China’s First Astronauts Begin Work At New Space Station
China has launched three astronauts into orbit to begin occupation of the country’s new space station. The three men – Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo – are to spend three months aboard the Tianhe module some 380km (236 miles) above the Earth. It will be China’s longest crewed space mission to date and […]
China Disease Expert Says Covid Origins Probe Should Shift To US
A senior Chinese epidemiologist said the United States should be the priority in the next phase of investigations into the origin of COVID-19 after a study showed the disease could have been circulating there as early as December 2019, state media said on Thursday. The study, published this week by the U.S. National Institutes for […]
DOJ Drops Civil Lawsuit Against Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton
The Justice Department on Wednesday dropped its civil lawsuit targeting former national security adviser John Bolton over the publication of his 2020 memoir “The Room Where It Happened,” halting an effort brought during the Trump administration that had sought to seize all proceeds Bolton received from the book. The short filing, made Wednesday, only stated that “the parties stipulate to dismissal […]
Congress Approves Bill To Make Juneteenth A Federal Holiday; Biden Expected To Sign
The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the nation. The House voted 415-14 Wednesday to make Juneteenth, or June 19th, the 12th federal holiday. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law on Thursday afternoon. Juneteenth commemorates when the last […]
Insecurity: PMB Expected To Visit Borno Today
Borno State governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has said President Muhammadu Buhari would be in the state today to assess the security situation and commission some projects executed by his administration. In a statewide broadcast on Wednesday evening ahead of the president’s visit, the governor said Buhari would commission the first phase of 10,000 houses, […]
Former M.D, CFO Defraud PHBank Of N25.7b Begs For Mercy After Conviction
There was an intense feeling in Ikeja High Court on Wednesday night as Francis Atuche, a former Managing Director (MD) of Bank PHB, begged Justice Lateefa Okunnu not to send him to prison following his conviction for defrauding the bank of N25.7 billion. Mr. Atuche and Ugo Anyanwu, a former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of […]
United Kingdom To Inject £90m In Jigawa’s Education, Health Sectors
United Kingdom (UK) through its foreign and commonwealth development office (FCDO) will inject £90million into Jigawa State’s comprehensive development framework in the next five years. The development director of the foreign commonwealth and development office (FCDO Nigeria), Dr. Christopher Pyco, informed newsmen after signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for five years with the […]
New York Lifts COVID Restrictions Across Commercial, Social Settings
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced New York state-mandated COVID restrictions on commercial and social settings will be lifted effective immediately — and to celebrate, there were fireworks across the state Tuesday night. “We have hit 70% vaccination,” a triumphant Cuomo said Tuesday, meaning the state can “now return to life as we know it.” Any federal […]
US Restates Condemnation Of Nigeria’s Twitter Ban
The United States has renewed its condemnation of Nigeria for suspending Twitter’s operations in the country, a move that senior U.S. officials said is a sign of restricting political space in Nigeria. A report on the website of Voice of America (VOA) on Tuesday quoted Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Akunna Cook, […]
Face to Face: Biden, Putin Ready For Long-anticipated Summit
President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin sit down Wednesday for their highly anticipated summit in the Swiss city of Geneva, a moment of high-stakes diplomacy at a time when both leaders agree that U.S.-Russian relations are at an all-time low. For four months, the two leaders have traded sharp rhetoric. Biden repeatedly called out […]
