Mawutor Benjamin Atakro
1894
Former Mexican presidential candidate gets jailed in the US
The former governor of Tamaulipas, Tomas Yarrington Ruvalcaba, is charged with spending $3.5 million in bribes to purchase real estate in the US. After being charged with paying millions of dollars in bribes for real estate acquisitions in the United States, the former Mexican presidential contender was given a nine-year prison sentence. The conviction was given to Tomás Yarrington Ruvalcaba, 66, the former governor of Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico, on Wednesday in a US District Court for southern Texas. The former governor was also told by Judge Rolando…
Nigeria delays census to May, its first in 17 years
People wait to be counted as census enumerators visit homes on Ibeshe…
US’s Blinken meets with Ethiopian officials to mend bilateral ties
In an effort to strengthen ties after friction over the two-year war…
UN warns over tonnes of missing uranium in Libya
The UN's nuclear watchdog says it is trying to locate around two…
UK unveils budget plans as thousands of workers stage strikes
The United Kingdom’s finance minister, Jeremy Hunt, has hailed his plan aimed…
Colombian coal mine explosion kills at least 11
At least 11 people have been killed in a coal mine explosion…
Thousands in Idlib mark 12 years since Syria uprising
Idlib, Syria – Thousands of people in opposition-held northwestern Syria have taken…
Floods in Turkey kill 13 people in earthquake-affected provinces
Floods caused by torrential rains have hit two Turkish provinces that were…
Congolese guitar supremo Lokassa ya Mbongo dies
Congolese rhythm guitarist Lokassa ya Mbongo has died, his long-time friend and…
Thousands of Senegal opposition supporters begin 3-day protest
About 5,000 supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko gathered in the…