Ukrainian Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Aleksandruk Valerii, has described the recent judgment of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on the release of the country’s naval vessels and servicemen as victory for Ukraine. The ITLOS had directed the Russian Federation to immediately release the Ukrainian naval […]
Australian Scientists Discover New Drugs For Cancer
Australian scientists on Thursday said they have discovered a new type of drug that targets specific proteins to arrest the growth and spread of cancer, without the harmful side effects of conventional therapies. The drugs, which put cancer cells into a “permanent sleep” without damaging DNA, have “already shown great promise in […]
$273 million-worth of valuables were seized from Malaysia’s former prime minister including 567 handbags, 234 pairs of sunglasses, and 12,000 pieces of jewelry
Valuables seized by police from properties related to former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak are worth up to $273 million. Jewelry, handbags, watches and other items were all seized last month during raids on six properties as part of an investigation into how billions of dollars went missing from the state investment […]
Labourer left in coma after two steel nails were driven into his head
A 28-year-old Kenyan labourer identified as Robert Muchangi is reportedly in a coma after two steel nails were hammered into his skull Muchangi, a bricklayer from Meru County was said to have been attacked in Kabuitu last Wednesday by a man who allegedly offered him a building job at his home. Muchangi had reportedly […]
Dad jailed after fraudulently claiming £53k in asylum support – then going on the run for two years
Muhammad Nadeem, originally from Pakistan, claimed he would be destitute without support A dad-of-two from Pakistan has been jailed after fraudulently claiming £53,000 in asylum support and then going on the run for two years. Muhammad Nadeem, 36, of Brinnington, Stockport , was sentenced to 12 months in prison at […]
Demonstrators want justice for Thomas Sankara
Thirty years on, and people in Burkina Faso are still determined to get justice for assassinated former president, Thomas Sankara. The 15th of October marks the 30th anniversary of Sankara’s assassination. Demonstrators took to the streets of the capital Ouagadougou, demanding justice for the leader who died during the 1987 uprising. “We came here […]