PLASTIC POLLUTION OVERTAKES FISHING LIVELIHOODS ALONG CONGO RIVER IN DRC
Agency Report Fishermen along the Congo River near the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, say they are increasingly hauling in more plastic waste than...
SIERRA LEONE RECEIVES NINE US-DEPORTED WEST AFRICAN MIGRANTS UNDER TRUMP CRACKDOWN
Agency Report Sierra Leone on Wednesday received a group of migrants expelled from the United States under President Donald Trump’s ongoing immigration enforcement policy, becoming...
NIGERIAN EXTRADITED TO US OVER ‘ROMANCE SCAM’ FACES 40 YEARS IN PRISON
HOTJIST NEWS Samuel Ugberaese, a man from Nigeria, was sent to the United States because he is accused of being part of "cross-border romance scams."...
IRAN WARNS U.S. AGAINST FURTHER ATTACKS, SAYS IT CANNOT BE BESIEGED OR DEFEATED
By:Tajudeen Aminat The Iranian military has issued a warning to the United States against carrying out further attacks. Military spokesperson Brigadier General Ebrahim Zolfaghari said...
TRUMP SAYS IRAN STRIKE PAUSED AS GULF STATES PUSH FOR NEGOTIATIONS
Agency Report US President Donald Trump has said he has halted imminent plans to resume military strikes on Iran, citing intervention from Gulf Arab allies...
US TIGHTENS EBOLA CONTROLS AS OUTBREAK IN DRC WORSENS
Agency Report The United States has announced new precautionary measures aimed at preventing the spread of Ebola, including enhanced airport screening for travellers arriving from...
FOUR ITALIANS FOUND DEAD AFTER MALDIVES UNDERWATER DIVING DISASTER
Maldivian and Italian authorities have confirmed the recovery of the bodies of four Italian divers who drowned in what officials have described as the Maldives’...
NIGERIAN MAN SENTENCED TO 115 MONTHS IN US OVER $700,000 ROMANCE SCAM
By:Tajudeen Aminat A Nigerian national, Charles Nnamdi Emesim, has been sentenced to 115 months in prison in the United States for his role in a...
65 DEAD AS EBOLA OUTBREAK SPREADS IN DR CONGO
Agency Report A deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus has been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, African health authorities said Friday. Some 246...
RAYA CLOSING IN ON ARSENAL PREMIER LEAGUE CLEAN SHEET RECORD
By: Balogun Ibrahim Arsenal F.C. goalkeeper David Raya is just one clean sheet away from matching the club’s Premier League record for most shutouts in...