel ban on several others in an ongoing crackdown in the conservative…
World Cup: Five-Star Russia too good for Saudi
Russia made light work of their opponents in entertaining match between the competition’s two lowest-ranked teams as Saudi Arabia proved to be the most courteous guests imaginable. They were beaten…