US PRESIDENT, TRUMP’S DEFENCE CHIEF RESIGNS OVER DECISION TO WITHDRAW TROOPS FROM SYRIA
Four-star Marine general, James Mattis turned United States defence secretary, resigned on Thursday (Dec 20) in protest of President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw 2,000 US troops...
I WANT TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH YOU – OFFSET BEGS CARDI B TO COME BACK
Cardi B’s enstranged husband and rapper, Offset has sent an emotional message to his wife, apologising for his “mistakes”. Offset shared a video of himself...
EGYPT’S STAR MAN, SALLAH RETAINS BBC AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
Liverpool and Egypt striker Mohamed Salah has been crowned the BBC African Footballer of the Year Award for the second time in a row. “It’s...
BOKO HARAM SHOULD BE PLACED ON WATCHLIST
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Africa and the head of the UN Regional Office for the region (UNOCA), Francois Fall, has called on...
US PRESIDENT, TRUMP FORMER LAWYER BAGS THREE YEARS IMPRISONMENT
President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday for orchestrating hush payments to women, in violation...
WOMAN SETS HUSBAND, TWO CHILDREN AND HERSELF ABLAZE
A 26-year-old Kenyan woman, Rukia Wasuna, killed herself along with her two children by setting her home on fire after she learnt that her husband wanted...
SIX PERSONS DIE IN A STAMPEDE AT NIGHT CLUB
At least six persons died and dozens were injured in a stampede when panic broke out during a rap concert at an Italian nightclub early...
MOTHER REUNITED WITH HER DAUGHTER 70 YEARS AFTER SHE WAS TOLD HER BABY DIED
For nearly 70 years, an American woman Genevieve Purinton believed the baby she gave birth to in Indiana had died in the hospital. ...
ICC TO INVESTIGATE HERDERS-FARMERS CRISIS IN NIGERIA
The Lead prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, says it is examining the farmers-herders crisis in Nigeria. Bensouda disclosed this...
WOMAN KILLS FLEEING INMATE
A South Carolina inmate has been fatally shot after he broke into a woman’s house, hours after he and another inmate escaped jail after beating...