Air Peace commences international flight to Dubai/Sharjah
Oyin AdekunleJul 06, 2019
Air Peace, Nigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace has launched its inaugural international flight to Dubai/ Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, UAE. This is coming...
14 killed in Taliban attack in Afghanistan market
Oyin AdekunleJul 06, 2019
At least 14 people have been killed and dozens injured in a busy market in northern Afghanistan following a Taliban mortar attack. According to Hanif Rezaee, an Afghan...
Powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits California
Oyin AdekunleJul 06, 2019
A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit parts of Southern California on Friday, the strongest tremor in the region in 25 years. The quake struck the town of Ridgecrest...
Nine Nigerians killed in Libya detention centre attack
Oyin AdekunleJul 04, 2019
The ministry of foreign affairs has confirmed the death of nine Nigerian migrants following Wednesday’s airstrike on Tajoura detention centre in Tripoli, the Libyan...
Sudan’s military rulers, opposition alliance resume talks
Oyin AdekunleJul 04, 2019
Sudanese military council and the main opposition alliance have resumed talks in Khartoum on Wednesday over who should head the sovereign council that will lead the...
27 Dead in Honduras boat mishap
Oyin AdekunleJul 04, 2019
At least 27 people died when their fishing boat sank off the Caribbean coast of Honduras on Wednesday. 91 were aboard the 70-tonne boat, when it set sail from Cabo...
Libyan guards shot at migrants fleeing airstrikes – UN
Oyin AdekunleJul 04, 2019
The United Nations has alleged that Libyan guards shot at refugees and migrants trying to flee from airstrikes in a migrant detention centre late on Tuesday. A U.N....
Six killed in China Tornado
Oyin AdekunleJul 04, 2019
No fewer than six people have died with over 100 others injured after a tornado ripped through the northeastern Chinese city of Kaiyuan in Liaoning province. The tornado...
Congo security forces evict illegal miners from Glencore project
Oyin AdekunleJul 04, 2019
Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have evicted illegal miners from a copper and cobalt mine run by Glencore. The move by the police and army comes a...
President Buhari to sign AfCFTA
Oyin AdekunleJul 03, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the recommendations of the Presidential Committee on the Impact and Readiness Assessment of the African Continental Free Trade...