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Nigerian journalist, Bashiru Hammed Adewale Bashiru, has spent exactly one hundred days in detention. Hammed who is also the publisher of Eaglesforesight (https://eaglesforesight.com.ng//) was arrested on May 1 for publishing a “misleading” story about the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun. An investigation carried out by MMC New York, the publisher of Parkchester Times, MCR, […]
The African Union has slated the celebration of its 20th anniversary for September 9, 2022. This was disclosed in a statement on Monday August 8, 2022. According to the statement, the Durban Summit launched the AU and convened its first Assembly of Heads of State and Government in 2002. Speaking about the 20th anniversary themed […]
Ghanian Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has revealed that officers who die in line of duty will be replaced by qualified relatives. According to the IGP, the initiative is to compensate the family for the loss of their kin. Speaking at a lecture at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology […]
The Gambian President, Barrow, has said farewell to the Gambia Commonwealth Games team. At a ceremony held on Friday July 22, 2022, at the Statehouse in Banjul, Barrow presented the Battle Flag to the Gambian Athletics Team representing the nation at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. The president applauded the progress of Gambian sports […]
To curb the sale of new Army pattern combat dress/uniforms to unauthorised persons, the Delhi Police in coordination with the Military Police has conducted a special awareness campaign. The Indian Army showcased the pattern and design of the new combat uniform introduced for its soldiers on the occasion of Army Day 2022 on January 15, […]
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, has urged youths to acquire knowledge not towards getting government jobs as there are no “jobs in government anymore.” He also urged youths to acquaint themselves with history to avoid making the same mistakes of the past. According to a statement signed on Wednesday by his […]
Three weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court has issued its monumental ruling ending the nationwide right to an abortion, New York Democrats are taking a leading role in sounding the alarm from Capitol Hill. Two members of Congress from Manhattan — opponents in a primary next month — are even holding back-to-back hearings on abortion […]
His Excellency Mr. Hissein Brahim Taha, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has lauded the decision taken by the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) during their Ordinary Summit held on 3/3/2022 in Accra, the capital of Ghana, to lift sanctions against the Republic of […]
Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan on Tuesday has apologized for the city’s dysfunctional rollout of monkeypox vaccinations, saying the city lacks the public health infrastructure and federal support to properly meet demand. “Today shouldn’t have happened,” Vasan told Errol Louis on “Inside City Hall,” in reference to the city’s vaccination scheduling website going down on […]
Investment in Nigerian tech has dropped by 30 per cent towards the end of the second quarter of 2022 according to Africa: The Big Deal. Data from the database and insights firm which focuses on startup funding above $100,000 in Africa showed that of the big four in Africa — Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, and […]
A special court in Mumbai on Wednesday has allowed the plea of Aryan Khan, actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son, seeking the return of his passport. Aryan got a clean chit from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in the Cordelia cruise drugs case in May this year. Aryan Khan had submitted his passport before the court […]
Ranil Wickremesinghe has been appointed to be acting president of Sri Lanka. Wickremesinghe, who was the former prime minister of the nation, acts on behalf of incumbent Gotabaya Rajapaksa who is overseas. This was confirmed in an announcement by the parliamentary Speaker on Wednesday as thousands of protesters demanded both men step down. “Because of […]
Hospitals in the United States have been mandated to provide abortion services if mother’s life is at risk. The federal law overrides states’ abortion bans when it comes to lifesaving care for women — and that hospitals must provide abortion services in emergency situations. Those who deny care under those circumstances risk fines or the […]
For the first time in almost two decades, one U.S. dollar is equal to one euro. After nearly 20 years of euro superiority, the two countries reached the parity point Tuesday. While the U.S. has been dealing with rapid inflation, the European Union has seen similar price spikes exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. EU […]