Nigeria: Shell Wins in UK Supreme Court in Nigerian Oil Spill Case/in /by
[Vanguard] The United Kingdom Supreme Court has ruled in favour of leading British multinational oil and gas company, Shell on Wednesday that it was too late for Nigerian claimants to sue its two subsidiaries over a 2011 offshore oil spill.
Tunisia: Authorities open investigation into shooting attack at synagogue/in /by
"I would like to reassure the Tunisian people and the whole world that Tunisia will remain safe no matter how hard those criminals try to disturb its stability. Kais Saied, Tunisian President
Nigeria: Dangote, Elumelu Hail NNPC’s Performance Under Kyari/in /by
[Premium Times] Mr Dangote says NNPC Ltd can become Africa's Saudi Aramco. Mr Elumelu confessed being a beneficiary of the oil company's new efficiency
Nigeria: El-Rufai, Sanusi, Soludo Speak On Fuel Subsidy Removal, Fiscal Sustainability/in /by
[Premium Times] "So, we need to end the subsidy," one of the guest speakers said.
DRC: Canoes become only means of transport in flood-stricken areas/in /by
Floods have cut off National Road 2, which connects the provincial capitals of Goma to Bukavu. The only access route to the outside world for surviving residents is Lake Kivu. Canoes are now used to transport both the living and the dead.
Kenyan cult: Robert Mackenzie says his brother is a good man/in /by
The case has stunned Christian-majority Kenya and led President William Ruto to set up a commission of inquiry into the deaths and a task force to review regulations governing religious bodies.
Niger intercepts nearly 1,400 Boko Haram followers – Army/in /by
Niger's armed forces have so far caught 1,397 people, many of whom women and children, according to a statement from the army's southeastern region, seen by AFP. They were handed over to the Nigerian military authorities, it said. "Around 30 terrorists" who refused to surrender were killed."
Egypt’s ‘Indiana Jones’ announces Cleopatra film to be released on same day as Netflix/in /by
Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass, still wearing his Indiana Jones hat, announced on Wednesday the release of a documentary on Cleopatra, the same day that Netflix released a similar film that has drawn the ire of Egyptians.
US actress Halle Bailey receives plaudits at ‘The Little Mermaid’ world premiere/in /by
Jodie Benson, who voiced Ariel in the 1989 animated film, praised Halle Bailey's performance of the classic song "Part of Your World." Actors and stars attended 'The Little Mermaid' world premiere in Los Angeles on Monday (May.8).
Nigeria: 15 children drowned in a shipwreck and 25 missing/in /by
The boat was heading to the village of Dundeji in Sokoto state on Tuesday when it capsized in the middle of a river, local police spokesman Sanusi Abubakar told The Associated Press