Mexico City Metro Overpass Collapses, Killing At Least 23 And Injuring 70, Authorities Say; Rescue Efforts Ongoing
At least 23 people were killed and about 70 more were injured when a metro overpass in Mexico City collapsed onto a road sending a subway car plunging toward a busy street Monday night, authorities said. The accident, which happened near 10:30 p.m. local time, trapped cars under rubble and passengers in train cars hanging mid-air, video on social […]
EU Scraps Plan To Send Ethiopia Election Observers
The European Union says it has cancelled plans to send its observer mission for Ethiopia’s June elections citing “lack of agreement on key parameters”. The High Representative Josep Borrell said standard requirements like the mission’s independence and importation of communication system for their security had been denied. “It is disappointing that the EU has not received the […]
Nigerian Military Warns Politicians, Officers Against Coup, Says It Remains Loyal to President Buhari
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says military personnel remains loyal to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, warning politicians and officers against planning a coup. DHQ in a statement by Onyema Nwachukwu, the acting director of defence information on Monday said the military was committed to defending Nigeria’s democracy and will resist plots by politicians who intend to rule outside the ballot box. Nwachukwu, a Brigadier General […]
Bill And Melinda Gates Announce Divorce After 27 Years Of Marriage
Bill and Melinda Gates said Monday that they are divorcing but would keep working together at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations in the world. In identical tweets, the Microsoft co-founder and his wife said they had made the decision to end their marriage of 27 years. “We have […]
Three Dead, Dozens Hurt As Suspected Smuggling Boat Overturns off California
Three people were killed and more than two dozen injured on Sunday when a suspected smuggling boat broke apart off Cabrillo National Monument at California’s Point Loma, San Diego Fire-Rescue said. The initial call arrived just before 10 a.m. (1700 GMT) and prompted a large emergency response, including the U.S. Coast Guard and state and […]
At Least Eight Reported Killed In Myanmar Anti-coup Protests
At least eight people have been killed in Myanmar after security forces opened fire on some of the biggest protests against military rule in days. Three months after a coup plunged the country into political turmoil, thousands of people in towns and cities across the country joined protests calling for “the Global Myanmar Spring Revolution”. […]
Indian PM Modi Loses In Battleground State Of West Bengal Amid Covid Surge
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has failed to win a key state in elections held amid record Covid-19 deaths and cases. The BJP targeted West Bengal heavily during campaigning but it was comfortably held by the incumbent, Mamata Banerjee, a fierce Modi critic. Mr Modi has been accused of focusing on polls rather than […]
Chad’s New Junta Names Transition Government
The military junta that took power in Chad last month after the shock death of veteran leader Idriss Deby Itno named a transition government on Sunday, the army spokesman said. The so-called Transitional Military Council (CMT) had pledged to restore democracy to the poor Sahel country within 18 months after what the opposition condemned as […]
Minimum Wage In 1981 Was More Than $125- NLC Chairman
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has taken a swipe at Nigerian politicians for being insensitive to the plights of the workers in the country. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, NLC President, Ayuba Wabba said the minimum wage in 1981 was more than $125, lamenting that it is currently less than $60. “The […]
KASU ASUU, Students Reject 500 Percent Tuition Fee Increase
The Kaduna State University (KASU) Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the students have rejected the proposed 500 per cent increase in tuition fees by the government. They stated that if a monumental school fees increase was allowed to stand, it would force about 75 per cent of the university’s students […]
