Author: Osas Monday

Three women with machetes stood guard at their farm hilltop on Indonesia’s Wawonii Island, directing their blades towards the nickel miners working in the forest clearing below. The post Indonesian farmers fight for their land in nickel mining boom appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.

Italy’s coastguard said Sunday that approximately 30 migrants were missing following an attempted early-morning boat rescue off the Libyan coast. Their boat capsized while a cargo ship was trying to save them. “During the rescue operations by the motor vessel… the boat capsized during the transfer of the migrants: 17 people were rescued and recovered by the vessel while approximately 30 migrants were missing,” the coastguard said in a statement. Over the weekend, migrant charity groups had signalled that a boat carrying 47 people was drifting around 100 miles (160 kilometres) off the Libyan coast. Alarm Phone, a hotline used…

The African Diaspora Network (ADN) is set to host this year’s African Diaspora Investment Symposium (ADIS23) in Silicon Valley, California, United States of America from March 22 to 24. The post African techies, diaspora community meet in Silicon Valley for ADIS23 appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.

Iraq’s prime minister on Sunday announced a campaign to combat the severe impacts of climate change on the water-scarce country, including by planting five million palms and trees. The post Climate-stressed Iraq says will plant 5 million trees appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.

Iran’s judiciary on Sunday confirmed a death sentence for a Swedish-Iranian dissident for “terrorism” more than two years since his disappearance at an airport in Turkey. The post Iran confirms death sentence for Swedish-Iranian dissident appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.

Suspected ADF militants on Sunday killed at least 17 people in eastern DR Congo, local officials, only days after the Islamist-aligned group conducted another massacre in the troubled region. The post ADF rebels kill 17 in east DR Congo: villagers appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.

Israeli airstrikes targeting a weapons depot in Syria on Sunday killed two pro-Iran fighters and wounded three soldiers, a war monitor said. The post Israeli strikes on Syria kill two pro-Iran fighters: war monitor appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.

Israeli soldiers shot dead three Palestinian gunmen after they fired at troops in the occupied northern West Bank near Nablus, the army said on Sunday, as violence in the region continued. The military said that “gunmen opened fire” at an army position near the Jit junction west of Nablus, with the soldiers responding with “live fire”. “Three armed gunmen were neutralised during the exchange of fire and an additional armed gunman surrendered himself to the forces,” the army said in a statement, noting none of the Israeli forces were wounded in the clash. The soldiers, members of the elite infantry…

Another powerful storm pummeled California overnight into Saturday, forcing thousands to evacuate and resulting in at least two deaths, while causing a levee to give way in coastal Monterey County. “We were hoping to avoid and prevent this situation, but the worst case scenario has arrived with the Pajaro River overtopping and levee breaching at […] The post Latest California storm leaves at least two dead, breaks levee appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.

Attacks in eastern Syria killed 12 oil field workers and a Kurdish fighter, a war monitor said Friday, a day after Syrian Kurdish-led forces announced an offensive against jihadists. The post BBC football show in chaos as Lineker taken off air in asylum row appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.