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The US has advised its citizens against travelling to Russia where the FIFA World Cup is currently taking place. In its latest travel advisory, the US department of state said there’s increased risk of terrorism and harassment in certain parts of Russia, citing a level 3 threat. The advisory read: “Do not travel to the north Caucasus, including […]

South Australia will become the first state Down Under to legally compel the Catholic clergy to report information on child sexual abuse revealed to them in the confessional. A failure to report will carry a maximum 10,000-Australian-dollar (7,500-dollar) fine, according to the new child protection laws passed last year but made public for the first […]

The mother of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has given what appears to be her first media interview. Falmata Abubakar spoke with the Hausa Service of the Voice of America, VOA, in the village of Shekau, Yobe state. In a report published Thursday, VOA said elders and leader of the village took its team to […]

The University of Zambia on Wednesday dissociated itself from the news of a UNESCO-funded-course on witchcraft allegedly starting at the university soon. In a press statement made available to Lusaka Times that published the original story, the Uiversity’s Public Relations Manager, Damaseke Chibale, said the University made it clear that ‘witchcraft’ is a crime in Zambia. “Witchcraft is […]

President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that the North Korean regime no longer poses a nuclear threat following his summit with Kim Jong Un, even though the meeting produced no verifiable proof that the rogue regime will discontinue its nuclear program. In a series of tweets, Trump sought to take political credit for the summit but […]

Russian social media users have rallied in support of a teacher who lost her job after photos emerged of her in a swimsuit online. Viktoria Popova, 26, was sacked by School Number 7 in Omsk for “bringing her school and profession into disrepute”, according to the Siberian Times. The decision to fire her was made […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday tendered a national apology to the family of late Chief Moshood Abiola, for the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election. Abiola who was the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) was believed to have won the election which was annulled by the military regime of General Ibrahim […]

A Texas middle school teacher has been sentenced to prison for having sex with her 15-year-old student — including when she was pregnant… Katherine Harper had a months-long sexual relationship last year with a student she met at Tidwell Middle School in Roanoke, where she’d been an English teacher, cheerleading coach and tennis coach, police said when […]

American President, Donald Trump and North Korea’s Supreme leader Kim Jong Un have both just shared a historic handshake at the Capella hotel on Sentosa Island in Singapore. The handshake between Trump and Kim Jong Un on Tuesday morning marks the first time a sitting US president has met with a North Korean leader. The […]

Another high-profile candidate has announced he wants to stand in next year’s presidential election in Nigeria but held off declaring which party he would represent. Donald Duke, a former governor of Cross Rivers, told AFP: “I’m running. I am sure many, many will join.” Duke said: “It’s ridiculous to have a leadership with people of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says he stopped his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina from replying former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter against his administration because “of Adesina’s age”. The president explained the reasons when members of Buhari Support Organisation visited him at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday night. Mr Buhari explained further that […]