Top Stories
Trump Rules Out Forming New Political Party, Hints at Presidential Run in 2024
Ex-US President Donald Trump says he has no plans to launch a new political party, telling a conservative conference in Florida that it would split the Republican vote. In his
Nigeria’s Drug Agency Nabs Transborder Trafficker with Cocaine Worth $2.4m in Sokoto
A transborder drug trafficker, 36-year-old Nkem Timothy, has been arrested in Sokoto by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, with suspected cocaine of about N1bn street value. Nkem
Schoolgirls Abducted in Nigeria’s Northwestern Zamfara State Released, Reports Say
The schoolgirls abducted on Friday from a Government Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State, in Northwest Nigeria have been released, according to sources close to the State Government. More than
Two Reported Dead, Many Hurt as Myanmar Police Fire at Protesters
Police in Myanmar moved quickly to stamp out protests against military rule on Sunday, firing live and lobbing stun grenades and tear gas canisters at demonstrators in the main city
US Approves Single-shot Johnson & Johnson Covid Vaccine
US regulators have formally approved the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, the third jab to be authorised in the country. The vaccine is set to be a cost-effective alternative
Breaking: Abducted Kagara Schoolboys Released
Armed bandits have released the twenty-seven schoolboys and fourteen others that were abducted from Government Science Secondary School Kagara, in Nigeria’s northcentral Niger State. A government official who confirmed the
Saudi Crown Prince Indicted in Khashoggi’s Murder, as US Says Prince Salman Approved Killing
A US national intelligence report has found that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of exiled journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. The declassified report released by the
Bandits Abduct Over 300 Schoolgirls in Nigeria’s Northwestern Zamfara State
More than 300 schoolgirls have been abducted by suspected bandits from a Government Girls Secondary School in Mafara local government area of northwestern Zamfara state. The bandits invaded the school
Facebook Bans Myanmar Military from Its Platforms with Immediate Effect
Facebook on Thursday said it had banned the Myanmar military from using its Facebook and Instagram platforms with immediate effect, as weeks of mass demonstrations continue in the Southeast Asian
Trump Appeals Indefinite Suspension from Facebook and Instagram
Former President Trump has reportedly filed a statement appealing his ban from Facebook and Instagram to an independent oversight panel. The ex-president submitted a “user statement” to the oversight board
