A chief police officer in Brussels has been put on leave pending an investigation into the illegal use of tear gas during a health workers’ protest. Commissioner Pierre Vandersmissen, head of interventions with the Brussels-Ixelles police zone, led the police…
Authorities in Vietnam have seized 324,000 used condoms which were being recycled to be sold again to be the public. Police confiscated the unlabeled rubber contraceptives during a raid at a warehouse located at DX12, Hoa Nhut Quarter, Tan Vinh…
On Wednesday, Belgium and France both introduced new rules to curb the rising coronavirus figures, but while Belgium mostly relaxed previous measures, France announced additional restrictions. Even though both countries are now coloured red on the coronavirus map of the…
The class A drugs, which have a street value of approximately £100 million were discovered in pallets which had arrived into the Port of Dover on a vessel from South America. Around a ton of cocaine has been discovered by…
It was learnt that the two love birds tied the knot at a mosque and the event was low-keyed attended by a few representatives. According to new reports, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 111 new cases of coronavirus in the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 111 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed…
President Donald Trump on Wednesday refused to clearly guarantee a peaceful transfer of power should he lose the upcoming US election in November to Joe Biden. “Well, we’re going to have to see what happens,” Trump responded when asked at…
Legendary French singer Juliette Gréco, whose career spanned over half a century, has died aged 93, her family told AFP. “Juliette Gréco died this Wednesday surrounded by her family in the house she loved so much. Her life was one…
The European Union refuses to recognise Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president after his inauguration that lacked “democratic legitimacy” and Brussels is reviewing its relations with Minsk, the EU’s diplomatic chief said Thursday. Lukashenko’s secret inauguration on Wednesday triggered fresh condemnation…
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was arrested on Thursday in relation to a protest at the height of the city’s pro-democracy unrest last year, his lawyer said. The detention of the city’s most high-profile dissident is the latest in a…
An average of 1,425.3 people per day tested positive for the new coronavirus (Covid-19) in Belgium during the past week, according to the latest figures by Sciensano on Thursday. The trend of new infections per day increased by 62% over…
Belgium should expect to have a first coronavirus vaccine in March 2021, according to Minister of Health Maggie De Block. The first vaccine that will be available in Belgium “will be the Sanofi vaccine and it will arrive in March,”…
A court in Ecuador has issued a request to the Belgian authorities to arrest former president Rafael Correa, who is living in exile in Belgium, and deliver him to the Ecuadorian justice system. Yesterday an appeal court in the capital…
The Brussels Region will lift the obligation to wear face masks in all public spaces from 1 October, a spokesperson of Brussels Minister-President Rudi Vervoort said on Wednesday after Belgium’s National Security Council (NSC). The NSC decided Wednesday that from…
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi has reacted to calls made by Iwo kingmakers that he should removed from the throne. This reaction was contained in a statement released and made available to the press by his media aide,…
One half of the famous Legion of Doom tag team and WWE wrestler Road Warrior Animal, has died at the age of 60. Real name Joseph Laurinaitis, Animal was part of the wrestling duo that would later be lauded as…
The rumor claiming that plans are being prepared to expel former National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, from the party following the unfavorable outcome of Edo gubernatorial election, has been debunked. The rumor claimed an Edo…
Ahead of Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary, the National Inter-Faith and Religious Organization for Peace (NIFROP) has commenced prayer and fasting for President Muhammadu Buhari and the entire country. At its meeting on Tuesday at the Unity Fountain, Abuja, the group…
Police in Niger state have arrested four suspects over criminal conspiracy and certificate forgery. This was confirmed by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Wasiu Abiodun on Tuesday, September 22. Abiodun named the suspects as Sule Idris,…
Late army commander identified as Col. Dahiru Chiroma Bako who was killed in an ambush by Boko Haram members in Damboa on Sunday, has been buried in Borno state today, September 22nd. It was learnt that the Colonel and some…