Monthly Archives: October 2019
43 die in 9 months on road accident in Nigeria’s Plateau
NIGERIA
The Federal Road Safety in north central Nigeria’s Plateau
State has said road traffic crashes claimed 43 lives in...
Nigerian Army to engage local football club ‘Plateau United’
NIGERIA
Nigerian Army is set to engage a local football club,
Plateau United in a friendly match aimed at boosting...
UK police say 39 found dead in truck were Chinese
UNITED KINGDOM
British police said Thursday that 39 people found dead in a truck near London are believed to...
After exhumation, Spain reburies Franco in discreet tomb
SPAIN
Spain exhumed the embalmed body of Francisco Franco from a grandiose state mausoleum on Thursday, reburying it in...
Over 100 elephants die in Botswana due to drought, anthrax outbreak
BOTSWANA
More than 100 elephants have died in Botswana in the past two months partly because of a suspected...
Putin meets Nigeria, Uganda, Sudan leaders
RUSSIA
Presidents of Nigeria, Uganda and Sudan met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday on the sidelines of...
Burundi’s first lady releases song urging couples not to fight over infertility
BURUNDI
Burundi’s first lady Denise Nkurunziza has released a song urging men in her country to desist from abusing...
Russian forces head for Syrian-Turkish border in blow to Kurds
RUSSIA
Russian forces in Syria headed towards the Turkish border Wednesday to ensure Kurdish fighters withdraw under a deal...
South Africa’s main opposition leader resigns amid race row
SOUTH AFRICA
Leader of South Africa’s main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), Mmusi Maimane, has announced his resignation from the...
UK murder probe as 39 dead found in truck from Bulgaria
UNITED KINGDOM
Britain launched a major murder investigation after 39 bodies were found Wednesday in a truck from Bulgaria,...