‘We Did It!’ Chile’s Boric Seals Leftist Revival With Election Win
Chilean leftist Gabriel Boric won the country’s presidential runoff election on Sunday, capping a major revival for the country’s progressive left that has been on the rise since widespread protests roiled the Andean country two years ago. In downtown Santiago, supporters cheered, embraced and waved flags with Boric’s image, as well as rainbow flags of […]
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker Test Positive For COVID Breakthrough
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Cory Booker said Sunday they both tested positive for COVID-19 as the country deals with another surge in cases and the emergence of the omicron variant. The Massachusetts Democrat tweeted she’s vaccinated, has received her booster shot and is experiencing mild symptoms in a breakthrough case of the virus. […]
More Than 200 Dead As Monster Typhoon Batters The Philippines
The death toll rose to more than 200 following the strongest typhoon to batter the Philippines this year, with 52 people still missing and several central towns and provinces grappling with downed communications and power outages and pleading for food and water, officials said Monday. At its strongest, Typhoon Rai packed sustained winds of 121 […]
FG Issues Travel Warnings As Lagos Govt Promised To Penalise COVID-19 Test Violators
COVID-19 cases have continued to rise in Nigeria, prompting the Federal Government to caution Nigerians to avoid non-essential local and international travel over the Christmas season. The advice came from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control in its latest COVID-19 situation report on Sunday, as the Lagos State Government promised to clamp down on violators […]
Buhari Returns To Nigeria After Trip To Turkey
After an official trip to Turkey, President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Abuja, Nigeria on Sunday. “President Muhammadu Buhari is back in Abuja after attending the three-day Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit in Istanbul,” he said. “The official BBJ aircraft which he hadn’t used for several months as it underwent repairs and improvements landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe […]
Buhari Condemns Kaduna Killing Says It’s Unacceptable
President Muhammadu Buhari has decried the resurgence of terrorist attacks in Kaduna State, stating that the horrible nature of recent incidences in Kauran Fawa, Marke, and Ruhiya of Idasu Ward of Giwa local government area has saddened him and made the deaths intolerable. Bandits have also slain residents in Kaduna State’s Zangon Kataf, Chikun, Birnin […]
Nigeria Fared Better In The Last 6 Years Under APC Than In PDP 16 Years – Lawan
Nigeria and Nigerians have fared better in the last six years under the All Progressives Congress (APC) than in the sixteen years when the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was in power, according to Senate President Ahmad Lawan. According to him, the country possessed vast riches under the PDP’s federal control, but most of them ended […]
Covid: Dutch Go Into Christmas Lockdown Over Omicron Wave
The Netherlands has begun a strict lockdown over Christmas amid concerns over the Omicron coronavirus variant. Non-essential shops, bars, gyms, hairdressers and other public venues are closed until at least 14 January. Two guests per household will be allowed – four over the holidays. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the measures were “unavoidable”. Countries across […]
Hong Kong: Legco Voting Underway After Electoral Overhaul
Voting has begun in Hong Kong’s legislative council election, the first such poll since China made sweeping reforms to the process. In March, officials approved a controversial “patriots” resolution which drastically cut democratic representation and allowed Beijing to vet every candidate. Leaders in Hong Kong have insisted the change is needed to ensure stability. But […]
Buhari Rallies International Support against Terrorism
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit to provide concrete support to help defeat terrorism and insurgency on the African continent. The president who made the call while speaking at the third edition of the summit in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday admitted that the Boko Haram terrorist group, though fragmented by […]
