Nurses in Britain are prepared to strike until Christmas if they cannot reach a deal with the government on pay, the leader of the country’s main nursing union said on Sunday.
Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) would strike at the…
According to a report published on Saturday by British daily newspaper, The Times UK, Chinese mining bosses are funding Nigerian militant groups in order to secure access to the country’s mineral reserves.
Sparking speculation that Beijing could be indirectly funding terror in Africa’s…
Fighting in the Sudanese capital raged into the early hours of Sunday after a day of deadly battles between paramilitaries and the regular army that left at least 27 people dead and 170 wounded.
Explosions and gunfire rang out on the deserted streets…
French President Emmanuel Macron signed his controversial pension reform into law Saturday, prompting accusations from unions and the left he was showing “contempt” towards those behind a three-month protest movement.
The alterations became law after the text was published before dawn in France’s…
The US Supreme Court on Friday temporarily preserved access to a widely-used abortion pill, in an 11th-hour ruling preventing lower court restrictions on the drug from coming into force.
The nation’s highest court issued an “administrative stay” freezing the rulings until Wednesday to…
The United States has charged three Nigerians with money laundering and a fraud scheme with more than $6 million in losses.
The Nigerians – 29-year-old Kosi Goodness Simon-Ebo, James Junior Aliyu aged 28 and Henry Onyedikachi Echefu, aged 31 – are accused of…
Olalekan Jacob Ponle, known as Mr Woodberry, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud.
He also agreed to forfeit $8 million in proceeds of wire fraud as well as luxury cars and watches to the foreign government.
Woodberry, a known associate of the now-imprisoned internet…
A pair of sneakers worn by NBA superstar Michael Jordan sold for $2.2 million on Tuesday, setting a record price at auction for game-worn sports footwear, Sotheby’s announced.
The basketball great wore the “Bred” Air Jordan 13s during Game 2 of the 1998…
Doctors working in England’s public health service on Tuesday launched what has been billed as the most disruptive strike in its history, in a dispute over pay and working conditions.
The four-day walkout, which began at 7:00 am (0600 GMT), follows months of…
The United Kingdom has placed Nigeria and 53 other countries on the red list of countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers.
The announcement was contained in the revised code of practice for the international…
