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Nigeria outstripes South Africa, now Africa’s biggest economy

  With South Africa’s economy slumping  into a second recession in consecutive years, Nigeria has overtaken the country to emerge as the biggest economy...

Coronavirus death toll jumps to 6 in United States

    Five more people have died from coronavirus in Washington state, bringing the total number of reported deaths in the U.S. to...

Coronavirus claims Iran’s Supreme Leader adviser’s life

   Iran has recorded the death of a member of a council advising Iran’s Supreme Leader infected by the  deadly coronavirus. Seyyed...

Pentecostal Pastor shot wife at church, killed himself after she preached powerful message

  Pastor Woodward of the True Word of Deliverance Church of God in Prichard, Alabama United States, shot his wife Prophetess Alisha Woodward after she...

President Trump warns against panic amid news of first U.S. coronavirus death

  President Donald Trump on Saturday ASKED citizens to remain calm after the first U.S. death from coronavirus was confirmed in Washington state....

Disputed poll: Guinea-Bissau’s Presidential candidate swears in self as president

  In spite of ongoing legal and political battles over the official presidential poll results, a candidate in the election, Mr Umaro Sissoco Embalo,...

Pope Francis has ‘mild ailment’, skips mass – Vatican

  Pope Francis cancelled a scheduled appearance at mass in Rome on Thursday because of “a mild ailment”, the Vatican said, the day...

What You Need to Know About Robert O’Brien New U.S National Security Adviser

    President Donald Trump recently appointed Robert C. O’Brien as the new U.S National Security Adviser, NSA.   Trump  revealed last week...

Prime Minister to be arraigned for murder of estranged wife

  Barring last minute hitches, Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane is due in court on today (Feb. 20) charged with the murder of...

Pastor, 2 dozen killed during church service in Burkina Faso

  A pastor and at least 23 others were killed and 18 others injured after gunmen attacked a church in northeast Burkina Faso...

Commonwealth Secretary-General Condemns Killings in Cameroon

  The Commonwealth Secretary-General has denounced the killings in north-west Cameroon on 14 February which left 23 people dead, the majority of them...

We have an obligation to get security right in West Africa, says U.S Secretary of State in visit to region

  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Trump administration is working to determine what level of American military forces is needed...

In Indonesia, authorities clamp down on Valentine’s Day celebrators

    …Lovers caught in hotel having fun Authorities in Indonesia, a Muslim state, have arrested two lovers in a clamp down on...

Italy Opposition Leader Salvini Set to Face Trial

  Leader of Italy’s most popular political party, Sen. Matteo Salvini, has been stripped of legal immunity and faces criminal trial for allegedly...

Americans killed in Afghan military mission

    American and Afghan military personnel were fired on while conducting an operation in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, the U.S. military said...

Japanese Passports Ranked World’s Most Powerful, Nigeria 95th

  A British consulting company Henley & Partners has placed the Japanese passport at the top of its Passport Index Global Ranking. The...