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    World U.S. ambassador to Panama resigns, says cannot serve Trump – Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to Panama John Feeley, a career diplomat and former Marine Corps helicopter pilot, has resigned, telling the State Department he no longer feels able to serve President Donald Trump. “As a junior foreign service officer, I signed an oath to serve faithfully...
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    Politics Nigeria political parties to select presidential candidates by Oct. 7

    Nigeria’s political parties must select their candidates for the country’s 2019 presidential election between Aug. 18 and Oct. 7 this year, the electoral commission said on Tuesday in a timetable of the polling process. Presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on Feb. 16, 2019...
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    World Zimbabwe Crisis: Mugabe Makes First Public Appearance [PHOTO]

    Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe on Friday attended a graduation ceremony in what it is termed first public appearance since the country's army took over on Wednesday. According to BBC report, he attended a graduation ceremony in the capital, Harare. Mr Mugabe had been under house arrest for...
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    World Salvator Mundi: Leonardo da Vinci's Jesus Christ Painting Sells For Record N162bn - Reuters

    Leonardo da Vinci’s portrait of Christ, “Salvator Mundi”, sold for a record-smashing $450.3 million (N162bn) on Wednesday at Christie‘s, more than double the old price for any work of art at auction. READ MORE HERE
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    World Zimbabwe Crisis: Mugabe 'Insists Only Party Leadership Vote Can Remove Him'

    Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is insisting he can only be removed via a party leadership vote, political and intelligence sources told Reuters on Thursday. Reuters reported that the resistance is coming even as a Catholic priest is mediating a potential political exit for the 93-year-old...
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    Business Twitter Rolls Out 280 Character Tweets Worldwide - Reuters

    Microblogging website Twitter known for its iconic 140-character tweets, said on Tuesday it would roll out 280-character tweets to users across the world READ MORE HERE
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    World Texas: Alleged Bible Study Teacher Opens Fire On Church Members, Kills 26, 20 Wounded - Reuters

    A gunman with an assault rifle stormed a church in rural Texas on Sunday, killing at least 26 worshippers and wounding 20 others in an attack that has been described as one of the deadliest mass shooting in US history READ MORE HERE
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    World Kenya Decides: Angry Youths Clash With Police As Presidential Election Rerun Holds - Reuters

    Opposition supporters in Kenya have clashed with the Kenyan police as the presidential election rerun holds. Angry youths were reported burning barricades and preventing voting in some towns, seeking to challenge the credibility of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s expected victory. READ MORE HERE
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    Business Volkswagen Overtakes Toyota As World’s Top-Selling Automaker

    Toyota Motor Corp’s four-year run as the world’s top-selling automaker has ended as the Japanese company said on Monday its global sales for 2016 fell short of Volkswagen AG’s. Toyota said global sales across its Toyota, Lexus, Daihatsu minicar and Hino Motors Ltd truck brands rose 0.2 percent...
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    Business Crude Oil Price Falls To 2-Month Low At $46

    Global oil benchmark, Brent crude, fell by to a two-month low on Friday after the United States government reported a weekly crude draw within analysts’ forecasts, disappointing market bulls who had expected larger declines. Brent, against which half of the world’s oil is priced, was down by...
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