A French alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer was sentenced to two years in prison after making threats online and was suspected of wanting to target the Olympic torch relay, French authorities said Saturday. The Paris public prosecutor’s office said in a statement…
Lightning strikes in Greece start fires, kill cattle amid dangerous heat wave
Lightning strikes in northern Greece killed cattle and started fires during a days long heat wave affecting most of southern Europe. Several fires were reported near the city of Kozani, 280 miles north of Athens following a dry thunderstorm in…
Biden under intense pressure to drop out of US presidential race
US President Joe Biden was reportedly coming closer to dropping out of the White House race Thursday as allies including Barack Obama were said to have expressed concerns that he can no longer win the 2024 election. The 81-year-old Democrat…
Ekiti passes law to jail land grabbers for five years
In a bid to clamp down on the activities of land grabbers in Ekiti State, the state’s House of Assembly has prescribed a five-year jail term and other punishments for offenders of the anti-land grabbing law in the state. The…
UK to resume funding to UN agency for Palestinian refugees
The new Labour government in the United Kingdom has announced it will resume funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). “We are overturning the suspension of UNRWA funding,” British Foreign Secretary David Lammy told Parliament on Friday, adding…
North Korea’s Kim openly talks up “necessity” of Russia military ties
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un received Russian Vice-Minister of Defence Aleksey Krivoruchko and discussed the importance of the two countries’ militaries to unite more firmly to defend world peace and justice, KCNA news agency said on July 19. Mr…
Sales rep docked over alleged theft of Iphones valued N7.3m
An 18-year old sales representative, Aliya Idowu, was on Friday, docked before an Ikeja Magistrate Court, for allegedly stealing cell phones valued, N7.3million, belonging to her employer. Idowu, whose resides at 14, Ogundele Street, Abule Egba, Lagos, is facing a…
Journalist told to pay damages for mocking Italian PM’s height
An Italian journalist has been ordered to pay Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni damages of €5,000 (£4,210) over social media posts making fun of her height. A judge ruled that two tweets by Giulia Cortese, who was also handed a suspended…
2 men in court for alleged gold jewellery theft
The Police in Lagos on Friday arraigned two men in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing gold jewellery and money valued N25.08 million. The defendants are Dennis Legal, 33; a laundry man who resides at 18, Adesuyi St., Akute,…
Flights grounded across the US during tech outage
Major airlines have grounded flights across the US, citing communication issues caused by a global IT outage. The outage – which has also affected banks and emergency services around the world – has been caused by a faulty software update…