Six people with alleged links to Russia have been detained in Romania on suspicion of planning a coup. The organised Crime Unit of the Public Prosecutor’s Office made the announcement in a statement on Thursday. The suspects are said to have had multiple contacts with “agents of foreign powers, both on Romanian and Russian territory,’’…

Ailing Pope Francis's condition is "stable" and he has not suffered a fresh breathing crisis, the Vatican said Thursday, as the 88-year-old nears three weeks in hospital with pneumonia. The Argentine pontiff, head of the worldwide Catholic Church since 2013, has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital since February 14. "The clinical conditions of the Holy…

Kenyan authorities on Thursday ordered TikTok to take down sexual content involving minors following a BBC investigative report exposing the exploitation in the country. The report, published on Monday, said TikTok was profiting from sexual livestreams performed by Kenyan teenagers as young as 15. In a statement, the Communications Authority of Kenya said it had…

The Alaafin-elect, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade, is now Oyo Town. His media aide, Mr. Bode Durojaiye, who confirmed this to The Guardian, said the royal father arrived in Nigeria from Canada on Wednesday night. He was received by some Kingmakers, Obas, and a mammoth crowd of Oyo residents at Motunde Village, Oyo…

Inadequate staffing, uneven distribution of health workers and low motivation are threats to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC), report has indicated. The report, released by Development Governance International (DGI) Consult on Thursday in Abuja, highlights the threats. “Nigeria’s infant mortality rate stands at 69 deaths per 1,000 live births, far exceeding the Sub-Saharan African average…