International
US to remove Sudan from state sponsors of terrorism list
Oyin AdekunleOct 20, 2020
President Donald Trump says Sudan will be removed from the United States’ State Sponsors of Terrorism list if it pays compensation to victims of attacks. Trump said in...
Guinea opposition leader claims victory in presidential vote
Oyin AdekunleOct 20, 2020
Guinea’s opposition leader, Cellou Diallo, has declared himself the winner of Sunday’s presidential election ahead of the official announcement of results....
Ivory Coast Presidential campaign leaves over a dozen dead
Oyin AdekunleOct 15, 2020
At least 15 people are feared dead in violence which erupted in Ivory Coast as campaign begins for the October 31 presidential election. Opposition parties have been...
UK police arrest 31 suspects for online child abuse
Abisola AdebayoOct 12, 2020
No fewer than 31 suspected online child abusers have been arrested with over 300 phones and laptops seized by the Police in Britain during a recent week-long operation....
Two convicted for Kenya shopping mall attack
Oyin AdekunleOct 07, 2020
A court in Kenya has found two men guilty of helping Islamist militants to attack an upmarket shopping mall in 2013. Mohammed Ahmed Abdi and Hussein Hassan Mustafa were...
Nigeria At 60: Lagos to charge arrested protesters to court
Oyin AdekunleOct 01, 2020
Security operatives have arrested eight peaceful protesters of the Coalition for Revolution (CORE) group in Lagos. The Lagos State Police Command broke off several...
Guinea ‘closes border’ with neighbours ahead of polls
Oyin AdekunleSep 30, 2020
Guinea has shut its border with Senegal and Guinea-Bissau ahead of the general elections scheduled for next month. Government sources said the closure was for security...
Five civilians killed in Baghdad rocket attack
Oyin AdekunleSep 29, 2020
Three Iraqi children and two women from the same family were killed Monday when a rocket targeting Baghdad airport, where US troops are stationed, fell on their home...
Turkey indicts six more Saudis for Kashoggi murder
Turkish prosecutors have indicted six new Saudis suspected of involvement in the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The official Anadolu news agency Local media...
Sri Lanka returns containers of illegal waste to Britain
Oyin AdekunleSep 28, 2020
Sri Lanka has shipped 21 containers of waste back to Britain after they were found to contain hazardous material. Customs officials said the containers first arrived by...
