A Botswanan rape victim pulled a shocker as she refused to testify against a Zimbabwean man who was arrested for raping her and others. New Zimbabwe reported that prosecutors in Botswana were left stunned when one of the rape victims (name not supplied) who was raped by Oscar Chabaya (34) […]
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An Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has convicted six Nigerians over alleged funding of Boko Haram. The conviction was upheld by the appellate court after they lost an earlier appeal at a lower court. Daily Trust reported on Monday that Surajo Abubakar […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates announced on Saturday a major overhaul of the country’s Islamic personal laws, allowing unmarried couples to cohabitate, loosening alcohol restrictions and criminalizing so-called “honor killings.” The broadening of personal freedoms reflects the changing profile of a country that has sought to […]
A Nigerian, Ms. Esther Agbaje, has been elected into the Minnesota House of Representatives in Tuesday’s U.S. general elections. She will represent District 59B in the 134-member House on the platform of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), an affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party. Esther, 35, won by a landslide, polling […]
By Henry Odeh Quoting Pentagon sources, NBC News reports that the United States of America forces have conducted a hostage rescue operation in northern Nigeria. According to the report, the operation was: “To recover an American citizen held hostage by a group of armed men.” The report further […]
Geneva will introduce ‘the world’s highest minimum wage’ of £41,430 a year – around £3,500 a month – after two-thirds backed it in referendum Swiss city held a referendum across the voter population of around 500,000 New wage, which equates to around £19.50 an hour, introduced from October 17 The […]
The newly sworn in President of Mali’s transition government Bah N’daw has praised the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mediator and former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan for the role he played towards restoring normalcy in Mali, following a protracted socio-political crisis in the country. Mr N’Daw stated this […]
Ba N’Daou, Mali’s former Defence Minister, has been sworn in as President of the transition government. Colonel Assimi Goita was sworn in as Vice President. Goita heads the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) that ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on August 18. The emergence of N’Daou and […]
This is peace in the Middle East, a strong peace,” said the American president, referring to “at least five or six additional countries that want to see peace with Israel.” On Tuesday, Israel signed historic agreements with two Gulf states, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Prior to the ceremony, […]
US President Donald Trump will host a ceremony Tuesday where Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates normalize relations with Israel, redrawing the Middle East’s diplomatic map – and boosting the Republican’s reelection hopes. The event on the White House South Lawn, attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign […]