Donald Trump Responds To Extension Of Facebook Ban: “Social Media Companies Must Pay A Political Price”
An oversight board upheld a Facebook decision to restrict Trump’s accounts following the Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol. But the board said that it was “not appropriate” for the company to impose an “indeterminate and standardless penalty of indefinite suspension.” The board wants the company to review the matter within six months “to determine […]
2 American Tourists Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murdering Italian Newlywed Police Officer
Two Americans from California were sentenced to life in prison by a jury in Rome on officer. Finnegan Lee Elder, 21, and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, 20, were found guilty of charges of homicide, attempted extortion, assault, resisting a public official and carrying an attack-style knife without just cause in connection to the death of Vice Brigadier […]
Demands Grow As Colombians Hold Eighth Day Of Mass Protests
Anti-government protests took place across Colombia for the eighth straight day on Wednesday, as rights groups continue to raise concerns about excessive violence by security forces. Riot police used tear gas to disperse demonstrators from the main public square in the capital, Bogota, at around 3pm (20:00 GMT) on Wednesday, as well as in other […]
Mom, Who Thought She Was Pregnant With 7 Babies, Gives Birth To 9
A woman from Mali has given birth to nine babies — two more than the seven that ultrasounds had detected — according to the country’s Ministry of Health. Ultrasounds done in Mali and Morocco indicated that Halima Cisse was pregnant with seven children — but on Tuesday, she gave birth to five girls and four […]
Mother Reunites With 2 Sons In Philly 3 Years After Being Separated By ICE
It was an emotional day for a mother and her two sons, who reunited on Wednesday after being separated three years ago under the Trump administration’s border policy aimed at deterring illegal immigration. It’s been exactly 1,322 days since the two teens last saw their mom. On Wednesday night, the mother from Honduras reunited with […]
Judge Orders Justice Dept. To Release Donald Trump Obstruction Of Justice Memo
A federal judge has ordered the release of a legal memorandum the Trump-era Justice Department prepared for then-Attorney General William Barr before he announced his conclusion that President Donald Trump had not obstructed justice during the Russia investigation. The Justice Department had refused to give the March 24, 2019, memorandum to a government transparency group […]
New Jersey: Rutgers Professor Dies Of COVID-19 In India
Dr. Rajenda Kapila, a renowned infectious disease expert and professor at Rutgers University who went to India to help care for his family as the coronavirus there rages out of control, has died from the virus. Smoke from thousands of funeral pyres darken the Indian sky near New Delhi. The official death count from covid […]
No End In Sight To The Plight Of Nigerian Traders In Ghana
Nigerians’ Shops Remain Shut In Ghana, five months after a series of bilateral talks between the Nigerian government and authorities in Ghana aimed at addressing the nearly a decade-long controversy that led to the closure of Nigerian traders’ shops in Ghana, the issues have not been resolved. Dozens of shops belonging to Nigerians are still […]
Islamic Cleric, Ahmad Gumi Urged Government Not To Take Kidnappers Threat Lightly
Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi who proposed amnesty to be given to bandits has urged government not to take threats by kidnappers of students of Greenfield University, Kaduna lightly. Gumi, who stated this in an interview with The PUNCH, said the Central Bank of Nigeria should pay the N100m ransom being demanded by the kidnappers […]
Corp Members Assured Safety Ahead Of The Forthcoming Orientation Camp
Director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig-Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, has assured Nigerians of adequate safety for Batch ‘A’ Stream II corps members as they set to resume activities at the various orientation camps in the country. Ibrahim gave the assurance yesterday during the 2021 Batch ‘A’ pre-orientation workshop held in Karu, Nasarawa State […]
