32 missing as Iranian tanker collides with freighter off China 

An Iranian oil tanker collided with a bulk freighter and caught fire off China’s eastern coast,…

8 migrants drown as dinghy sinks off Libya

At least eight migrants have drowned and 84 have been rescued after a rubber dinghy sank…

U.S. trade deficit rises to near six-year high on record imports

The U.S. trade deficit increased more than expected in November as imports of goods surged to…

Panama to revoke registration of ships linked to North Korea 

The Panama Maritime Authority has initiated a process of canceling the registration of the ships under…

Customs vows to shatter 2017 revenue record

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has expressed the hope of exceeding its 2017 record of revenue…

No going back on Gelegele port, says Obaseki 

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said there was no going back on the Gelegele Seaport…

Lawmakers accuse NNPC, marketers of N1.1tr fraud

By The joint committee of the National Assembly on Petroleum (Downstream) has accused the NNPC and…

Minister says no plan to increase petrol price

  The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, says there are no plans to…

Police arrests man for sexual assault on co-passenger inside plane 

A 22-year-old woman woke up to find a man sexually assaulting her while she slept aboard…

Rwanda, Uganda denies signing migrant deals with Israel

Rwanda and Uganda both on Friday said they had not struck any deal to take in…

South Africa opens manslaughter probe over deadly train crash

South African police launched a manslaughter investigation Friday following a train crash that killed at least…

$2.5m cocaine washes up on Philippine seashore

Millions of dollars of cocaine packed in a plastic drum has washed up on a seashore…