A South Korean court has ruled the government has to pay compensation for the victims of the Sewol ferry disaster. It is the first time a court has acknowledged the state is liable for the deaths. The…
AT LEAST 27 KILLED’ AS BOKO HARAM AMBUSHES MOTORISTS ON BORNO HIGHWAY
“We left Dikwa to Gonbomru Ngala yesterday [Wednesday], few kilometres to Musune Village. On the highway; we saw burnt cars like a kilometre on the roads and soldiers were at the scene. I counte…
SHARKS ATTACK TWO CHILDREN IN NEW YORK, OFFICIALS SAY
Two children have been injured in shark attacks off the coast of Long Island in New York in the first such incidents in the state for 70 years, officials said. A 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy…
MOB SLAUGHTERS NEARLY 300 CROCODILES IN WILDLIFE PRESERVE AFTER INDONESIA MAN IS KILLED
A mob in Indonesia armed with knives, hammers and clubs slaughtered nearly 300 crocodiles at a wildlife sanctuary after a man was killed by one of the reptiles. Basar Manullang, the head of the local …
IS DROP IN FOREIGN STUDENT VISAS DUE TO TRUMP’S IMMIGRATION POLICY?
According to State Department data, the number of visas given to foreign students was noticeably lower last year after stricter immigration policies were implemented. This has added to the financial c…
MACRON: HOW I DISCOVERED LAGOS AND THE AFRIKA SHRINE IN 2002
“I discovered Nigeria and a lot of my friends are here. I discovered Nigeria and I discovered Lagos and I discovered the shrine,” he said in quotes released by Habib Haruna, Chief Press Secretary to t…
FRANCE PRESIDENT MACRON TO VISIT NIGERIA TODAY
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to visit Nigeria today. He is currently on his way to Abuja to meet President Muhammadu Buhari, in his latest attempt to forge closer ties with English-speaking…
THERESA GRANT IS LEAVING AFTER NINE YEARS TO PURSUE ‘NEW OPPORTUNITIES’
Theresa Grant is leaving after nine years to pursue ‘new opportunities’ Trafford council’s chief executive and a second senior officer have both resigned with immediate effect – week…
OTEDOLA BRIDGE: SURVIVOR SPEAKS ON TANKER EXPLOSION
A survivor of the Lagos tanker explosion has narrated what led to the fire accident that happened at Otedola Bridge, which resulted in the death of nine people and destruction of 54 vehicles. T…
NUPENG FAULTS N11.5B INFRASTRUCTURE BUDGET CUT BY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
The leadership of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has faulted the N11.5 billion infrastructure vote cut in the 2018 budget by the National Assembly. The oil workers arg…