Lightning Fuels Over 130 Wildfires In Canada
No fewer than 130 wildfires – fuelled by lightning strikes – are burning across western Canada following a record-breaking heatwave,…
Sudan Protesters Asks Govt To Resign Over IMF-Backed Reforms
Sudanese protesters took to the streets of major cities in their hundreds yesterday to demand the government’s resignation over IMF-backed…
Us Commander Forsees Civil War In Afghanistan, Gives Reasons
A top US commander has said that Afghanistan risks sliding into civil war as the last American troops withdraw from…
China Unveils World’s Second-Largest Hydropower Dam
China’s journey to operating the world’s second-largest hydropower station began yesterday in what officials hailed as a milestone towards Beijing’s…
UK Moves Against Crypto Exchange, Bans Binance
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has ordered cryptocurrency exchange Binance to discontinue undertaking any regulated activity in the country, stating…
We’ll Tax Profits Made By Global Giants In Nigeria — Osinbajo
The Federal Government of Nigeria has revealed that it is set to explore legal provisions empowering it to collect taxes…
1.2bn African Lives At Risk Due To Poor Healthcare – AfDB
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has asserted that the lives of 1.2 billion Africans…
Niger, Burkina Faso Hail Joint Operation Against Jihadists
Niger and Burkina Faso’s armies have hailed the positive results of joint operations against jihadist forces, boasting that they had…
George Floyd’s Murderer Sentenced To 22 Years In Jail
The US white ex-police officer who was recently found guilty of murdering African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis in May…
3 Killed In Blast Near Jailed Pakistan Militant’s Home
A car bomb killed three people in Pakistan’s eastern megacity Lahore yesterday an attack officials believe targeted police and security…
Africa Loses $190bn In GDP To COVID-19 – AfDB
The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has asserted that the economy of Africa has…
NNPC, EFCC, DSS, Others Go After Oil Thieves, Smugglers
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is partnering with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and relevant agencies to…