Former South Korean President Park sentenced to 24 years in prison
Seoul, South Korea (CNN)A South Korean court has found former President Park Geun-hye guilty on multiple counts of abuse of power, bribery and coercion and sentenced her to 24 years…
Nigerian singer, child ‘murdered by Italian husband’ in Lagos
Peter Nielsen, an Italian man, has allegedly killed Zainab Ali-Nielsen, a Nigerian artiste better known as Alizee. The singer and her four-year-old daughter, Petra, were said to have been murdered…
South Africa’s Jacob Zuma in court to face corruption charges
Former South African president Jacob Zuma appeared in court Friday to face corruption charges relating to a $2.5 billion arms deal, a scandal from the 1990s that has come back…
Opposition’s candidate, Julius Bio wins Sierra Leone’s presidential poll
The opposition party’s candidate, Rtd Brig Julius Madaa Bio of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) has been declared the winner of the March 31 Sierra Leone Presidential run-off election. According to…
Barcelona set Champions League own-goal record
The Spanish giants don't really seem to need much help scoring, but they're getting it in spades from European opponents In a case of the rich getting richer, Barcelona are…
Buhari approves $1bn to purchase equipment to fight Boko Haram
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the purchase of military hardware worth $1billion for the use of the Nigerian Armed Forces in its war against Islamic insurgents, Boko Haram.…
