Hong Kong’s democracy camp will continue to fight Beijing’s crackdown on political freedoms, prominent dissident Joshua Wong said Friday after he and other activists were barred from standing for election. “Our resistance will continue on and we hope the world…
The number of Brussels municipalities which exceed the alarm threshold for novel coronavirus infections has jumped from four to ten in 24 hours. The latest figures by federal health institute Sciensano on Friday show that an additional six municipalities in…
The family said he will be buried at his hometown in Iye Ekiti at St. John Anglican Church, Iye-Ekiti in the same tomb with his wife. The Nation reports that the late elder statesman and leader of Yoruba socio-cultural group,…
Police Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Intelligence Response Team (IRT) have arrested a 52-year-old pastor Adetokunbo Adenokpo for allegedly abducting a dispatch rider, Jonathan Ekpo, and detaining him in an underground facility in his church in Shagamu. Force…
A middle-aged woman, identified as Mrs Ngozi Chukwuani who was chained to a pillar for ten hours by her husband, identified as Uche has been rescued in Ebonyi State According to neighbours, Ngozi’s husband hit their daughter’s head with the…
The Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare ll, has condemned in strong terms, the clash between supporters of APC and PDP last Saturday, that occurred at the gate of the palace. The clash occurred soon after the state Governor, Godwin Obaseki, some…
One of the prominent leaders of the Yoruba socio-cultural group Afenifere, Pa Ayo Fasanmi is dead. He was aged 94 years. He died Wednesday night at Osogbo, Osun State capital. Fasanmi, who served at the House of Representatives and Senate…
The US will withdraw nearly 12,000 troops from Germany in the coming years, after President Donald Trump said that the country didn’t spend enough on NATO and was taking “advantage” of the US, who was its biggest contributor. 6,400 soldiers…
An average of 347.1 people per day tested positive for the new coronavirus (Covid-19) in Belgium during the past week, according to figures by Sciensano on Thursday. The trend of new infections per day has risen by 77% over the…
As countries race to find a coronavirus cure, Germany’s research minister has said any vaccine was unlikely to be available until the middle of 2021 at the earliest. “We should not expect a miracle,” Anja Karliczek told a news conference…
More and more young people in Europe are testing positive for COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) has told Euronews. Dr Hans Kluge, WHO’s regional director for Europe, said that “we see from reports both nationally and sub-nationally that now…
Brazil registered record daily numbers of infections and deaths from the new coronavirus Wednesday, sending its overall death toll surging past 90,000 people. Despite the record figures, the government issued a decree reopening the country to foreign visitors arriving by…
Hong Kong has fallen into an era of “white terror”, democracy campaigners said Thursday after four students – one aged just 16 – were arrested for social media posts deemed to be a threat to China’s national security. Wednesday’s arrests…
The city of Brussels has extended the requirement to wear face masks in its territory to include all busy streets and pedestrian zones as of Wednesday. Following the measures by the National Security Council, the Brussels city council 29 July…
Georgina Onuoha, a Nollywood veteran actress turned nurse, has reacted after being called out on social media for not supporting Nigerian-trained US-based doctor, Stella Immanuel who has insisted that hydroxychloroquine cures COVID-19. This came after Georgina Onuoha shared a clip…
Luck has ran out on three boys who sexually assaulted a woman using a toy gun in Ogun state. Three suspected members of a notorious criminal gang, One million Boys, have been apprehended by the police in Ogun state for…
A teenage black boy has been left seriously hospitalized after being attacked by racist white men. A sad thing has happened to a young black man after he was badly injured by some racist white men who used their car…
A member of the senate has been praised for taking the initiative to empower youths of his community. There was massive jubilation in Bauchi state after Senator Haliru Jika decided to empower youths of his community on Monday. According to…
A Pastor alongside a Traditional Chief has been accused of diverting COVID-19 palliatives meant for a community in Anambra. Aggrieved Residents of Ekwulobia community in Aguata council area of Anambra State, on Wednesday morning protested against the General Overseer of…
A woman alongside her father have been arrested for killing her boyfriend and burying him in a shallow grave. An incestuous daughter has admitted helping her father kill her boyfriend, before having s3x with her dad and illegally marrying him.…