Around 300 inmates are on the run after a suspected raid by Islamist Boko Haram militants on a prison in Nigeria’s capital Abuja on Tuesday night, an interior ministry official said. The raid, and a separate ambush on an advance convoy of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari – who was not present – heading to his hometown The post 300 Nigerian inmates escape after suspected Islamist raid appeared first on nationnews.com.

A norovirus outbreak at a festival in south-west Germany has affected more than 800 people. They caught the vomiting bug in a marquee at the Stuttgart spring festival last weekend. It is not clear how the virus was first contracted, but the scale of infection has increased during the week. Stuttgart officials believe it was The post 815 hit by vomiting bug at Stuttgart spring festival appeared first on nationnews.com.

Government is on the job when it comes to long-standing complaints from residents of St Joseph on fixing roads, bridges, providing regular bus service and other matters. That’s the word from Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley who also announced on Tuesday night that an agreement with China for 100 buses is expected to ease commuters’ The post ‘Ease on the way’ for St Joseph commuters appeared first on nationnews.com.

Britain’s King Charles III will resume public duties next week following “a period of treatment and recuperation,” Buckingham Palace announced Friday, two months after revealing that he was being treated for cancer. The 75-year-old monarch will be joined by his wife, Queen Camilla, for a visit to a cancer treatment centre on Tuesday “where they will meet medical The post King Charles to resume public duties next week appeared first on nationnews.com.

Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid says he is “not a quitter” after producing his best-ever post-season performance, despite dealing with the facial condition Bell’s palsy. Bell’s palsy causes facial muscle weakness or paralysis, affecting the muscles on one side of the face. Embiid scored a play-off career-high 50 points in Philadelphia’s 125-114 win over the New The post 76ers’ star Embiid ‘not giving up’ after Bell’s palsy diagnosis appeared first on nationnews.com.