Australia Floods: Three States Issue Evacuation Orders After Heavy Rain
Communities in three Australian states have been ordered to evacuate as torrential rain brings major flooding. Parts of the country have received up to four times their average October rainfall in just 24 hours. At least 500 homes have been flooded, one person has died and another is missing as the disaster unfolds. Widespread flooding […]
Parkland School Shooting: Why The Gunman Was Spared The Death Penalty
It was the deadliest mass shooting to reach a jury trial in the US, and on a day that was already high in emotion, many families left the court in Florida on Thursday confused and in tears. “We are just shocked by this result and it is so unjust,” Lynn Chen, a cousin of Parkland […]
Jan. 6 Committee Votes To Subpoena Former President Donald Trump
The House Jan. 6 committee has subpoenaed Donald Trump for his testimony about the 2021 Capitol attack. The panel voted unanimously to compel the former president to appear. “We must seek the testimony under oath of January 6th’s central player,” said Rep. Liz Cheney, the committee’s vice chair. Cheney adds: “We are obligated to seek […]
North Carolina: Five Dead In Raleigh Mass Shooting
Five people including an off-duty police officer have been shot dead with several injured in Raleigh, North Carolina, officials say. Police say a suspect has been arrested. The shooting occurred near the Neuse River Greenway, a popular trail on the outskirts of the state capital, the city’s mayor said. A motive is yet to be […]
Gov. AbdulRazaq: Tinubu Deserves Nigerians’ Votes
Kwara State governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq yesterday said the outstanding track records of achievements and capacity of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to build a formidable team are enough grounds to elect him as Nigeria’s next president. Speaking in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, AbdulRazaq said Tinubu accomplished so much […]
Gov. Sanwo-Olu Starts Campaign For Second Term
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Wednesday announced the commencement of his campaign for a second term in office in the 2023 elections. Sanwo-Olu publicized this at the closing of the Ninth Edition of the Ehingbeti Lagos Economic Summit at Victoria Island, as he rolled out his achievements and plans for Lagos State. He […]
Mahmood Yakubu: Insecurity May Stymie Elections In North-West, South-East
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu says insecurity may hamper elections in the North-West and South-East states. The Northeastern part of the country has been the nidus of banditry in recent times while killings allegedly perpetrated by Eastern Security Network in the southeast have been a major security concern. According […]
NEMA Receives 126 Nigerian Returnees Stranded In Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency received 126 Nigerians who had been stranded in Libya as they returned home on Thursday in Lagos. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the agency’s acting Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial Office, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. Farinloye, who represented the Director General, Alhaji Mustapha Ahmed, said […]
South Africa:‘Operation Hlanza’- Independent Media’s Plan To Topple Ramaphosa
South Africa’s second-largest media house, Independent Media, has launched a secretive plan to help topple President Cyril Ramaphosa as leader of the ANC in December. News24 can reveal that the plan, titled Operation Hlanza, which means “cleanse” or “clean”, was shared with senior editors and political journalists in the group, that owns titles like IOL, […]
ANC Wants To Oust DA Ekurhuleni Mayor Tania Campbell In Motion Of No Confidence
The ANC in Ekurhuleni on Thursday submitted a motion of no confidence in Mayor Tania Campbell and accused her of racialising service delivery in the metro. ANC chief whip in the metro councillor Jongizizwe Dlabathi said under Campbell’s leadership “service delivery has taken a racial turn, and our townships, where the majority black communities reside, […]
