Section: Nigeria
European Union: Hungary says Italian threat to cut funds to east is blackmai
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi warned Eastern European leaders on Thursday that they may get less European Union development money if they do not help with the refugee crisis, participants at an EU summit in Brussels said. A threat from Italy to cut European Union funding to eastern European members is “political blackmail,”...
FA Cup: Depleted Man City face Chelsea in showdown
"But at this moment… the chance to try and get to the Champions League quarter-final for the first time, I think it's a case where we are going to prioritise." The lure of reaching the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time will weigh heavily on Manuel Pellegrini’s mind as Manchester City and Chelsea prepare...
In Russia: Rebels beat drug dealer to death in ISIS-style execution
A horrific viral video has emerged showing a drug dealer being whipped with electric cables by pro-Russian rebels in an ISIS-style execution. A horrific viral video has emerged showing a drug dealer being whipped with electric cables by pro-Russian rebels in an ISIS-style execution. Metro UK reported.In a video posted on Russian facebook...
Syria Hospitals Hit: At Least 22 Dead, 8 Missing
Two hospitals and a school building in northern Syria have been struck on Monday morning, leaving at least 22 people dead, and eight others missing. Fifteen people were killed when a hospital and a school building that was housing displaced people were struck in Azaz, in Syria’s Aleppo province. A hospital employee known as Moudhar told CNN...
In Germany: Germany struggles as Syria, refugee crises rage
On Saturday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his German counterpart Steinmeier did their best to sound optimistic. Germany, Europe’s reluctant hegemon, is trying its best to lead in the face of multiple overlapping crises, but no one is following.That was a central message from this year’s Munich Security Conference, an annual...
Russia decries ‘new Cold War’ as East-West tensions cloud talks
The world has plunged into a “new Cold War”, the Russian premier said Saturday, as East-West tensions over Syria and Ukraine dominated a gathering of world leaders in Germany. US Secretary of State… …read more Source:...
Pope Francis Holds Historic Talks With Russian Orthodox Patriarch
History has been made in Cuba where Pope Francis and the Russian orthodox, Patriarch Kirill, have held a first of its kind meeting. At the talks which is the first between a Pope and a Russian church head since the western and eastern branches of Christianity split in the 11th century, both men called for Restored Christian Unity between the two...
Debut Nigerian Author: Meet 25-year-old Oluwaseun Oloruntegbe, author of ‘Alisa the Odessa Bride’
Debut author Oluwaseun Oloruntegbe in this interview discussed writing, African literature, self-publishing among other things. Oluwaseun Oloruntegbe author of ‘Alisa the Odessa Bride’, a compilation of poems and short stories is a trainee doctor with a knack for writing. Born in Owo, Ondo state and currently living in Ukraine, he was...
In Ukraine: Woman sprays breast milk on her colleagues after they refused to end boring meeting
This businesswoman took drastic action to bring a dull meeting to an end – by spraying breast milk at her colleagues. This businesswoman took drastic action to bring a dull meeting to an end – by spraying breast milk at her colleagues. In a video which has since been deleted, the woman is seen arguing with several men in front of her as she...
International Monetary Fund: Ukraine risks losing IMF support over stalled reforms – Lagarde
"Without a substantial new effort to invigorate governance reforms and fight corruption, it is hard to see how the IMF-supported program can continue and be successful," she said. Ukraine must enact promised reforms and root out corruption or risk losing the support of the International Monetary Fund, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said on...
