15 Ethiopian Migrants Die Of Hunger In Stranded Boat
At least 15 Ethiopian migrants died after their boat broke down and left them stranded in the Gulf of Aden for a week without food or water, a UN agency…
Trump Calls Rights Activist, Sharpton A “Con Man”
Victor Awoleye Donald Trump called civil rights activist Al Sharpton a “con man” who is “always looking for a score” Monday, fresh off a weekend in which the US president…
Europe Lists 5 Candidates To Succeed Lagarde At IMF
Europeans have agreed on a list of five candidates to replace Christine Lagarde as head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and hope to whittle it down to one by…
EU To Spend N4bn On Solar Energy For Adamawa Hospitals
European Union will spend 10 million Euros (over N4 billion) in providing solar energy to some health facilities in Adamawa, the EU Head of Cooperation, Mr Kurt Cornelis, said. The…
Boris Johnson: What New UK PM Said After Assuming Office
Boris Johnson promised on Thursday that Brexit would make Britain the greatest place on earth. Johnson promised to strike a new Brexit divorce deal with the EU and to energise…
Demolition Of Palestinian Homes: U.S. Shields Israel From UN Condemnation
The United States on Wednesday blocked an attempt by Kuwait, Indonesia and South Africa to get the United Nations Security Council to condemn Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes on the…
Iran Arrests CIA Spies, Sentence Some To Death
Iran announced on Monday it had captured 17 spies working for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and sentenced some of them to death, deepening a crisis between the Islamic…
Ethiopian City Braces For Protests As Activists Promise To Declare New Region
By Lukman Amusa Activists in Ethiopia were set to declare a new region for their Sidama ethnic group on Thursday in defiance of the central government, with some residents of…
US Treasury Warns It Will Run Out Of Cash In September
Victor Awoleye The US government could run out of money in early September unless Congress allows the administration to borrow more, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned Friday. The Treasury has…
Trump Declares State Of Emergency As Storm Bears Down On New Orleans
Victor Awoleye US President Donald Trump has declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Barry bears down on New Orleans, as the southern city braces for extreme winds over…
