India’s monsoon
26 Sep 2019
At least 12 people have died and four are missing after heavy rains lashed the Pune district of India’s western Maharashtra state, disaster management officials on Thursday said. India’s monsoon season, between June and early October, sees heavy rains that often cause widespread damage and destruction. At least 1,607 people have died from rain-related incidents…
Latest
2 mins ago
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday became a father again, after his wife, Carrie, gave birth to a girl, Downing Street said.
15 mins ago
Denmark's security service PET said Thursday it had arrested four intelligence employees suspected of leaking confidential documents.
32 mins ago
The National Universities Commission (NUC), has presented the operating certificate for the Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Ogboko, to the Imo State government.
37 mins ago
Nigeria's former finance minister and current director-general of the World Trade Organisation Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and filmmaker Mo Abudu have been recognised by Forbes among the world's most powerful women in 2021.
51 mins ago
Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, (NAPTIP), Dr. Fatima Waziri-Azi, has called for a stronger partnership with members of the fourth estate to strengthen the fight against human trafficking in Nigeria. She made the call at the opening of a three-day media training workshop held in Keffi, Nasarawa state…