POPE CALLS FOR SURROGACY BAN
On Monday, Pope Francis demanded that surrogacy be outlawed worldwide, calling the practice of a woman bearing another person's child "deplorable." The action of a woman...
JAPAN EARTHQUAKE DEATH TOLL HITS 110
Rescuers and residents sifted through rubble Saturday as focus turned to recovering bodies and cleaning up rather than finding survivors, five days after a huge...
SAUDI ARABIA, UAE, 3 MENA COUNTRIES FORMALLY JOIN BRICS BLOC
By Sefiu Ajape Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), alongside three more countries from the broader Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region,...
‘MASSIVE’ RUSSIAN STRIKES KILL MORE THAN 30 ACROSS UKRAINE
Russia launched a massive air attack over Ukraine on Friday, killing at least 30 people and wounding scores across the country in the fiercest assault...
GAZA WAR WILL LAST ‘MANY MORE MONTHS’, SAYS ISRAEL ARMY CHIEF
Israel again pounded Gaza with air strikes and shelling on Wednesday after its armed forces chief warned the war raging with Hamas since the October...
SENEGAL NAVY SEIZES $210m COCAINE
The Senegalese navy has seized three tonnes of cocaine worth at least $210 million from a seven-crew boat moored off the coast, the force said...
CARDINAL SENTENCED TO 5.5 YEARS IN VATICAN FRAUD TRIAL
A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end...
GOOD GOVERNANCE WILL END MILITARY COUPS – TINUBU
Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, implored West African leaders to prioritize good...
ECOWAS LEADERS PROMISE GRADUAL EASING OF SANCTIONS ON NIGER REPUBLIC
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) leaders have resolved to urgently review efforts to activate a standby force for counterterrorism operations in areas...
NIGERIA ASSURES INTERPOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF COMMITMENT TO TACKLE CRIME
The Honourable Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam has conveyed Nigeria's dedication to fostering effective partnerships with member countries to tackle crimes, combating...