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Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Monday met families of policemen and civilian JTF volunteers ambushed on Friday while on their way to Baga as security backup.

  Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that neighbouring Belarus was under unprecedented external pressure, as the Kremlin’s ex-Soviet ally faces a deep political crisis over a disputed election. Belarus is in a “difficult situation” and facing “unprecedented external pressure”, Putin said in televised remarks, after a presidential vote last month sparked ongoing protests against … Continue reading Putin Says Belarus Facing ‘Unprecedented External Pressure’

  A Paris fashion week show has called for the end to the “tyranny” of US President Donald Trump. American artist Sterling Ruby compared Trump to the racist Ku Klux Klan in his women’s Paris show called “Veil Flag”, in which a black model was draped in a distressed denim version of the Stars and … Continue reading US Designer Likens Donald Trump To ‘Ku Klux Klan Tyrant’

  Up to 100 million additional doses of any eventual COVID-19 vaccines will be secured for delivery to poorer countries in 2021, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, announced Tuesday. The announcement doubles the number of doses already secured from the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, by Gavi and the … Continue reading 100m Extra COVID-19 Vaccine Doses For Poorer Countries- Vaccine Alliance

The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 1, as public holiday to mark the nation’s 60th Independence Anniversary celebration.

  Chinese Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and her lawyers returned to a Canadian court on Monday to press for her release, arguing that the United States, by omitting key facts, blatantly misled Canada about her alleged crimes to secure her arrest. The defense started the five-day hearing by saying that the crux of the US … Continue reading Huawei Exec Accuses US Of Misleading Canada In Extradition Case

    Moscow’s mayor announced on Tuesday that school holidays will be extended as an anti-coronavirus measure as infections increase in the Russian capital. The move comes as Moscow has seen cases of Covid-19 rise swiftly in the second half of September, from around 700 a day to 2,300 on Tuesday. Russia, which has seen … Continue reading Moscow Mayor Extends School Holidays As Virus Cases Soar

A  Kaduna State High court sitting in the state capital has dismissed the motion of no-case-submission filed by the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria(IMN)  Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zazaky and his wife Zeenat.

  Poring over her books in the library at Coventry University, far from her home in Equatorial Guinea, Agnes Genoveva Cheba Ade is determined to keep up her studies despite coronavirus restrictions. She admits that it has not been easy being abroad during a pandemic, with many courses moved online and socialising restricted — many … Continue reading Despite COVID-19 Threat, UK Universities Limit The Damage

  “Things are getting back to normal, even though it will never be like it was before,” says a relieved Petunia Maseko, relaxing in a bar in South Africa’s Soweto township. Africa has weathered the coronavirus pandemic relatively well in terms of infections and deaths, though its economies have been badly ravaged. While many nations … Continue reading Life Returning To Normal In Nigeria, SA, Others As COVID-19 Fears Linger