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Trump celebrates impeachment acquittal and blasts rivals
US President Donald Trump has taken a victory lap one day after his impeachment acquittal, in a White House tirade against his political enemies.
"I've done things wrong in my life, I will admit... but this is what the end result is," he…
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Fraud at the National Council for Arts and Culture: Who is lying: Sahara Reporters or Otunba…
Following the unprofessional report released by Sahara Reporters http://saharareporters.com/2020/01/05/damning-audit-report-ncac-not-during-my-time-runsewe, one is forced to ask again, is Sahara Reporters indeed useful in supporting the…
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Moqtada al-Sadr: The ‘firebrand’ cleric who could calm Iraq
When the Americans launched the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003 and plunged Iraq into the violent chaos that continues today, few people outside the country had even heard of a little-qualified young Shia cleric called Moqtada…
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Woman arrested after baby rescued from bin in Greece
A 24-year-old woman has been arrested after a baby was rescued from a rubbish chute in the Greek city of Kalamata.
The baby, thought to be only days old, was discovered on Wednesday by a local woman who heard it crying from the bin.…
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Nigerian judge declares sex work is not a crime
A Nigerian court has declared that sex work is not a crime since there is no law that forbids it.
Justice Binta Nyako of the high court in the capital, Abuja, on Thursday, awarded damages to 16 women who were arrested for prostitution in…
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Brexit: MPs back Boris Johnson’s bill
MPs have backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan for the UK to leave the EU on 31 January.
They voted 358 to 234 - a majority of 124 - in favour of the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill, which now goes on to further scrutiny in…
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One killed, 11 injured in explosion at German housing block
One person was killed and at least 11 were injured in an explosion Friday at a residential building in the German city of Blankenburg, authorities confirmed on Friday.
The mayor of Blankenburg Heiko Breithaupt told reporters at a press…
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Bride dies after falling into well in Nigeria
A bride-to-be has died after tripping and falling into a well at her bridal shower in Danbatta, northern Nigeria.
Fatima Abubakar, 16, was set to tie the knot with her fiancé on Thursday.
Her father told the BBC that she was standing…
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ISIL-linked group executes four hostages in Nigeria – NGO
Members of a group that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have executed four Nigerian hostages held since July, the French aid group Action Against Hunger said on Friday.
The four victims were among…
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EU leaders ‘ready’ for next stage of Brexit
European Union leaders said on Friday they were ready for the next phase of Brexit, just hours after the resounding victory of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's party that all but sealed the UK's divorce from the bloc.
The Europeans had…
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