KUWAIT’S health ministry said 63 people had suffered methanol poisoning from contaminated alcoholic drinks in the five days to Wednesday, resulting in 13 deaths and 21 cases of blindness or impaired vision. The ministry said in a statement on X late on Wednesday that all those affected were of Asian nationalities, adding that 51 required […]
EUROPE continues to offer Ukraine a high level of support, while recent data showed that assistance from the United States vanished in May and June. A German economic institute reported on Tuesday. The report said the Ukraine Support Tracker from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) showed that European aid amounted to 12.6 […]
THERE is coup scare in Mali, with dozens of soldiers arrested for allegedly plotting to overthrow the military government of Colonel Assimi Goita. A report by AFP quoted a Malian security source as telling the news agency yesterday, Sunday 10 August 2025: “Since three days ago, there have been arrests linked to an attempt to […]
DUBAI: Kuwait’s Criminal Security Sector has dismantled an international cybercrime ring composed of Nigerian nationals responsible for coordinated attacks on telecommunications towers and banks, the Ministry of Interior announced on Sunday. According to Arabic-language daily Al Qabas, the case was initiated after the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority reported cyber intrusions targeting local telecom […]
THE United States has strongly condemned the recent wave of brutal attacks targeting Christians in Nigeria and across sub-Saharan Africa, calling the violence horrific and pledging to work with international partners to address the crisis. The condemnation follows a series of deadly incidents in recent weeks, including the massacre of 27 Christians in the Nigerian […]
A majority of people in Germany support recognising a Palestinian state, according to a new poll, a move the federal government currently rejects. In the survey by the Forsa Institute for the foreign policy journal Internationale Politik, 54 per cent of respondents answered “Yes” to the question: “Should Germany now recognise Palestine as its own […]
A British health officer who stole £80,000 to send to her online boyfriend in Nigeria has been handed a two-year jail sentence. Hyacinth Blair, 63, worked as an administrator for South London and Maudsley NHS trust. Between June 2021 and January 2023, she withdrew £80,000 from the trust’s accounts. Blair sent the money to a […]
By FORTUNE ABANG THE Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed its deepest condolences to the Government and people of the Republic of Ghana following the tragic helicopter crash on Wednesday, 6 August 2025, which claimed the lives of several Ghanaian officials. Among the victims were Ghana’s Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Boamah, and Minister of […]
GHANA’S government has issued a stern ultimatum to MultiChoice Ghana, ordering the pay-TV operator to cut DStv subscription prices by 30% before 7 August. Speaking on Monday, Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, said he has instructed the National Communications Authority (NCA) to initiate suspension proceedings against MultiChoice Ghana if it […]
By EMMANUEL YASHIM BRAZILIAN President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has revealed plans to discuss with India and China. a joint BRICS response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on U.S. imports. Da Silva presented himself as a torchbearer for multilateralism in a fractured world in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday. “What Trump is doing […]