Issa Tchiroma Bakary, Cameroonian opposition leader and runner up in last month’s presidential election, has fled to The Gambia after weeks of mounting pressure and violent unrest at home. In a statement issued on Sunday, Gambia’s Ministry of Information said Tchiroma arrived in the country on November 7and is being accommodated “purely on humanitarian grounds”...
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First Recorded Eruption Of Ethiopian Volcano Sends Ash Plumes Across Red Sea
A long-dormant volcano erupted in northern Ethiopia over the weekend, sending ash plumes across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman. The Hayli Gubbi volcano in the Afar region of Ethiopia erupted on Sunday morning, leaving the neighboring village of Afdera covered in dust. A local administrator, Mohammed Seid, said there were no casualties, but the eruption could have economic...
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Nine Children Killed In Pakistani Airstrikes In Afghanistan, Taliban Says
Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Tuesday accused Pakistan of launching overnight airstrikes in three eastern provinces, killing 10 civilians, including nine children, in a sign of worsening tensions between the two neighbors. Zabihullah Mujahid, the chief spokesperson for the Afghan government, said on X that Pakistan “bombed” the home of a civilian in Khost province, killing nine children and a...
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US Puts Visa Restrictions On Haitian Government Official, Alleging Support For Gangs
The U.S. State Department said on Monday it imposed visa restrictions on a Haitian government official for allegedly supporting gangs and other criminal organizations and for what Washington called an obstruction to the Haitian government’s fight against “terrorist gangs.” The State Department did not identify the individual in its statement and any visas currently held...
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China Launches Shenzhou 22 Spacecraft To Assist In Return Of 3 Astronauts Stranded On Space Station
China launched the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft on Tuesday to help bring back a team of astronauts after a damaged spacecraft left them temporarily stranded on China’s space station. The Shenzhou 22, which successfully docked at the Tiangong space station Tuesday, will be used sometime in 2026 by the three astronauts who arrived on Nov. 1. Earlier...
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Five To Die By Hanging For Killing Ibadan Taxi Driver
Justice Ajayi of Oyo state high court has sentenced five men to death by hanging after finding them guilty of conspiracy and the murder of a taxi driver, Akeem Shittu. The convicts; Segun Taiwo (36), Kehinde Ademola (46), Yahaya Adeniyi (45), Chinonso Samson (41), and Opadotun Michael (32), were convicted on a two-count charge bordering...
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U.K. Rejects Nigeria’s Request To Repatriation Ekweremadu
The United Kingdom has rejected a request by the Federal Government of Nigeria to repatriate former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who is serving a prison sentence in Britain for organ trafficking. Ekweremadu, 63, is serving time in a UK facility after he was found guilty in 2023 of plotting to harvest the kidney of...
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A Nigerian Teacher In The U.S English Access Is Being Recognized As One Of The Most Engaged Educators
U.S Mission Nigeria in a statement disclosed that: “We’re thrilled to celebrate Lucy Chinenye Obinegbu a teacher in the U.S. English Access program who has been recognized as one of the most engaged educators in the Access Community of Practice for September 2025. “Through her active participation, Ms. Obinegbu has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to...
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