A Boeing jet has scattered debris over a residential area near Denver after one of its engines failed on take-off. The Boeing 777, with 231 passengers and 10 crew on board, was able to return safely and land at Denver airport. No injuries were reported. Police in the town of Broomfield posted pictures of what appears to be the front Read More
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from rapper Kanye West after almost seven years of marriage, her publicist told AFP Friday. The mega-celebrity couple’s divorce proceedings come just weeks after US media reported the pair were living separately and going through counseling dealing with “regular relationship issues.” Celebrity gossip site TMZ — which broke the news Friday Read More
The Senate on Saturday acquitted former President Donald Trump in a 57-43 vote in his second impeachment trial. The vote came on the fifth day of trial after the House impeached Trump last month on a charge of incitement of insurrection for his role in the deadly attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6. There were seven Republican senators who voted Read More
Pope Francis broke tradition on Saturday appointed Frenchwoman Nathalie Becquart as an undersecretary of the synod of bishops, the first woman to hold the post and have voting rights. The 52-year-old is one of the two new undersecretaries named to the synod, the body of bishops that studies major questions of doctrine and where she has been a consultant since Read More
Venezuela jailed two officials from the state oil company PDVSA for five years for providing the United States with “strategic and sensitive” details of its sanctions-hit oil operations, prosecutors said Friday. Alfredo Chirinos, the company’s special operations chief, and Aryenis Torrealba, PDVSA’s general manager of crude operations, were arrested last year. They “were sentenced to five years in prison for Read More
Chinese authorities, on Monday, detained 80 people on suspicion of producing counterfeit coronavirus vaccines. State news agency, Xinhua reported that the detained are alleged to have been bottling saline solution to sell as vaccine since September. A total of 3,000 vaccine doses were confiscated, with raids taking place in several locations across the country. China has developed a number of Read More
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Thirty countries have been banned from entering the United Kingdom, following the rise in COVID-19 cases. Of the thirty countries banned, 13 were African, however, Nigeria was not on the list. According to a statement on the UK government’s website updated on the 22nd of January, people who have been in or transited through the countries listed in the last Read More
Ugandan soldiers have stood down their positions around the residence of opposition leader Bobi Wine, a day after a court ordered an end to the confinement of the presidential runner-up. Wine, a pop star-turned-MP whose real name is Robert Kyagulani, had been under de-facto house arrest at his home outside the capital, Kampala, since he returned from voting on January Read More
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte submitted his resignation Tuesday to President Sergio Mattarella, in a bid to form a new, stronger government. The president accepted the resignation and “reserves the right to decide (what to do next) and invited the government to stay in office in a caretaker capacity”, Mattarella’s office said. Mattarella, the ultimate arbiter of Italian political crises, Read More
Frank Lampard’s sacking led to a chorus of complaints that the Chelsea manager wasn’t given enough time. But actually Lampard was the fifth longest-serving manager of the Roman Abramovich era at Stamford Bridge. The former Chelsea midfielder was in charge for 18 months and 84 matches, which makes him positively long-term amid the churn of managers under the Russian’s ownership. Only the Read More
US President Joe Biden on Monday overturned Donald Trump’s ban on transgender personnel serving in the military, saying “all Americans” qualified to serve should be able to do so. Biden’s new policy was set in an executive order signed at the White House. “Simply put, transgender service members will no longer be subject to the possibility of discharge or separation Read More
Congress for Human Rights in Nigeria (CHRN) has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Amnesty International (AI) to steer clear of the Armed Forces of Nigeria for allegedly taking side with Boko Haram terrorists. The human rights group, which made this known at a world press conference on Monday in Lagos, noted that the groups aim to destroy the country Read More
Nigeria and other African nations have been urged to impose sanctions on the immediate past United States President, Donald Trump, and top officials of his administration over worsened diplomatic relationship between the United States and the continent. According to civil society group, All Lives Matter in Nigeria (ALMN) at a world press conference on Sunday in Abuja, this is necessary to Read More
Larry King, the longtime CNN host who became an icon through his interviews with countless newsmakers and his sartorial sensibilities, has died. He was 87. His son, Chance, confirmed King’s death Saturday morning.King hosted “Larry King Live” on CNN for over 25 years, interviewing presidential candidates, celebrities, athletes, movie stars and everyday people. He retired in 2010 after taping more Read More
The Coalition for Truth and Justice (CTJ) has called on Nigerians to rise against negative influences and interferences in the Diaspora who mean no well for the country. The coalition gave this charge at a press conference on Friday in Abuja. CTJ Executive Director, Comrade Dominic Ohene, alleged that most Nigerians abroad no longer display patriotism but malicious influence. Comrade Ohene noted Read More
The Coalition of Human Rights Monitoring Groups (CHRMG) has said Nigeria has made significant strides in human rights compliance in the prosecution of the war against terrorism. The human rights group, which made this known at a press conference on Thursday in Abuja, also noted that the troops have adhered to international best practices in its various operations across the Read More
A big fire has broken out at a plant being built for the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s biggest vaccine maker, but it will not affect the production of coronavirus vaccines, a source close to the firm said. Television channels showed a huge cloud of grey smoke above the site in Pune in the western Indian state of Read More
Britain reported a record 1,820 deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday exceeding a record set only the day before, as scientists warned that the lockdown that began earlier this month was having little effect on the prevalence of the illness. Government data showed there was also a rise in new cases, climbing to 38,905 compared with 33,355 a day earlier. Prime Read More
Some Nigerians in the Diaspora have indulged in malicious campaigns to radicalise their compatriots and promote destabilisation back home. This was revealed by the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM) in a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja. According to the group, these subversive elements intend to tarnish the image of leaders, while ultimately activating insecurity and economic crisis that would lead to anarchy. Read More
Amidst an unusual tight security Wednesday, 78-year-old Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th US President, thus ending one of the most dramatic political transitions in American history. “Democracy has prevailed,” he said after taking the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts. Biden took the oath of office using his 127-year-old family Bible. Blueprint reports that immediate past Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday welcomed the inauguration of Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris as President and Vice President of the United States of America, respectively. The president expressed hope that their presidency would mark a strong point of cooperation and support for Nigeria and African continent.The president congratulated the leaders, and entire country on the successful transition, which marks Read More
Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th US president, ending one of the most dramatic political transitions in American history. “Democracy has prevailed,” he said after taking the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts. Outgoing President Donald Trump, who has not formally conceded to Mr Biden, is not attending the ceremony. The new president has announced Read More
Outgoing US President Donald Trump alongside his wife Melania are out of the White House January 20, 2021. The helicopter which conveyed the President took him round the premises of the White House to give him a final view. The event took place ahead of the inauguration of incoming President Joe Biden and incoming Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden who Read More
Joe Biden is to be sworn in as US president, taking the helm of a nation wracked by political division, economic anguish and an unrelenting pandemic. Alongside him, Kamala Harris will make history when she is sworn in as the nation’s first female vice-president. Some 25,000 troops will guard the inauguration ceremony in Washington DC, which has been fortified after Read More
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