Facebook Chief Executive Officer, Mark Zuckerberg is expected to appear before the United States Congress today to defend “Facebook’s Impact on the Financial Services and Housing Sectors,” but there are reports the interview will be more focused on Facebook’s “Project Libra”. Project Libra was introduced by Facebook earlier in June. It was proposed as a […]

By Victoria Ojeme Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has stated that the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria and South Africa will ensure implementation of the Early Warning Signal mechanisms recently signed between both countries in South Africa, as part of the efforts to curb xenophobic attacks. Speaking against the backdrop […]

Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader has ordered that all hotels built by South Korea at its resort should be demolished. The resort, a famous tourist site, Mount Kumgang was once referred to as a symbol of inter-Korean co-operation. “The buildings are just a hotchpotch with no national character at all,” Kim said, according to […]

Pope Francis launched an appeal on Wednesday for peace and dialogue in Chile, where violent anti-government protests have claimed 15 lives. “I am following with concern what is happening in Chile,’’ Francis, who hails from neighbouring Argentina, said during his weekly audience in St Peter’s Square. “I hope that by putting an end to the […]

…as driver, 24, from Northern Ireland is arrested on suspicion of murder Thirty-nine bodies, including one of a teenager, have been found in a lorry container in Essex. The bodies were found in a lorry on the Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, at roughly 1.40am this morning. It is understood the lorry was originally from […]