CHESS MARATHON: EZEKWEZILI HAILS TUNDE ONAKOYA ON NEW 60-HOUR WORLD RECORD
A former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has hailed renowned chess master, Tunde Onakoya, for setting a new 60-hour chess marathon world record. She expressed...
WORLD NEWS: MACRON DENOUNCES ‘THREATENING’ RUSSIA REMARKS AFTER RARE PHONE TALKS
Following infrequent phone conversations between the French and Russian defence ministers that only served to highlight the yawning divide between Moscow and Europe two years...
SOUTH AFRICA TO PHASE OUT CAPTIVE LION BREEDING FOR HUNTING
As the nation tries to outlaw the contentious practice, South Africa on Wednesday outlined plans to gradually phase out the raising of lions in captivity...
NINE KILLED, 900 INJURED IN MOST POWERFUL TAIWAN QUAKE IN 25 YEARS
Agency Report A strong earthquake in Taiwan on Wednesday caused damage to dozens of structures, triggered tsunami warnings that reached Japan and the Philippines before...
ISRAEL’S PM TO BE DISCHARGED TUESDAY AFTER HERNIA OPERATION
Tuesday marks Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's second day out of the hospital following a hernia operation, according to his office. As his six-month battle...
POLITICS: TWO FIRST LADIES AT PRESIDENTIAL PALACE IN A SENEGAL FIRST
Agency Report Senegal's president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, entered the platform while clutching the hands of his wives, Marie and Absa, in the last moments of...
JUST IN: RUSSIAN MILITARY JET CRASHES INTO SEA OFF CRIMEA
The newly appointed governor of Sevastopol, who was appointed by Moscow, reported that a Russian military aircraft went down in the sea on Thursday off...
UPDATE: CYCLONE GAMANE KILLS 11 IN MADAGASCAR
Eleven people have died in Madagascar as a result of a slow-moving cyclone that turned unexpectedly towards the island nation. Authorities there reported that strong...
WORLD NEWS: NINE PEOPLE DIE IN CRASH DURING IRAN HOLIDAY SEASON
Agency Report The worst accident since the start of the Persian New Year holiday claimed nine lives in a car crash in northeastern Iran on...
FLORIDA STATE GOVERNOR BANS CHILDREN UNDER 14 FROM HAVING SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS
Florida State Governor, Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday that will prohibit children younger than 14 from joining social media in the state, reports...