World

By Emmanuel Nduka Two Nigerian Professors from the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, have been listed among Elsevier B.V.’s most productive scientists in the world. The feat of the two University dons, Kayode Oyewumi, and Musa...

By Ebi Kesiena In South Africa, funeral workers and directors have taken to the streets to promote vaccination against Covid-19. With a population of over 60 million people, the pandemic has already claimed over 90 000...

By Ebi Kesiena A truth and reconciliation commission in The Gambia has recommended that ex-leader Yahya Jammeh be brought before an international tribunal for crimes allegedly committed during his 22-year dictatorship. The commission recommended “prosecuting Yahya...

By Ebi Kesiena France has ordered the closure of a Mosque in the north of the country because of the radical nature of its Imam’s preaching, regional authorities told AFP on Tuesday. The Mosque in Beauvais,...

By Emmanuel Nduka The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday issued its first civil marriage license to a non-Muslim couple. A Canadian couple were the first to marry under the new law on the personal status...

By Ebi Kesiena Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, announced on Monday that he was suspending Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, who called the move unconstitutional, intensifying a row over long-delayed elections in the troubled Horn of...