Backlash After Thailand Frees 85-Year-Old Drug Trafficker
Thailand’s justice minister pledged on Tuesday to review pardon criteria following backlash over the release of an 85-year-old drug trafficker who served less than a decade of a life prison…
Only 40% Of World’s Health Facilities Meet Basic Sanitation Standards — UN
In a report, the UN’s health and children’s agencies said only 40 per cent of healthcare facilities last year had toilets that adequately met the needs of patients and staff,…
Angelique Kidjo To Become First African Musician To Get Hollywood Star
Five-time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo is set to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, becoming the first African musician and first Black African…
Boehly, Walter Consider Selling Chelsea Stake To Clearlake Capital
Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly and director Mark Walter are considering selling their stakes in the Premier League side to the club’s majority owner Clearlake Capital, according to reports on Monday.…
Crude Extends Gains, Stocks Stagger As Mideast Hopes Dim
Oil prices extended gains and stocks stuttered Tuesday as a US-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz remained distant, a day after the deadline for a truce between the…
Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Rises To 6,438
Twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela in June killed 6,438 people, according to the latest official death toll released Monday. Nearly two months since the disaster, relatives and rescuers continue searching…
How to apply for FG loan to build, buy a house
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria offers mortgage financing to eligible Nigerians through the National Housing Fund, providing a route to buy, build, improve or renovate a home. The NHF…
NDLEA Destroys Cocaine, Heroin, Opioids, Others Worth ₦301bn In Lagos
In a massive blow to criminal syndicates operating in Nigeria, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has incinerated over 329,865 kilogrammes of illicit drugs valued at a staggering ₦301…
South African Anti-Migrant March Gathers Near Southern Africa Summit
Nearly 300 anti-migrant protesters marched to a regional summit in South Africa Monday, demanding the gathered leaders “fetch their people”. The heavily policed demonstration was called by one of the…
US Scaling Back Military Drills With Seoul Hours Before Start, Says Trump
Donald Trump said he ordered the Pentagon to scale back “inappropriate and hostile” military drills with South Korea, hours before the exercises began on Monday. The US president cited his…