Tag: state government

There is growing anger among the parents of a group of missing Nigerian schoolgirls following an attack by Boko Haram ...

Demographic experts are concerned that Ghana’s population is growing at a faster than normal rate. The National Population Council (PNC) ...

The population of one of the world's rarest species has been boosted with the birth of a northern hairy-nosed wombat ...

Australia has bought back most of a contentious mining licence issued for a huge Chinese-run coal mine near prime agricultural ...

Samsung plans to invest $380 million and hire nearly 1,000 workers for a new manufacturing plant for home appliances in ...

A western Indian state has agreed to write off loans to farmers estimated to be worth nearly $5 billion after ...

At least five farmers are dead after shots were fired during a protest in the central Indian state of Madhya ...

It's only when the thick smog of humidity and pollution lifts that the size of Lagos becomes clear: from above, ...

Lawmakers in northern Nigeria have opened an investigation into corruption claims against one of the country's leading traditional rulers, whose ...

An Indian court Thursday convicted five police officers and two doctors of tampering with evidence in the gang rape of ...

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that blackmailers who accused him of not working but sleeps at public events, ...

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that blackmailers who accused him of not working but sleeps at public events, ...

One of Nigeria's most prominent Muslim leaders is under investigation on suspicion of embezzlement, fuelling rumours that some want him ...

An Indian politician has handed out hundreds of wooden bats to newly-wed brides to use as weapons in case their ...

A man who accidentally snorkeled headfirst into a crocodile in northern Australia escaped with minor injuries as wildlife officers Monday ...

A man who accidently snorkeled headfirst into a crocodile in northern Australia escaped with minor injuries as wildlife officers Monday ...

Australia will consider all proposals to stop shark attacks after the death of a teenage girl, the government says. Laeticia ...

India's tourist mecca Goa is pulling the plug on its legendary all-night dance parties as the local government tries to ...

Chaya Mohite slowly turns the accelerator as she carefully edges the salmon-coloured rickshaw forward, one of Mumbai's first female auto ...

Eleven regional towns in the Australian state of Victoria have launched a combined bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, ...