A bomb explosion, on Friday, has killed at least 31 people at a Shia mosque in Southern Pakistan. According to Pakistani Police Authorities, at least 50 people were wounded in the attack after Friday prayers in the Shikarpur district of Sindh province. Pakistan Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, has condemned the incident and ordered an immediate…
South Africa Grants Apartheid Assassin Parole
South Africa has granted the infamous apartheid-era death squad commander, Eugene de Kock, a parole after 20 years in prison. De Kock, 66, was nicknamed “Prime Evil” for his role in the killing and maiming of activists fighting white minority rule in the 1980s and early 1990s. He was sentenced to two life terms in…
USAID Accredits NAFDAC Laboratory
The U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID has presented the International Organization for Standardization quality certificate to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Central Drug Control Laboratory in Yaba, Lagos. The certification was presented by Michael Harvey, USAID’s Director in Nigeria, on Thursday, January 29. The certification is said to…
Amnesty International Accuses Nigeria Military Of Negligence
Amnesty International said the Nigerian military leadership was warned of imminent Boko Haram attacks on Baga and Monguno towns of Borno State but failed to take necessary steps to protect hundreds of civilians affected by the attack. The organisation quoted a senior military source along with other evidences as sources of its information. …
Ogun State Teachers Call Off Strike
The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Ogun State chapter, on January 27, called off its 10-day old strike. The decision was announced after a meeting between the leadership of the union and representatives of the state government. Dare Ilekoya, chairman of NUT in the state and Akeem Lasisi, his counterpart in the Academic Staff Union…
Malaysia Officially Rules Missing Flight MH370 An Accident
The Malaysian government has officially ruled the disappearance of Malaysian Airline Flight MH370 an accident on Thursday. Since the Beijing-bound aircraft went missing on March 8, 2014, no trace of it has been discovered. The Director General of the Department of Civil Aviation, Azharuddin Abdul Rahman announced this at a press conference. He said it…
AirAsia Crash:Co-Pilot Was Flying
Information retrieved from the flight data recorder of AirAsia Flight QZ8501, reveals that the co-pilot, French national Remi Plesel was flying the plane when it crashed. The plane was carrying 162 people from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore when it crashed into the Java Sea on December 28. So far, 70 bodies have…
IG Orders Trial of Suspected Political Thugs
Suleiman Abba, Inspector General of Police, has ordered that suspected thugs arrested during political campaigns across the country be prosecuted immediately. In a press release signed by Emmanuel Ojukwu, spokesperson of the Nigerian Police Force, Abba maintained that there would be no sacred cows, as everyone found guilty of the offence will be duly punished.…
Jordan To Swap Prisoner With ISIS
Jordan authorities have said that they are ready to hand over an Iraqi woman on death row in exchange for a Jordanian pilot being held hostage by Islamic State militants. The decision comes ahead of a 24-hour deadline by IS to kill Moaz al-Kasasbeh and Japanese hostage, Kenji Goto. The ultimatum was issued in a…
Ukraine: US May Extend Sanctions On Russia
United States Treasury Secretary, Jacob Lew, has said that the U.S. may extend sanctions on Russia because of the increasing violence in east Ukraine. Lew, who spoke during a visit to Kiev, Ukraine, said the U.S. would consider “further restrictive measures” on Russia’s government. In the last one week, pro-Russian separatists have pushed back Ukrainian…
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