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How top Muslim political leader was arrested for allegedly aiding 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings that claimed 269 lives

A prominent Muslim political leader in Sri Lanka and his brother were arrested over the weekend due to their suspected connection to the...

Golf icon, Tiger Woods, out in crutches after February lone accident

Golf icon, Tiger Woods, out in crutches after February lone accident

  Legendary golfer Tiger Woods stepped out on Friday in crutches, since his lone accident on 23 February. It was the first photo...

Views From Abroad: Is Nigeria the next Iraq?

By Tina Ramirez Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, is poised to become the third largest in the world by 2050. Based...

BREAKING: 37-year-old son of Chadian President, killed in battlefield takes over as Interim Head of State

BREAKING: 37-year-old son of Chadian President, killed in battlefield takes over as Interim Head of State

The Chadian Army has announced Gen. Idris Deby, 37-year-old son of President Mahamat Idriss Deby as the new leader of the country. Deby...

US Immigration Official of Nigerian nationality caught in unlawful procurement of citizenship

…uses false identity, faces 10 years in jail with U.S. citizenship revoked. A Nigerian, who works as an immigration services officer with the...

Dying At Home: Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh gets last wish

    Prince Philip wanted to die in the comforts of his own home — a last wish that came true Friday. The...

Prince Phillip of England is dead

  Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He was 99. Buckingham Palace confirmed his death in...

Kenya Airways stops all flights to the U.K

Kenya Airways will stop all flights to the United Kingdom, effective April 9, 2021, Per Second News gathered. This is as a result...

COVID-19 Misinformation: Facebook, WHO launch new campaign across Africa

COVID-19 Misinformation: Facebook, WHO launch new campaign across Africa

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   To connect people to accurate information and reduce misinformation on its platforms, Facebook is launching a new...

BREAKING: Coup in Niger Republic ahead of President-elect’s inauguration on Friday

    Heavy gunfire has been reported near Niger Republic Presidential Palace on Wednesday morning, signalling another coup ahead of President-Elect Mohamed Bazoum’s...

South African President Ramaphosa to appear before anti-graft panel

  South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, is due next month to make a much-anticipated appearance before an inquiry into alleged state looting, the...

Kenya Airways Post Worst Loss On Record Of $330 Million

  Kenya Airways reported a historic loss of over $330 million for the fiscal year of 2020. Passenger numbers dropped by close to...

Mosque leader plotted rape of pastor’s relatives after wife converts to Christianity

The leader of a mosque in western Uganda allegedly sent men to rape three female relatives of a church pastor last month as...

Tanzania’s President’s death: VP Samia Hassan takes over as Tanzania’s first female president

  Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan will take over from today as Tanzania’s new president, following the death of President John Magufuli on Wednesday....

Tanzanian President Magufuli dies in office at 61

  Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died, according to the country’s Presidency. Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan who announced on Wednesday, said Magufuli was...

US releases Travel Advisory for Nigeria for its citizens

    The U.S. Department of State has released Travel Advisory for Nigeria, warning its citizens not to travel to some high risk states....