NATIONWIDE STRIKE GROUNDS FLIGHTS, DISRUPTS TRANSPORT IN BELGIUM OVER GOVERNMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Agency Report A nationwide strike over a government savings plan brought air travel and public transport to a standstill in Belgium on Tuesday, as tens...
WORLD NEWS: MADAGASCAR’S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VOTES TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT
Madagascar’s lower house of parliament voted Tuesday to impeach President Andry Rajoelina for desertion of duty, in a session dismissed by the presidency as “devoid...
JUST IN: FORMER PREMIER LEAGUE REFEREE DAVID COOTE PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD INDECENCY CHARGE
Agency Report Former Premier League referee David Coote has pleaded guilty to creating an indecent image of a child during a court appearance on Tuesday....
LIBYAN AUTHORITIES ARREST TWO NIGERIANS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Agency Report Two Nigerians have been arrested by Libyan security operatives for alleged possession of commercial quantities of hard drugs, including hashish and hallucinogenic pills,...
GREECE PARALYSED BY STRIKE OVER PROPOSED 13-HOUR WORKDAY
By Aishat Momoh. O. Transport and public services across Greece were disrupted on Tuesday as major unions staged a nationwide 24-hour strike to protest government...
THREE POLICE OFFICERS KILLED, 12 INJURED IN ITALY HOUSE EXPLOSION DURING EVICTION
By Aishat Momoh. O. Three police officers were killed and 12 people injured in Italy overnight following a powerful explosion at a house during an...
ANCELOTTI EYES HISTORY AS BRAZIL’S FIRST FOREIGN COACH AHEAD OF WORLD CUP
By Aishat Momoh. O. Carlo Ancelotti says he is ready to make history as the first foreign-born coach to win the World Cup, as he...
TIM WESTWOOD FACES RAPE, SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES AFTER LIVING HIGH-PROFILE LIFE IN LAGOS
Agency Report In the bustling heart of Lagos, where Afrobeats rhythms collide with global hip-hop under bright lights and state-backed events, British DJ Tim...
NOBEL SHOCKER: VENEZUELA’S MACHADO CLINCHES PEACE PRIZE, TRUMP SNUBBED
The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to Venezuela’s opposition leader and democracy activist Maria Corina Machado, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. Machado was...
TRUMP HEADS FOR ANOTHER HEALTH CHECK, INSISTS HE’S PERFECTLY FINE
Donald Trump heads for his second medical check-up this year on Friday, with the oldest elected president in US history, insisting that he is in...