Nigeria’s Navy has rescued three foreigners kidnapped in the oil-rich Niger Delta last week, the Navy said on Wednesday. A Nigerian Navy team rescued the two Russians and one Indian late on Tuesday in an operation in the southwestern state of Ondo, Navy spokesperson Suleman Dahun told AFP on Wednesday. In separate operations, the Nigerian Navy has also killed several pirates and is searching to apprehend others, security sources told AFP. The three foreigners were...
Cardi B’s announcement that she wants to seek Nigerian citizenship has set off a Twitter feud between her West African fans in friendly rivals Nigeria and Ghana. The Grammy-winning rapper visited both countries last month on her African tour. Her announcement in a tweet on Friday criticized the U.S. airstrike in Iraq that killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and sent Middle East tensions soaring. “Its sad this man is putting Americans live in danger. Dumbest...
Nigerian Politician and the General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare yesterday unleashed what he tagged “The State of The Nation Broadcast” with a theme, “Unveiling the True Enemies of Nigeria.” According to Pastor Bakare, “Today’s State of the Nation Broadcast is aimed at unveiling the true enemies of Nigeria. Please lend me your ears as we separate chaff from grains, tares from wheat, villains from heroes, and perverts from patriots…” Below...
The Pentagon said Thursday that the U.S. military has killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, at the direction of President Donald Trump. An airstrike killed Soleimani, architect of Iran’s regional security apparatus, at Baghdad’s international airport Friday, Iranian state television and three Iraqi officials said, an attack that’s expected to draw severe Iranian retaliation against Israel and American interests. The Defense Department said Soleimani “was actively developing plans to attack...
A plane crashed shortly after takeoff near Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Friday, killing at least 12 of the 98 people on board. Kazakh officials say another 54 people were hospitalized with injuries, The Associated Press reports, 10 of them in critical condition. The captain was among those killed. The plane was a Dutch-built Fokker 100 aircraft operated by Bek Air, which bills itself as Kazakhstan’s first low-cost carrier. The manufacturer went bankrupt in 1996. The aircraft...
Nigerian activist Omoyele Sowore and former national security adviser Sambo Dasuki left prison Tuesday evening after the attorney general ordered their release on bail, in recognition of court orders. The release followed growing internal and international pressure on the Nigerian government to abide by court orders. State security had ignored several court orders that former adviser Dasuki, who has been held since 2015, be released. It also sparked protests earlier this month when it re-arrested...
Boeing Co. ousted Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg as the world’s biggest planemaker sought to control an escalating crisis that has seen it halt production of its best-selling 737 MAX jetliner following two fatal crashes. The sacking comes as Boeing struggles to mend strained relations with the regulators it needs to win over to get the grounded 737 back in the air, and seeks to regain trust with passengers and airline customers around the world. Chairman...
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Only three US presidents have faced impeachment — Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1998 were both impeached, while Richard Nixon resigned before he could be impeached in 1974. Donald Trump on Wednesday became the third US president to be impeached. WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Wednesday became the third U.S. president to be impeached as the House of Representatives formally charged him with abuse of power and obstruction of...
The first Ethiopian Airlines flight, Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landed in Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) yesterday, December 17, 2019, marking a historic moment–the beginning of a new service route connecting Houston to sub-Saharan nations. The new service will operate three times per week beginning with a nonstop route connecting IAH to Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW) in Lomé, the capital of Togo in West Africa. At a colorful event at the Arrival Terminal hub of the...
