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The United Nations says two billion people globally lack safe drinking water. This is according to a UNESCO report released ahead of the UN Water Conference in New York on Wednesday. The UN agency said the world is...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has adjourned the collation of results for the governorship election in Cross River to 9am on Monday, March 20. The State Returning Officer, Prof. Teddy Adies, announced the adjournment midway into the...

Exporting 224 buses to Mongolia -China

 China will export 224 buses to Mongolia that will help improve the country’s public transport system. Eighteen buses have recently been exported to Mongolia’s Ulan...

53-year-old man killed in Uganda by a strayed Elephant

Ahimbisibwe Rugaju, Deputy Resident District Commissioner in the Southwestern part of Kanungu, Uganda says strayed elephants have killed a 53-year-old man, who is yet...

China suspends visas for South Koreans Over Covid-19 cases

 Beijing has suspended short-term visas for South Koreans starting from Tuesday following the introduction of extra travel requirements for visitors from China by Seoul...

Grammy-winning singer Anita Pointer dies at 74 after battling cancer

Grammy-winning singer Anita Pointer died at 74 following a battle with cancer. The singer died on Saturday, New Year’s Eve, at her home in Los...

Netherlands to make official apology for slavery

About 150 years after the end of slavery in its former colonies, the Netherlands wants to officially apologise for this injustice on Monday. Prime Minister...

New York offering $170,000 per year job for rat killing experts to rid city of 18million rodents

New York City is looking for a top-notch exterminator to help rid the city of its 18 million rats. It was estimated in 2014 that for every...

Balenciaga hits producers of controversial child porn Ad with $25M lawsuit

Clothing brand, Balenciaga has hit the producers of a controversial advert featuring children dresses in bondage gear beside BDSM props with a $25m lawsuit. The...

Again Twitter suspends Kanye’s account for violating rules

Twitter Inc on Friday suspended Kanye West’s account again, just two months after the rapper’s account was reinstated, as his tweets violated the social...

UN seeks support to scale up humanitarian interventions in Nigeria

The United Nations on Wednesday called for more resources to sustain and scale up humanitarian interventions in northern Nigeria. UN spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, who made...

COVID-19 protests escalate in Guangzhou as China lockdown anger boils

People in the Chinese manufacturing hub of Guangzhou clashed with white hazmat-suited riot police on Tuesday night in an escalation of protests against stringent...

Chinese military says U.S. cruiser trespassed into waters off Spratly Islands

A U.S. missile cruiser on Tuesday entered the waters off the disputed Spratly Islands, which China considers as its own territory, without Beijing’s permission,...

EFCC arraigns Indian for alleged N816m fraud

The EFCC on Thursday arraigned an Indian, Chandra Singh, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court for  alleged N816 million fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria...

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