WORKERS’ STRIKE DISRUPTS FLIGHTS AT KENYA’S MAIN AIRPORT
By Aishat Momoh. O. Flights and air traffic control operations at Kenya’s main airport were disrupted on Monday as a strike by aviation workers took...
US FREEZES ASSETS OF EIGHT NIGERIANS OVER ALLEGED TIES TO BOKO HARAM, ISIL
Agency Report The United States has frozen the assets and properties of eight Nigerians accused of having links to extremist groups, including Boko Haram and...
TRUMP PLANS VENEZUELA VISIT AS U.S. CLEARS OIL GIANTS TO RESUME OPERATIONS
Agency Report U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he intends to visit Venezuela, signaling a major shift in Washington’s approach to the oil-rich nation...
CHINA TO SCRAP TARIFFS FOR AFRICAN COUNTRIES FROM MAY 1
Agency Report Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced that China will eliminate trade tariffs on imports from all African countries beginning May 1. Xi made...
TRUMP SAYS TOPPLING IRAN REGIME WOULD BE ‘BEST THING’
Agency Report US President Donald Trump said Friday that a change of government in Iran would be the “best thing that could happen,” as he...
POWERFUL STORM SPARKS BLACKOUTS, FLOODING IN FRANCE, SPAIN, PORTUGAL
Around 450,000 households in southern France were without power on Friday, operator Enedis said, a day after a storm tore through the region, ripping up...
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ENDS AGGRESSIVE IMMIGRATION OPERATIONS IN MINNESOTA AMID PROTESTS
Agency Report The Trump administration announced on Thursday the conclusion of its recent aggressive immigration operations in Minnesota, which sparked widespread protests and national outrage...
HUNGARY’S ORBAN URGES EU TO HALT FINANCIAL AID TO UKRAINE TO BOOST EUROPEAN ECONOMY
By Aishat Momoh. O. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday called on European Union members to stop sending financial aid to Ukraine, arguing that...
DAWSON’S CREEK STAR JAMES VAN DER BEEK DIES AT 48 AFTER CANCER BATTLE
Agency Report James Van Der Beek, the American actor widely known for his role as Dawson Leery on the hit television series Dawson’s Creek, has...
SAO PAULO LAW ALLOWS PETS TO BE BURIED ALONGSIDE OWNERS IN FAMILY GRAVES
Agency Report Starting Tuesday, the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo will permit pets to be buried in family graves or mausoleums, under a new law...