Nollywood actor Emeka Ike reportedly set his sights on a House of Representatives seat for the Abuja Municipal/Bwari Federal Constituency under the NDC.
A celebrated professor, Nkechy Ezeh, has been found guilty of siphoning $1.4m donor funds meant for kids’ meals in the US. She has received a 70-month jail term.
An Indian billionaire close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to buy a broadcaster seen as the last major critical voice on television, stoking fears about media freedom in the world's largest democracy. This includes a majority stake in Network18, one of the biggest media conglomerates in the country, which owns several leading broadcasters.
Record monsoon rains were causing a "catastrophe of epic scale", Pakistan's climate change minister said Wednesday, announcing an international appeal for help in dealing with floods that have killed more than 800 people since June. "It is a climate catastrophe of epic scale," Rehman said, adding three million people had been affected.
Godwin risked everything for a better life in Europe, but he was detained and ransomed in Libya by European Union-backed authorities accused of "extreme abuse" against captured migrants. Libyan authorities deny reports that migrants are abused.
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