Flour war paints Greek town Galaxidi in colour for clean Monday/in /by
Greece marks Clean Monday with Galaxidi’s flour war, as crowds throw dyed flour to close the carnival season.
Basel carnival lampoons Donald Trump with satirical glowing lanterns/in /by
Basel’s 700-year-old carnival begins with the 4am Morgenstreich, as lights go out and masked musicians parade with glowing, satirical lanterns.
Museveni blocks church mass for jailed opposition leader Besigye/in /by
A church service scheduled to honour jailed Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has been cancelled on the orders of the president, Besigye’s wife said on Monday.
New York buried in nearly 60 centimetres of snow as Manhattan falls silent/in /by
New York was blanketed by nearly 60 centimetres of snow, shutting schools, silencing traffic and turning Central Park into a playground of sledges and snowmen.
Von der Leyen in Kyiv as Ukraine marks four years of Russia’s war/in /by
Ukraine marks four years since Russia’s invasion as Ursula von der Leyen visits Kyiv, vowing sustained EU financial and military support.
Six people injured after fire breaks out at Lagos international airport/in /by
Six people were injured and flights temporarily suspended after a fire broke out at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, late Monday afternoon, airport authorities said.
Somaliland looks to Israel for help with water crisis/in /by
Rainy seasons in Somaliland have been late and meagre for at least five years, leading to frequent droughts. Now the breakaway region hopes Israeli help can significantly boost the amount of land under cultivation from its current level of just 3 percent.
Nigeria: Presidency Slams PENGASSAN Over Criticism of Tinubu’s Executive Order On NNPCL Revenue/in /by
[Leadership] The Presidency has defended President Bola Tinubu's Executive Order halting revenue deductions by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and other agencies, insisting that the directive was rooted in constitutional provisions and not in violation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).
Nigeria: Lagos Consumes More Fuel Than 11 Nigerian States Combined – Report/in /by
[This Day] Abuja -- In line with its status as Nigeria's commercial nerve centre, data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), has shown that Lagos state consumes more petrol than the combined total of 11 states in the country.
Gaza: Residents mark Ramadan amid food shortages/in /by
In war-scarred Gaza, residents are doing what they can to mark Ramadan as basic supplies continue to run thin on the ground.