Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Dead At 82
Harry Reid, the former Senate majority leader and Nevada’s longest-serving member of Congress, has died. He was 82. Reid died Tuesday, “peacefully” and surrounded by friends “following a courageous, four-year battle with pancreatic cancer,” Landra Reid said of her husband in a statement. “Harry was a devout family man and deeply loyal friend,” she said. […]
National Assembly Present 2022 Appropriation Bill To The President
The National Assembly presented President Muhammadu Buhari with the Appropriation Bill for 2022 on Tuesday. The National Assembly cleared the budget last week on Tuesday and Wednesday after increasing the total projections from N16.391tn to N17.126tn. It also adjusted the oil benchmark from $57 per barrel to $62 per barrel. According to The PUNCH, NASS […]
13 States Yet To Administer COVID-19 Booster Shots – NPHCDA
No less than 13 states have failed to begin administering booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines, even though the federal government announced the start of booster dose administration two weeks ago. The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency provided the list of states. The World Health Organization and other international bodies, as well as vaccine development companies […]
Ethiopia Unhappy As US Ends Its Duty-Free Access
Ethiopia says it is unhappy with the U.S. decision to revoke duty-free access for the East African country’s exports. The statement by Ethiopia’s trade ministry on Monday came after the Biden administration on Dec. 23 terminated Ethiopia’s eligibility for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. The U.S cited its disapproval of the war […]
Iran Presses On Oil Exports As Nuclear Talks Resume
Negotiators from Iran and five world powers resumed negotiations Monday on restoring Tehran’s tattered 2015 nuclear deal, with Iran insisting that the United States and its allies promise to allow it to export its crude oil. The latest round of talks in Vienna, the eighth, opened 10 days after negotiations were adjourned for the Iranian […]
Germany: 2 Men Charged In Killing Of Their Sister
German prosecutors said Tuesday they have charged two Afghan brothers with murder over the July killing of their sister, whom they allegedly wanted to punish for her Western way of life. The men, aged 26 and 22 and identified only as Sayed H. and Seyed H. in line with German privacy rules, are accused of […]
North Dakota Man Convicted In Grisly Deaths Faces Sentencing
A man scheduled for sentencing Tuesday in the stabbing and shooting deaths of four people at a North Dakota property management firm is facing life in prison without parole. A jury in August found Chad Isaak guilty in the grisly deaths of RJR Maintenance and Management co-owner Robert Fakler, 52; and employees Adam Fuehrer, 42; […]
Electoral Bill: Malami Claims President Rejected Bill Because It Is Discriminatory, Promotes Insecurity
The Minister for Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has revealed why President Muhamadu Buhari refused to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Malami stated in an interview on Radio Kano on Sunday that the President refused to sign the law because it did not pique the attention of all Nigerians. Buhari’s […]
Members Of IPOB Protest In Jerusalem, Demands Kanu’s Release
On Monday, members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) protested against Nnamdi Kanu’s prolonged detention. The proscribed group marched to the streets of Jerusalem, according to Naija News, to demand the unconditional release of their incarcerated leader. IPOB activists were spotted calmly marching towards Jerusalem’s seat of authority, carrying both Biafran and Israeli flags. […]
SGF’s Hometown Attacked By Bandit Terrorists
Residents of Kwapre and Dabna villages in Adamawa State’s Hong Local Government Area have fled their houses for safety following an attack by bandit terrorists. The late Nigerian Army Brigadier General Dzarma Zurkusu and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, are both from the affected community. In response to the development, […]
