1 Wounded In Attack On Army Guarding Guatemala President
One man was wounded Saturday after gunmen opened fire on soldiers at a checkpoint providing area security for a visit by Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei to a town near the Mexican border. Rubén Téllez, a spokesman for the Guatemalan army, said soldiers were working a highway checkpoint intended to act as perimeter security for the […]
Sri Lanka President Seeks Unity Government To Save Economy
Sri Lanka’s new president Ranil Wickremesinghe has formally invited MPs to join an all-party unity government to revive the bankrupt economy by undertaking painful reforms, his office said Sunday. Wickremesinghe took office earlier this month after public anger over the island nation’s worst economic crisis forced his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country and […]
US President Joe Biden Tests Positive For Covid After ‘rebound’ Infection
US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 again, in what has been described as a “rebound” infection by his doctor. The 79-year-old first contracted the virus on 21 July, when he was revealed to be experiencing mild symptoms. On Saturday Mr Biden said he was not experiencing symptoms but would isolate “for the […]
Nancy Pelosi Begins Asia Tour, With No Mention Of Taiwan
The Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, is beginning a tour of Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan, her office says – with no mention of a possible visit to Taiwan. There has been intense speculation that she may visit the self-ruled island. Taiwan is claimed by China – which has warned […]
Unknown Gunmen Kill Traditional Ruler, Son In Taraba
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed Udeng Ibrahim Yamusa, the traditional ruler of Yukuben chiefdom in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State. The bandits also killed his driver who happens to also be his son. Before killing them, the gunmen had kidnapped the traditional ruler and his son on Thursday in an ambush […]
INEC Plan To Deploy Over 200,000 BVAS For 2023
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it will deploy over 200,000 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) across the country for the 2023 general election. INEC’s National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education, Mr Festus Okoye, in a statement on Saturday, stated that the BVAS would be deployed in the 176,000 polling units […]
Alexander Ionov Case: US Charges Russian With Interfering In US Politics
US prosecutors have charged a Russian national with conspiring to use US citizens as “illegal agents of the Russian government”. The US Justice Department indictment also alleges that Alexander Viktorovich Ionov, a resident of Moscow, tried to interfere in US elections. It says he ran the Anti-Globalization Movement of Russia (AGMR), a body which recruited […]
Kentucky: At Least 19 Dead In Worst Appalachia Floods For Years
Devastating flash floods have killed at least 19 people in the Appalachia region of eastern Kentucky – the worst such disaster there for decades. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said he expected the death toll to continue to rise. He said hundreds of homes and businesses had been flooded. President Joe Biden has declared the floods […]
Economic Experts Urge FG To Save Nigeria From Impending Collapse
The Federal Government has been urged to uphold its obligations and prevent the impending collapse of Nigeria’s economy. Even as the Naira continues to weaken against the US dollar, the call came in the wake of the country’s faltering economy. Recall that prices for goods and services, such as fuel, transport costs, food items, and […]
Telcos Suffer As FG Implements A 12.5% Call Tax
Consumers of telecom services in Nigeria, operating through the National Association of Telecoms Subscribers, have criticised the Federal Government’s decision to raise the total consumption tax on telecom services to 12.5% as being irresponsible and inappropriate. The association claims that many Nigerians are already poor as a result of the country’s harsh economic circumstances and […]
