In our series of letters from African journalists, editor-in-chief of Nigeria’s Daily Trust newspaper Mannir Dan Ali looks at why a country where more than half the population is under 35 looks set to get another septuagenarian president after next…
Germany’s most successful football club Bayern Munich is facing a barrage of criticism after it posted a photo on its Twitter account of a player’s Halloween party. In the photo, one player appears to be wearing traditional Arab attire and…
Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — If the Democrats make gains in the midterm elections next week, their lawmakers could assert themselves more aggressively on the foreign policy issues that have defined much of Donald Trump’s presidency — trade, climate change and the Iran deal, to…
President Trump expressed disappointment that two recent terror incidents — including a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue — hurt the “GOP momentum” going into next week’s midterm elections. Trump lamented the consequences of the pipe bombs sent to prominent Democrats and the killing…
A Manhattan man was busted for allegedly forcing a Pennsylvania woman who vanished over a year ago into prostitution, authorities said Thursday. Ishi Woney, 23, was charged in Manhattan federal court Thursday with sex trafficking and sexually exploiting young women, including…
Friday, November 2 at the ongoing fourth edition of the Lagos International Poetry Festival (LIPFest 2018) will feature a number of activities including the much anticipated concert, which will take place at the Muson Centre, Lagos at 8pm. Kicking off…
NNPC moves against scarcity, augments shortfalls with $1b The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday promised to return the pump price of petrol from N145 to N87 per litre if its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is elected next year. The party…
An Australian man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday for helping his wife commit suicide so he could access her life insurance, in what the judge called a precedent-setting case. Graham Morant, 69, was found guilty last month…
The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) deepened yesterday as Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha urged the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, to stop dropping President Muhammadu Buhari’s name in perpetrating illegality in the party. Okorocha, who fielded questions from…
The United States Embassy yesterday asked the Federal Government to investigate the recent killing of members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shiites. The crackdown has come under criticism with some members of the public accusing…
