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Nigeria has recalled its Ambassador to South Africa, Ambassador Kabiru Bala following alleged xenophobic attacks on its citizens there. The most populous country in Africa has also pulled out of the World Economic Summit. It also demanded full compensation, the News Agency of Nigeria has reported, quoting a “presidential source.” Our Correspondent also …

US President Donald Trump’s personal assistant has been forced to resign from the White House after leaking private information about his family. Madeleine Westerhout, 29, was abruptly removed on Thursday after the president learned she had been talking to reporters at a dinner this month. She was drinking and bragging …

Federal prosecutors say 80 people, most of them Nigerians, have been charged in the United States with being part of a widespread conspiracy that stole millions of dollars from businesses and elderly individuals through a variety of scams then laundered the money. Law enforcement officers arrested 14 people in the …

Commuters have been left stranded across the UK after large parts of the country had been left without electricity in a major power cut. Blackouts have been reported in London and the South East, the South-West, Wales, as well as the Midlands, the North-West and the North East. The Department …

Kenya’s war on betting reached new heights on Wednesday when its interior ministry ordered the deportation of 17 foreign directors of betting firms operating in the country. The deportation order comes almost a week after ordering telecoms firm Safaricom to stop processing payments for sports betting firms. Online sports betting …

President Nana Addo Dankwa has admonished Africans to change the mentality they have about their own selves in France. He says this would enable the whites in the diaspora have a better understanding and perceptions of the black man living in the diaspora. Nana Addo says the independence of the …

A 6.6 magnitude earthquake hits the South of California during July 4 celebrations. According to the US geographical survey(USGS), the earthquake was first reported near Searles Valley. The USGS said the earthquake began 11 miles from Ridgecrest California at 10:33 am. Neighboring states including Nevada and several surrounding countries reported …

What would happen if Facebook and some of its apps — such as Instagram and WhatsApp — were to all go down at about the same time? And then stay intermittently out for hours? On Wednesday, people around the world found out when all three services experienced interruptions throughout the …

GLOBAL WARMING Global warming is a long term rise in the average temperature of the earth’s climate system, an aspect of climate change, shown by temperature measurements and by multiple effects of the warming. Over the past 50 years, the average global temperature has increased at the fastest rate in …

Senegalese customs authorities have seized nearly 800kg (1,700lb) of cocaine on a ship, officials say. The cocaine was packed in travel bags, hidden inside 15 new cars that arrived in Dakar from Brazil. It was reported that the cars were destined for Germany and Ghana. An investigation is underway to …