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Just in : Helicopter carrying Iran’s President crashes
19 mai, par Boyega AdeoyeA helicopter carrying Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, has been involved in an incident while he was visiting neighbouring Azerbaijan, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on X on Sunday according to CNN. “Some of the president’s companions on this helicopter were able to (...) -
Three killed as DR Congo military averts ‘attempted coup’
19 mai, par Boyega AdeoyeThree people have been reported killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DR Congo) capital following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and guards of a top politician – an incident the army described as an attempted coup. Two police officers and one of the attackers were (...) -
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger finalise regional alliance project
19 mai, par Boyega AdeoyeJunta-run Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have finalised plans to form a confederation after turning their backs on former colonial ruler France to seek closer ties with Russia. Their Foreign Ministers met Friday in Niger’s capital Niamey to agree on a text establishing the Confederation of the (...) -
Seven injured, cows die in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident
18 mai, par NigeriacurrentSeven people were injured in an accident involving a Volvo truck, carrying cows, and two other vehicles on the Lagos -Ibadan Expressway on Saturday. The two other vehicles involved in the multiple accident, which occurred at the Ibafo area of the expressway, are a blue luxury bus and a white (...) -
TY Danjuma lauds Kefas over Takum Chieftaincy resolution
18 mai, par NigeriacurrentA former Minister of Defence, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma retired, has lauded Gov. Agbu Kefas of Taraba State for resolving the prolonged Takum Chieftaincy tussle by appointing a king after 28 years. Danjuma disclosed this at the inauguration ceremony of Chief Sopiya Ahmadu, the new traditional (...)