Violent scenes greeted patrons at a food outlet situated at the Warwick taxi rank in Durban on Sunday morning, where a woman was shot dead, and a man left in a critical condition, TimesLive reports. According to Netcare911 spokesperson Shawn…
Police clash with protesters over petrol costs (StandardMedia)
Police firing tear gas and water cannons clashed in Paris on Saturday with thousands of protesters angry over rising car fuel costs and President Emmanuel Macron’s economic policies, the second weekend of “yellow vest” protests across France. As night fell,…
Mugabe ‘unable to walk’ (RNZ)
Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe is unable to walk because of ill health, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. Mr. Mugabe, 94, has been in Singapore for treatment for an undisclosed illness for the past two months, he said. The former…
Chad President makes historic visit to Israel (JPost)
Chad President Idriss Déby will meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Sunday, the first-ever visit of the president of that Muslim-majority African country with whom Israel has no relations. The visit was kept carefully under wraps for days,…
European Union leaders approve Brexit plan (NPR)
Discussions of a Brexit deal came to an end as European leaders signed off to split from Britain early Sunday. The agreement will head to British Parliament for an approval vote in December, which could determine whether or not the…
Davido emerges best artiste at 5th AFRIMA
Davido has won the best African Artiste in the 5th All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), which held in Accra, Ghana on November, 24, 2018. In attendance were music stars, dignitaries, and music lovers across the continent. With a total of…
Otedola: Despite blowing the whistle on subsidy scam, Lawan wanted a bribe (Vanguard)
The Chairman of Forte Oil, Mr Femi Otedola, has testified in court how he blew the whistle on subsidy scam during the immediate past administration. Otedola told the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja how he told former President Goodluck…
Buhari breaks silence on military base attack (VOA)
Nigeria’s president has finally broken his silence about the deaths of dozens of soldiers killed by Islamist militants a week ago in the northeastern state of Borno. President Muhammadu Buhari’s office issued a statement Saturday, saying that he had “expressed…
It’s time to graduate in Nigeria and find a job -Sowore
The African Action Congress (AAC) presidential hopeful Omoyele Sowore has said that the time has come in Nigeria when a graduate should be able to secure a job immediately after obtaining a university degree. He made the declaration on Thursday…