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Social media ban sparks protests in Nepal’s Kathmandu

Howard Mildilton September 8, 2025

Nepal Demonstrators waving national flags broke through barbed wire and surrounded Parliament, chanting “stop the ban on social media, stop corruption, not social media. ” Riot police used tear gas, water cannon and eventually live rounds as clashes escalated across the capital. Authorities

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Pope canonizes two saints of his pontificate

Kristi Lucas September 7, 2025

VATICAN Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint Sunday, giving the next generation of Catholics a relatable role model who used technology to spread the faith and earn the nickname “God’s influencer.” Leo canonized Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006, during an open-air Mass in St. Peter’s Square […]

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Boko Haram militants kill 60 in an attack in Nigeria’s northeast

Jude Owuamannam September 7, 2025

Nigeria Boko Haram militants killed dozens of people in a nighttime assault on a village in northeastern Nigeria that is home to residents who had recently returned from a camp for internally displaced persons, authorities said. The attack on Darul Jamal in the Bama local government area took place late Friday and killed at least […]

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Students in Morocco happy to start new school year

Saad Huzaifa September 7, 2025

Morocco With the new school year approaching, students and their families are preparing with a mix of excitement and optimism. Many children show eagerness to return to their desks, while parents focus on ensuring they are ready for the challenges ahead. Shops and markets selling school supplies have seen brisk business in recent days, as […]

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More inmates in US prisons as Trump intensifies migrant crackdown

Oakley Mason September 7, 2025

USA In locking up migrants – there is money to be made. The most aggressive immigration enforcement regime in recent US history has the private detention industry seeing dollar signs and the race is on to ramp up migrant detention capacity by opening new centers, or reopening closed ones. In the state of Kansas, the […]

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Nigeria’s FCCPC Sets Rules, ₦100m Penalties for Loan Harassment

Dooyum Naadzenga September 6, 2025

Nigeria The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has introduced new regulations aimed at stopping harassment, data breaches, and unethical practices by digital lenders operating in Nigeria. In a statement signed by Ondaje Ijagwu, Director of Corporate Affairs of the FCCPC, the Commission’s Executive Vice Chairman and CEO, Tunji Bello, announced

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Congo marred with gang rape, murder, tortue, UN raises concern

Eric Jabulani September 6, 2025

United Nations Congo’s armed forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have committed crimes including gang rape, sexual slavery, torture, killings of civilians and other “horrific” atrocities in eastern Congo over the last year, the U.N. human rights office said Friday. It said the governments of both countries bear responsibility. A new report by a fact-finding team […]

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Again, Ebola outbreak in Congo

Andrew Mbeki September 6, 2025

Congo The World Health Organization said it dispatched its experts alongside Congo’s Rapid Response Team to Kasai province to strengthen disease surveillance, treatment and infection prevention and control in health facilities. It is also delivering supplies including personal protective equipment, mobile laboratory equipment and medical supplies. Congo has a stockpile of

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Right group demands fixing of Nigeria’s southwest Lagos-Benin road

Dooyum Naadzenga September 6, 2025

Nigeria A rights group – The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) Nigeria’s southwest Ogun State Chapter, has raised serious concerns about the rapid deterioration of the newly rehabilitated Ikangba-Agoro Road, also known as the Old Lagos-Benin Road. Less than seven months after the completion of rehabilitation works, portions of the road are

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WHO declears Mpox outbreak no threat

Howard Mildilton September 6, 2025

WHO The World Health Organization no longer considers the mpox outbreak in Africa to be an international health emergency, the U.N. agency’s director said Friday. The new form of mpox emerged in early 2024 in Congo and neighboring African countries, spread through close contact including sex. WHO declared it a global health emergency in August […]