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At least 55 gassed to death in Ghouta chemical attack

A suspected chemical attack  reportedly killed scores of civilians, including no fewer than 5 children, in Syria on Saturday. A Syrian rebel group accused...

Trump escalates trade war with $100 billion in proposed new Chinese tariffs

President Trump is upping the ante in his high-stakes trade dispute with China, proposing $100 billion in additional tariffs on Chinese goods  in addition...

Activist and politician Winnie Madikizela-Mandela dies at 81

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the South African freedom-fighting activist who sustained the anti-apartheid battle while her husband, Nelson Mandela was in jail, has died. She...

Israeli troops kill 14 Palestinian protesters near Gaza

No fewer than 14 people were killed and hundreds wounded Friday as Israeli troops fired on Palestinian “instigators” during a March by thousands in Gaza...

Trump Says Joe Biden Would ‘Go Down Fast and Hard’ in a Fight With Him

During a speech at the University of Miami, former U.S Vice Presient Joe Biden, said he would have “beaten the hell out of”...

Buhari congratulates Putin as observers charge fraud in election victory

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended “sincere congratulations” to President Vladimir Putin of Russia on his victory in the recent presidential election, as Western...

Xi Jinping reappointed as Chinese president with no term limits

Xi Jinping was reappointed Saturday as China’s president with no limit on the number of terms he can serve. Xi, 64, is considered...

Emirates Airline Confirm Air Hostess Fell From Aircraft With Life Threatening Injuries

Emirates Airline Thursday confirmed that a member of its cabin crew fell from a parked aircraft at Entebbe airport, Uganda, on Wednesday. “We...

Turkish Heiress And Friends Killed In Private Plane Crash Returning From Hen’s Party

Like many brides-to-be, Turkish heiress Mina Basaran shared snapshots of her hen’s party on Instagram with a themed hashtag. But celebrations were cut...

What to expect in the US Secretary of State’s first visit to Nigeria

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will end his week-long trip to Africa on Monday with a visit to Nigeria and Chad. Tillerson...

Coca-Cola Designing A New Alcoholic Beverage

Coca-Cola is shaking things up a bit with their beverage by adding something a little different. For the first time in 125 years...

Thieves steal $5m from Lufthansa aircraft

Crooks using airport terminal pickup which they placed stickers mimicking a runway safety firm’s emblem stole $5m from a Lufthansa aircraft. The spectacular...

President Buhari attends Ghana’s 61st Independence anniversary celebrations

President Muhammadu Buhari will Monday depart for Accra, Ghana to attend the country’s 61st Independence Anniversary celebrations holding at the Independence Square on...

Woman burned when her mobile phone catches fire mid-flight

A passenger was burned when her cell phone caught fire onboard a Canadian domestic flight on Thursday morning, officials said. The incident occurred...

Ndoma-Egba on Elumelu: He’s a gift to Africa, an inspiration to the World

Chairman governing board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba Wednesday said Entrepreneur and business man Tony Elumelu is a...

Trump backs arming school teachers with guns

At a White House “listening session” on school shootings Wednesday, President Trump argued that arming teachers and staff was potentially the best way...