Asia
8 May 2023
Iran on Monday executed two people convicted over desecrating the Koran and insulting the Prophet Mohammad, the judiciary said.
7 May 2023
Thais queued under the blistering sun outside temples, shopping centres and schools to cast their early ballots Sunday ahead of a much-anticipated election next week.
7 May 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was in Seoul Sunday for a landmark summit with South Korea's president as the two countries seek to mend ties in the face of growing nuclear threats from Pyongyang.
7 May 2023
Some 23,000 people have fled ethnic violence in northeast India that has reportedly killed at least 54 people, the army said Sunday, although there was no new "major violence" overnight.
7 May 2023
When Ahmed Rabbani ran out of paint to satisfy his artistic yearnings during 20 years of incarceration at Guantanamo Bay, he turned to whatever came to hand dirt, coffee grinds and even spices such as turmeric from the prison canteen.
6 May 2023
Philippine authorities have rescued over a thousand people from several Asian nations who were trafficked into the country, held captive and forced to run online scams, an official said Saturday.
6 May 2023
A US F-16 fighter jet crashed in a farming area south of Seoul during a training exercise on Saturday, said the US military, but appeared to have caused no casualties or property damage.
6 May 2023
Iran executed on Saturday Swedish-Iranian dissident Habib Chaab for "terrorism", the judiciary said, in the Islamic republic's latest use of the death penalty against dual nationals.
5 May 2023
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck central Japan on Friday, forcing the suspension of bullet train services, but no tsunami warning was issued, authorities said.
4 May 2023
Following the recommendation of an international jury of media professionals, Niloofar Hamedi, Elaheh Mohammadi and Narges Mohammadi were named as the laureates of the 2023 UNESCO/ Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.
3 May 2023
The death toll from an explosion at a chemical plant in China has risen to nine, with one person injured and another still missing, state media reported Wednesday.
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This year’s Amaseikumor festival pulled eminent personalities and ministers to the riverine Oporoza Community, in Delta State, the home town of former Niger Delta agitator, Government Ekpemukpolo, popularly known as Tompolo.
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The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), yesterday, declared its readiness for reconciliation with former members, who have expressed a desire to rejoin the party.
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Sir: Borno State was once known as a peaceful place, but the past decade of Boko Haram violence has changed everything. Now, as the region begins to recover, will it be possible to return to the peace of the past?
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Apart from showing boxing fans why he is the best pound-for-pound fighter on the scene currently, lightweight star, Emmanuel ‘Ability’ Abimbola, also wants to pocket the Mojisola Memorial Ogunsanya trophy and the N1 million cash prize for the best boxer at GOtv Boxing Night 31.
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An Ilorin Magistrate’s court, yesterday, remanded 14 suspected cultists for allegedly attacking three family members -Basheer, Kareem and Quadri Onimangos of Onimango compound, Ilorin, in the correctional facility.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched the fourth Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) aimed at improving healthcare services in Nigeria.
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The Movement for Islamic Culture and Awareness (MICA) has urged Muslims to ensure peaceful coexistence in the country and live in peace with people of other religions.
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To arrest infrastructural failures, experts in the built environment have advocated stricter measures to control engineering practice and punishment for professionals who fail to adhere to the rules.
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Ahead of the 2027 General Elections, Nigerians, yesterday, intensified calls for the amendment of the country’s electoral laws to ensure all court cases were resolved before winners were sworn in.