Month October 2019

Pakistani train on fire, kills at least 65

A fire swept through a Pakistani train on Thursday, killing at least 65 people and injuring nearly 40 after a gas canister that passengers were using to cook breakfast exploded, government officials said. The train was on its way from…

Court adjourns trial of Fayose’s aide, Agbele

The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has adjourned the trial of Abiodun Agbele, an aide of former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, to December 2, 2019. Agbele is standing trial before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, on alleged money laundering preferred…

Trump rebuffs advisers over Ukraine aid

According to closed-door testimony in the impeachment hearings this week by Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman, the top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, President Trump’s top three national security advisers sought to persuade him in August to sign…

South Sudan declares state of emergency

South Sudan on Thursday declared a state of emergency after persistent rain and flood killed nine people and displaced 25,000 others. South Sudan President Salva Kiir made this known in a statement. The emergency was declared in 27 out of…

EU chief, Juncker to undergo surgery soon

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is to have an operation to treat an aneurysm on November 11, according to his spokeswoman Mina Andreeva on Thursday. The procedure is to take place during the 64-year-old’s projected final month in office. His…