With the UN warning sugar could be ‘the new tobacco’ because of its risks to health through obesity, you might think a diet that cuts…
Giant African snails seized at Los Angeles airport
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Inspectors at Los Angeles International Airport seized 67 live giant African snails that are a popular delicacy across West Africa. The…
Exclusive: Late Justice Oputa Celebrated in Oguta
Thousands of curious onlookers and residents of the historically significant town of Oguta in Imo State thronged the sites of multiple festivities that were lined…
Rolex Announces Young Laureates of 2014 Global Awards Programme
LONDON, United-Kingdom – Five young visionaries from Africa, India, Europe and the Middle East were announced today at London’s leading scientific institution, the Royal Society,…
Dozens Die in Kenyan Terror Attack
At least 48 people have been killed when dozens of militants attacked a Kenyan coastal town overnight, targeting a police station and two hotels. The…
Renowned author and poet Maya Angelou passes at 86
Maya Angelou, the renowned poet, author and civil rights activist, has died. Sources in her hometown of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, confirmed the News. The author…
Boko Haram: The Growing Threat to Schoolgirls in Nigeria and Beyond
A presentation by Sarah Sewall, Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights House Foreign Affairs Committee, Washington, DC. Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel,…
$300,000 Reward to find Abducted Nigerian Girls
Nigeria’s police have offered a $300,000 (£177,000) cash reward to anyone who can help locate and rescue more than 200 abducted schoolgirls. The police high…
UK Foreign Secretary comments on abduction of school girls in Nigeria
LONDON – Foreign Secretary William Hague has described the kidnapping in Nigeria as “disgusting and immoral”. Speaking at a Council of Europe meeting in Vienna…