Monarch donates to schools, orphanage
A traditional ruler in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State, Chief Omotayo Adeboye, has donated laptops, stationeries and food items to pupils and a charity home in the community.
Amnesty urges probe into Chad troops missing after vote
Amnesty International expressed alarm Thursday over the disappearance of more than 20 soldiers and police officers in Chad since this month’s presidential election, calling on authorities to open an independent investigation.
Wenger pleads for ‘perspective’ from Arsenal fans
Manager Arsene Wenger has urged fans to look at Arsenal’s season “in perspective” ahead of a planned protest by supporters’ groups during Saturday’s Premier League match at home to Norwich City.
S.Africa court rules Zuma should face almost 800 graft charges
South African President Jacob Zuma should face almost 800 corruption charges that were dropped in 2009, a judge said Friday, piling further pressure on the embattled leader.
Helicopter with about 15 people on board crashes off Norway
A helicopter crashed off the western coast of Norway on Friday, police said, with media reporting that 13 to 17 people were on board.
FG, pro-Biafra campaigners step up war of words
Nigeria’s government and pro-Biafra activists are increasingly trading accusations of deadly violence, threatening to aggravate a tense stand-off prompted by the detention of the group’s leader.
