BRT crushes Lagos motorcyclist, passenger to death (Punch) Two yet-to-be-identified persons lost their lives on Wednesday when a bus belonging to the Primero Transport Services Limited rammed into a commercial motorcycle conveying two passengers to a destination in the Ile-Igbo…
US and Brazil agree to Amazon development (BBC)
The US and Brazil have agreed to promote private-sector development in the Amazon, during a meeting in Washington on Friday. They also pledged a $100m (£80m) biodiversity conservation fund for the Amazon led by the private sector. Brazil’s foreign minister…
North Korea demands removal of Pompeo (BBC)
North Korea has demanded the removal of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from nuclear talks, accusing him of “talking nonsense” and being “reckless”. A senior foreign ministry official said that further talks would be “lousy” if Mr Pompeo was…
Netanyahu to meet US secretary of state in Brussels (Guardian)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Brussels on Monday, his office said, for a meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Netanyahu’s office said the meeting had been set last week, but provided few other details. “The…
Lagos APC to PDP: Sanwo-Olu is prepared (Nation) * Labour suspends strike, tripartite panel submits report to Buhari today (Punch)
Lagos APC to PDP: Sanwo-Olu is prepared (Nation) The Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday objected to the remark by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) that its governorship flag bearer, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is “an emergency candidate that is unprepared…
US-Iran: John Bolton warns Iran of ‘hell to pay’ if crossed (BBC)
US National Security Adviser John Bolton has warned Iran’s rulers that there be “hell to pay” if they harm the US, its citizens or allies. His comments came hours after President Donald Trump accused Iran of sowing “chaos, death and…
