The United States President, Mr Donald Trump on Saturday announced the total defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in Iraq and Syria territories. Trump, in a statement issued by the White House Office of the Press Secretary, said ISIS had been defeated 100 per cent in its former controlled […]
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Al-Shabaab Islamists kill deputy minister, 10 others in Somali terror attack
An attack involving gunmen and bomb blasts on a complex housing government ministries in Somalia’s capital killed at least 11 people on Saturday, including the deputy labour minister, officials said. Claimed by the Al-Shabaab Islamist group, the assault was a sign of the insurgency’s continued ability to strike at the heart of Somalia’s government, despite […]
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Over 3.6m Nigerians in need of water, sanitation, hygiene services – UNICEF
The United Nations International Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) says over 3.6 million people lack access to potable water, sanitation and hygiene services in Nigeria. UNICEF’s Representative in the country,Mr Mohamed Fall, made this known on Friday in a statement to commemorate World Water Day scheduled for March 22 with the 2019 theme: “Living no one […]
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Bill Gates joins Amazon’s Jeff Bezos as a ‘Centi-Billionaire’
Bill Gates has followed Jeff Bezos to become the world’s second ‘centi-billionaire’ after his fortune reached the $100 billion threshold. According to Bloomberg, which tracks the wealth of the planet’s richest people through its Billionaires Index, the Microsoft co-founder has already earned $9.5 billion so far this year – taking him right up to the […]
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At least 40 dead, as ferry sinks in Iraq
At least 40 people are feared to have drowned after a river ferry sank near the Iraqi city of Mosul. BBC reported most of the people on board the vessel were women and children and could not swim, the head of Mosul’s Civil Defence agency reportedly said. ALSO READ: New Zealand bans military style weapons […]
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In 9 mins, Nigerian woman, Chiaka Thelma, gives birth to sextuplets in US hospital
A Nigerian woman, Thelma Chiaka, in Houston, Texas has given birth to sextuplets, beating the odds to make her one in 4.7 billion. Chiaka welcomed two sets of twin boys and one set of twin girls on Friday morning at The Woman’s Hospital of Texas. All six babies were born between 4.50 am and 4.59 am with weights ranging […]
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Bangladesh FIFA official arrested for ‘defaming’ PM Hasina
A lawyer for FIFA council member Mahfuza Akhter Kiron is set to file a petition in a Bangladesh court on Tuesday seeking bail for the official who has been arrested in a defamation case following her criticism of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Mahfuza courted trouble after her remarks in a news conference last month in […]
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One dead as gunman opens fire in Utrecht
A gunman has opened fire inside a tram and at several other locations in the Dutch city of Utrecht, authorities say. Several people have been injured and one is feared to have died in the shooting, BBC reports said. Police say the gunman is still at large. Trains and trams have stopped running and schools have been asked […]
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US and Russian diplomats to hold Venezuela talks in Italy
United States Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov are due to meet in Rome this week to discuss the situation in Venezuela, diplomats from the two countries said. Venezuela, a close ally of Moscow, is in political turmoil. The United States and many other Western countries back Juan […]
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Over 89 dead as Cyclone Idai leaves trail of destruction in Zimbabwe
At least 89 people have died in Zimbabwe after Cyclone Idai tore across the eastern and southern parts of the country, a government official said on Monday, creating a humanitarian crisis in a nation grappling with economic woes and a drought. The scale of destruction is only becoming apparent as rescuers reach the most affected […]
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