At least 18 inmates were killed and 16 wounded during a fight between rival gangs in a Honduran penitentiary on Friday, authorities said, in one of the worst recent outbreaks of prison violence in the country. Two days earlier, the government declared a state of emergency in the prison system, transferring control to security forces in […]

Hong Kong riot police swept into several shopping malls on Saturday, chasing off and arresting some anti-government Hong Kong demonstrators who had gathered to press their demands in the peak shopping weekend before Christmas. In a mall in Yuen Long, close to the China border, hundreds of black-clad protesters marked the five-month anniversary of an […]

China’s top lawmaking body on Saturday criticized the defense bill that the U.S. passed this week as “interference”, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported. You Wenze, a spokesperson for the Foreign Affairs Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), expressed “strong dissatisfaction” with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), passed overwhelmingly in the U.S. Senate […]

By Joseph Erunke – Abuja A Police inspector killed his colleague, a corporal, shot another, a Superintendent of Police and later shot himself dead yesterday in Abuja. The trio was said to be on duty at Dutse- Alhaji Police Divisional Headquarters, in Abuja, where the incident occurred. The inspector, identified as John Markus, who was […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says instability in the State of Libya is a recurring threat to the Sahel and Sub-Saharan Africa, and expressed concern over the growing effect of the crisis on many lives. The president stated this at a bilateral meeting with the President of Cote d’Ivoire, Dr. Alhassan Quattara, on the margins of the […]

Swiss-Dutch company Allseas said it had suspended work on building a major Russia-to-Germany natural gas pipeline in order to avoid U.S. sanctions contained in legislation signed by President Donald Trump on Friday. The move throws into doubt the completion date of the $11 billion project that Moscow had said would be ready in months, jeopardizing […]

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)  Chieftain, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, has called for the suspension of visa on arrival policy for African countries recently pronounced by President Muhammadu Buhari.

French President, Emmanuel Macron, said on Saturday his country’s troops have killed 33 militants in an operation in Mali. Mr. Macron made the announcement on a visit to Ivory Coast, where he reiterated France’s commitment to fighting jihadists in the region. The development comes weeks after 13 French troops died in a helicopter collision in […]

Pep Guardiola is keen to avoid losing a second assistant to Arsenal after indicating Rodolfo Borrell still has a big role to play at Manchester City. Back-to-back Premier League champions City are seeing their crown slide this season, with Liverpool seemingly striding away towards trophy glory. And they suffered a fresh setback when Mikel Arteta […]

By Samson Ajobiewe As we all bid farewell to 2019, let’s allow the sun sets safely and give 2020 an arrival free from mishaps of the yule seasons euphoria. Holidays are great opportunities to enjoy time with family and friends, celebrate life, be grateful, and reflect on what’s important and positive projections of the next […]