Cameroon train disaster toll rises to at least 60
At least 60 people were killed and nearly 600 injured when a packed train derailed between Cameroon's two main cities, officials said Saturday, as distraught relatives desperately sought news of missing loved ones.
Trump to roll out first 100 days plan
US Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump is due to lay out his vision for his presidency Saturday, in the same town where former president Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous US Civil War-era Gettysburg Address.
Bills to attract investments, rid FG of major trunk roads, rail underway – Saraki
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has said that the Senate is looking at some bills to enable the private sector take charge of major trunk roads and railways in the country instead of being in the control of the federal government.
Buhari’s meeting with N-Delta leaders now October 31
Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South, Festus Ahon, Egufe Yafugborhi and Perez Brisiibe WARRI- THE meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PNDF, an amalgamation of monarchs, leaders, groups and stakeholders of the coastal states of Niger Delta will now hold on Monday, October 31 and not Saturday, October 29, as earlier […]
Five questions on the ICC
Once a champion of the International Criminal Court (ICC), South Africa dealt a blow to the world tribunal Friday by announcing its intention to withdraw, a move that came on the heels of a similar move by Burundi.
U.S. Election Campaign: Clinton scared
Offices of Hillary Clinton’s campaign headquarters in New York were evacuated on Friday evening after receiving a letter with a “white powdered substance,” according to officials.
Most deadly chopper crashes in Europe in last 10 years
Here is a list of the most deadly helicopter crashes in Europe in the last decade, following Friday’s accident in Siberia which killed 19 people. –2006 – Sept 11, RUSSIA: Eleven people, mostly senior officers, die when their helicopter crashes near the southern city of Vladikavkaz. The incident is claimed by rebels belonging to the […]
Security raised on London Tube after arrest
Security has been stepped up on the London Underground network, police said Saturday, following the arrest of a 19-year-old man after a suspicious item was discovered on a Tube train.
Vigilante group foils kidnap attempt, apprehend one
A team of local vigilante operating at Idiagbon Street, Ughelli, have foiled an attempted kidnap of the wife of the Medical Director of Ughelli Central hospital, Dr. Cyril Abere with one of the suspects apprehended.
Rangers’ coach to unveil plans for 2016/2017 CAF, NPFL leagues in November
Rangers coach Imama Amapakabo will unveil his plans and programmes for Rangers’ 2016/2017 Confederation of African Football (CAF) in November
Iraq forces have killed 48 IS attackers in Kirkuk
Iraqi security forces have killed 48 of the gunmen who stormed parts of Kirkuk in a shock attack claimed by the Islamic State group, the city’s police chief said.
