Nigerian troops arrest high-profile Boko Haram member

The army also arrested traders selling urea fertilizers to the terrorists ABUJA, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Nigerian army on Friday said a high-profile member of the Boko Haram terrorist group was arrested during a raid.The soldiers raided a market where terrorists buy materials to manufacture improvised explosive devices and…

Covid-19: Former French Health Minister Buzyn placed under formal investigation over handling of the pandemic

Former Health Minister Agnes Buzyn PARIS, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn has been put under formal investigation over her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, reported BFM TV and Agence France Presse. The development marks one of first cases worldwide where a leading public sector official…

Kuwait’s Sheikh Ahmad convicted of forgery about bogus Kuwait coup plot in Geneva trial

Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah GENEVA, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Swiss criminal court convicted Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, a power broker in international sports, of forgery on Friday in a trial over whether he used a bogus Kuwaiti coup plot to gain advantage over political rivals. The sheikh had denied…

US Pres Biden and China’s Pres Xi hold first call in seven months

This is only the second call between the leaders since President Biden took office WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has spoken with his US counterpart Joe Biden for the first time in seven months. A White House Statement said both leaders had “discussed the responsibility of both…

Guinea coup: Ousted President Alpha Condé in good health, Ecowas says

Alpha Condé, pictured in 2020, has been detained by coup leaders CONAKRY, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guinea’s ousted President Alpha Condé is in good health, leaders of the West African regional bloc Ecowas say. Its envoys visited Condé, who was detained in a military coup in Guinea last Sunday. They also…

US tower collapse: Three arrested over Surfside victim ID thefts

The 12-storey apartment block in Surfside partially collapsed on June 24 SURFSIDE (Florida, US), Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US police have arrested three people accused of stealing the identities of victims in the building collapse that killed 98 people in Florida in June. The suspects face charges of multiple counts of…

Italy: Two killed as tornado hits Italian island of Pantelleria

 PANTELLERIA (Italy), Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least two people have been killed after a tornado swept through an Italian island on Friday. Nine others were injured as the whirlwind overturned cars and ripped off roofs on the tourist hotspot of Pantelleria on Friday, according to Italy’s civil protection agency.…

UN Chief marks 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 11 (NNN-XINHUA) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday issued a statement to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States. “Today we mark a somber day seared in the minds of millions of people around the world — a day…

Covid-19: Former Ivory Coast PM dies of coronavirus

  PARIS, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former Ivory Coast prime minister Charles Konan Banny died in a Paris hospital on Friday after contracting Covid-19.   Banny, 78, who was in office from 2005-2007, was being treated at the American Hospital in the Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine after contracting the disease…

Army helicopter crash kills five in Ivory Coast

   ABIDJAN, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five people died when an army helicopter crashed in northern Ivory Coast, officials said.    The crash, which took place overnight Thursday to Friday, involved a Mi-24 helicopter, the army said.    The helicopter had been on a “reconnaissance mission on the northern border” with Burkina…