Nigerian mothers – How our daughters were sold to Libyan slave merchants
Three women on Thursday in Ado Ekiti, lamented as they gave details how their daughters were trafficked and sold to Libyan slave merchants under the guise that they were heading to Dubai for, ”good jobs.” They opened up on their…
Femi Fani-Kayode and wife, Precious Chikwendu release video to refute report of marital strife
WATCH: Chief Femi Fani Kayode and wife, Precious Chikwendu release a video of them in their home in Abuja sharing a meal. An online tabloid had reported that their marriage was in trouble and that the former aviation minister…
Arsenal manager Wenger banned for 3 matches
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will serve a three-match touchline ban and be fined 40,000 pounds after being charged with misconduct by the FA. The FA said in a statement, “Arsene Wenger will serve a touchline ban for Arsenal’s next three…
At least 8 migrants drown after dinghy sinks off Libya coast
At least eight people drowned and dozens more are missing after a rubber dinghy sank Saturday in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, according to reports. The migrant boat left Garbouli, east of the Libyan capital of…
African nations to benefit from AIIB membership: Expert
African countries would benefit a lot from membership in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), an Ethiopian scholar has said. Costantinos Bt. Costantinos, who served as an economic advisor to the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission…
More beer than water as severe drought wreaks havoc on Cape Town
CAPE TOWN: “If you pee, don’t bother touching the flush!” Simon, who rents his Cape Town flat out on Airbnb, has a rather strange demand to make of all his guests. “Use the flush only if it is completely…
Buhari has run out of ideas, even bad ones —Dr Junaid Mohammed
Dr Junaid Mohammed, a frontline northern politician and a former member of the House of Representatives during the defunct Second Republic, faulted the content of the New Year message of President Muhammadu Buhari, declaring that the president has run…
Fulani herdsmen strike in Benue again, kill 11
Fulani herdsmen, again, in the early hours of Saturday, attacked Tombo village in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State and killed 11 persons. The latest attack came barely five days after the New Year invasion of six communities…
Japanese Climber, South African Guide Die on Table Mountain
JOHANNESBURG — In a dramatic overnight operation, emergency responders early Tuesday descended on ropes from a cable car on South Africa’s Table Mountain to recover the bodies of two male climbers, including a Japanese citizen, who died after falling…