Ex-Nigerian Prez Shehu dies at 93
Lagos: Shehu Shagari, Nigeria’s second president, whose civilian tenure was sandwiched between two military rulers in an era rocked by coups, has died. He was 93. Nigeria’s current President Muhammadu Buhari, who unseated Shagari 35 years ago, said on Saturday he mourns “the departure of a patriot, who served Nigeria with humility, integrity and diligence.”
China launches seven satellites
Beijing: China successfully launched six atmospheric environment research satellites and a communication satellite on Saturday, State media reported.
The satellites were launched by a Long March-2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, State-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Fake news: Spiegel suspends 2 editors
Berlin: Influential German news weekly Der Spiegel, shaken by a scandal over a reporter who admitted faking stories for years, said it has suspended two senior editors. The contracts of Ullrich Fichtner, an editor in chief, and Matthias Geyer, a chief editor, have been “suspended until the (magazine’s) internal commission has completed its investigation into the affair,” the editor in chief Steffen Klusmann said in an internal letter, of which AFP obtained a copy on Friday.