Covid-19 postpones Commonwealth heads of government talks again
LONDON, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting scheduled to take place in the Rwandan capital Kigali…
Covid-19: Mexico to ease capital lockdown, resume quake drills
MEXICO CITY, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican authorities announced Friday a further easing of pandemic lockdown measures in the capital…
UN welcomes eastern-based Libyan army’s release of detainees
Release of prisoners held by the warlord Khalifa Haftar’s forces TRIPOLI, May 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — The UN Support Mission in…
Rio police face fury, calls for probe after bloody raid
Residents protest after a police operation against alleged drug traffickers RIO DE JANEIRO, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Brazil…
UN releases $65 million to aid Ethiopia, most for conflict-hit Tigray
U.N. humanitarian office said the remaining $25 million will fund aid operations UNITED NATIONS, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United…
Nigeria: 14 passengers burnt to death as bus catches fire on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
Ibadan expressway LAGOS, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A serious auto crash on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway has claimed the lives of…
Covid-19: Ghana receives 350,000 doses of vaccine in boost to fight pandemic
Ghana launches COVID-19 vaccination campaign ACCRA, May 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — Ghana on Friday took delivery of some 350,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19…
Covid-19: Global deaths reach 3,258,595
PARIS, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 3,258,595 people since the outbreak emerged in China…
Covid-19: WHO approves China’s Sinopharm vaccine
GENEVA, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization has approved the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use — the…
More Nigerian students kidnapped in fresh attack
ABUJA, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An unknown number of university students have been kidnapped in the south-eastern Nigerian state of…