Following the incessant attacks by members of Boko Haram terrorist group, France, the United Kingdom and the European Union habe all pledged to assist Nigeria in putting an end to their activities in the north eastern part of the country. The French President, Francois Hollande, on Thursday, promised that his country would do everything possible…
The Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, on Monday, finally signed the anti-gay bill into law. The bill was appended to by the Ugandan leader despite warnings from President of the United States of America, USA, Barack Obama, that such law would ‘complicate our valued relationship’ and cause a ‘step backward’ for all Ugandans. The latest move…
Heavy rains and flooding have killed at least 38 people in Bolivia according to the Bolivian Defence Ministry, as authorities declared a state of emergency in response to the crisis. The floods have washed away people’s homes and are causing illnesses, survivors said on Friday. In the northeastern department of Beni, navy and army officials…
Deposed Egyptian leader Mohamed Morsi is due in court on charges of murder, days after he insisted he was the legitimate president at a separate hearing related to a prison break. According to state media, Morsi arrived at the police academy in Cairo on Saturday to face charges of inciting the killing of protesters near…
South Sudan’s government and rebels have signed a ceasefire deal that many hopes will put a pause to five weeks of fighting that has killed thousands of soldiers and civilians in the world’s newest country. The peace deal, signed in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Thursday by representatives of President Salva Kiir and Riek…
A former commandant of the Swiss Guard, Elmar Maeder, has claimed that a ‘secret geiy society’ in the Vatican is threatening the security and safety of Pope Francis. Maeder told Swiss Weekly, Scweiz Am Sonntag, that due to the special bond and loyalty among hom0$exuals, they tend to show more solidarity to themselves than to…
The Canadian government has vehemently denied cancelling a planned visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to the country. This was made known by the Canadian Counsellor in Abuja, Ms Alexandra Mackenzie, in an interview with Punch. Mackenzie revealed that there was never a scheduled visit of Jonathan to the country in the first place. She however…
Libya has declared a state of emergency as the air force attacked gunmen in the remote south to end unrest between rival armed groups that have been clashing for days. The General National Congress, Libya’s highest political authority, took the decision on Saturday during an “extraordinary session” after the parliament put the army on alert…
Zhang Yimou A Chinese filmmaker, Zhang Yimou, has been fined by the Chinese authorities for having more than one child. China, world’s most populous nation, is against having more than one child in a family. Yimou, best known for directing the movie, ‘The House of Flying Daggers’, was handed a fine of $1.2 million by…
The judge in the trial of Egypt’s ousted president has ordered the hearings adjourned until February 1 after bad weather prevented bringing Mohamed Morsi to court, according to state media. State media reported that the helicopter that was to fly Morsi from a prison near the Mediterranean city of Alexandria to the court in Cairo…