Gambia President-Elect Adama Barrow’s Son Killed By Dog
Adamu Barrow LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The son of Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow has died after being bitten by a dog. Eight-year-old Habibu Barrow is reported to have died on the way to the hospital on Sunday in Manjai near the Gambian capital Banjul. Mr Barrow missed his son’s funeral as he was advised to remain in Senegal More...
Russia Counts Days to Trump’s Inauguration, Slams Obama’s Administration
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)— With eager anticipation, the Kremlin is counting the days to Donald Trump’s inauguration and venting its anger at Barack Obama’s outgoing administration, no holds More...
AU Orders Gambian President Jammeh to Step Down as Talks with ECOWAS Leaders Fail
Gambian President, Yaya Jameh LAGOS JANURY 14TH (URHOBOTODAY) – The African Union (AU) Friday urged Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh to respect last month’s election results and quit power peacefully, More...
Cameroon Uses Witchcraft to Fight Boko Haram, ISIS
Boko Haram LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-In the war on terror, guns and bombs just haven’t been enough. So Cameroon is trying spells and curses too. About a year ago, Cameroonian President Paul Biya urged citizens More...
Killer of Nine Church Members In South Carolina, Dylan Roof Sentence to Death
Dylan Roof LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (URHOBOTODAY)-An unrepentant Dylann Roof was sentenced to death Tuesday for fatally shooting nine black church members during a Bible study session, becoming the first person ordered More...
Police Beef Up Security In Washington as Anarchists Threaten to Disrupt Trump Inauguration
Donald Trump LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Anarchist groups have threatened to shut down Republican Donald Trump’s swearing-in as U.S. president, but police in Washington said on Friday they believe the More...
How Queen Elizabeth II Escapes Death While Taking A Late Night Stroll
Queen Elezabelt LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-AS the Queen has returned to work, new details have emerged of how she was once almost shot by one of her own guards who mistook her for an intruder. Queen Elizabeth More...
Chairman of Gambia Electoral Commission Escapes from Country
Chairman of Gambia Electoral Commission, Alieu Momar Njai LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-The Chairman of the Gambian Electoral Commission has fled the country following threats to his life, his nephew said on Tuesday. Alieu More...
Oil Hits 18-Month Highs Of $58.37 as Markets Eye Output Cuts
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-Oil prices hit 18-month highs on Tuesday, the first trading day of 2017, buoyed by hopes that a deal between OPEC and other big oil exporters to cut production, which kicked in on More...
29 Perished, Dozens Hurt in Mexico Fireworks Market Blast
An explosion ripped through a well-known fireworks market on the outskirts of Mexico City on Dec. 20, 2016. LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-A powerful chain-reaction explosion ripped through Mexico’s best-known More...