Tonga Undersea Cable Needs ‘at least’ Four Weeks To Repair: NZ
A key undersea cable that was destroyed in a volcano eruption in Tonga may take at least four weeks to be repaired, said New Zealand’s foreign ministry. The cable was severed during a volcanic eruption on Saturday, crippling communications and cutting the Pacific island off from the outside world. The eruption also caused a tsunami, […]
WHO Counts 18 million Virus Cases Last Week As Omicron Slows
The number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20% last week to more than 18 million, marking a slowdown in the surge caused by the omicron variant’s spread, according to the World Health Organization. In its weekly report on the pandemic, the U.N. health agency said the number of new COVID-19 infections increased in every world region except […]
Pantami Confirms FG Plan To launch Second Satellite In 2022
A second communication satellite will be launched in the country before the end of the year, according to the federal government. According to the FG, preparations are being made to improve the nation’s satellite communication system in 2022. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, announced the development on Monday in Abuja. During […]
Buhari Yet To Issue Order On Petroleum Subsidy Removal – Lawan
Senate President Ahmad Lawan stated on Tuesday that President Muhammadu Buhari has not issued any orders on the removal of fuel subsidy. Recall that the Nigerian Labor Congress, NLC, had already urged its members to prepare for a one-day strike on January 27, 2022, in response to the anticipated removal of fuel subsidies and the […]
Nigerian Army Engages In Gun Battle With IPOB/ESN Fighters In Anambra, Kills Many, Recovers Weapons
Many fighters of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who are members of the group’s armed unit, Eastern Security Network (ESN) have been killed by troops of the Nigerian Army in a joint operation. The IPOB fighters were killed in Anambra State following a gun battle with soldiers of the Nigerian Army and other security […]
Nigeria Will Likely Start Exporting Rice – RIFAN
According to the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Nigeria will likely start exporting rice to achieve the dual aims of food security and economic diversification. Mr. Ado Hassan, Secretary of the RIFAN branch in Kano State, revealed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the gigantic […]
APC National Convention Date Set For February 26 – Buni
Mai Mala Buni, Governor of Yobe State and Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, has confirmed February 26 as the date set for the party’s national convention. Buni, who stated this on Tuesday at the ongoing Progressive Women Conference in Abuja, stated that the date is sacrosanct and that nothing […]
Norwegian Mass Killer Breivik Appears Before Parole Hearing
Anders Behring Breivik, the right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in massacres in Norway in 2011, appeared before a parole hearing Tuesday, seemingly more focused on spreading white supremacist propaganda than gaining an improbable early release from prison. A decade ago, the Norwegian mass killer was sentenced to 21 years in prison for a bombing […]
Tonga Tsunami Sparks ‘unprecedented disaster’, Government Says
Tonga says it has been hit by an “unprecedented disaster”, in the government’s first update since a volcanic eruption triggered a tsunami. In a statement, the government confirmed three deaths: two locals and a British national. It said some of the smaller outlying islands were particularly badly affected, with all the houses destroyed on one […]
Texas Synagogue Hostage-taker Was Known To MI5
A British man who took four people hostage at a synagogue in Texas had been investigated by MI5. Malik Faisal Akram, from Blackburn in Lancashire, was the subject of an investigation in late 2020 but by the time he flew to the US he was assessed to be no longer a risk. The four people held […]
