INTERPOL arrests three Nigerians for defrauding multinational oil companies in Asia, Middle East

The three were arrested by an INTERPOL-led operation ABUJA, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three Nigerians allegedly involved in global scams have been arrested in Lagos and Edo states, during an INTERPOL-led operation targeting malware cyber fraud across South-East Asia and the Middle East.A statement by Head, Media and Publicity, the…

Tanzania starts exporting coal to European markets

Tanzania has abundant coal deposits DAR ES SALAAM, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania’s coal has penetrated the European market, thanks to a contract between Ruvuma Coal Limited and Hong Kong-based Kenexon Company.Through the one-year contract, the companies on Monday transported 60,000 tonnes of coal to the Netherlands.Coal is primarily used…

Anti-Rwanda protest in DR Congo over alleged rebel ‘backing’

Hundreds have staged an anti-Rwanda protest the DRC KINSHASA, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds have staged an anti-Rwanda protest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) capital Kinshasa, over Kigali’s alleged support to the M23, a notorious rebel group, as tensions between the two neighbours grow.During Monday’s demonstration, protesters…

Head of Nigeria’s Methodist Church freed by kidnappers

His Eminence Samuel Uche ABUJA, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s senior most Methodist Church leader has been released by kidnappers barely 24-hours after he was abducted.The Prelate, Samuel Uche, was kidnapped along with two other clerics by unknown gunmen on the Lokpa axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway on Sunday,…

Rescue ship with nearly 300 migrants aboard docks in Sicily

The rescue ship with migrants aboard POZZALO (Sicily, Italy), June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — After several days of waiting, the Ocean Viking rescue vessel has been allowed to dock in Sicily with 294 migrants on board.The ship entered the port of Pozzallo on the southern tip of the Italian island on…

President Samia receives Fifa World Cup trophy in Dar

President Samia Suluhu Hassan hoists the World Cup Trophy at State House in Dar es Salaam DAR ES SALAAM, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Samia Suluhu Hassan has on Tuesday received the 2022 FIFA World Cup trophy at State House Dar es Salaam.The coveted Fifa World Cup trophy has arrived…

Gambia issues white paper on Jammeh-era excesses, accepts to exhume and identify bodies

Yahya Jammeh, former Gambian president KUMASI (Ghana), June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Gambian Government has released a white paper accepting recommendations by the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) which conducted investigations into human rights violations committed under the presidency of Yahya Jammeh from July 1994 to January 2017.It has…

Cuba lifts COVID-19 mask mandate as vaccination rate soars and deaths plummet

HAVANA, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba on Tuesday lifted a mask mandate in place for two years following a successful vaccination drive that health officials say has contributed to a sharp drop in cases and nearly three weeks without a single death from COVID-19. The island, whose communist government has…

US warns of new UN sanctions bid if North Korea tests nukes

UNITED NATIONS, June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States warned that it will try again to toughen UN sanctions if North Korea tests a nuclear weapon, after a bid last week was vetoed by China and Russia. Asked if the United States would make a new attempt at the Security Council…

First funerals after Texas school shooting as a dozen more mass shootings reported throughout US

Pallbearers carry the casket of Amerie Jo Garza to her burial site in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday UVALDE (Texas, US), June 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The traumatised Texan town of Uvalde began on Tuesday laying to rest the 19 young children killed in an elementary school shooting that left the small, tight-knit community…