‘This won’t take away our joy’: North Carolina Wedding Venue Denies Gay Couple Marriage
As if planning a wedding during the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t hard enough. “Disheartening is the word I would use,” McCae Henderson, an attorney in Raleigh, North Carolina, and groom-to-be told our sister station WTVD. “We had not had anything like this throughout the process or really in our lives.” Henderson and his fiance, Ike Edwards, […]
UK Lawmakers Set For Prince Philip Tributes
Lawmakers across the UK are set to pay tribute to Prince Philip Monday, whose death last week aged 99 has left a “huge void” in the life of Queen Elizabeth, according to her son. Parliaments in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, and Belfast will convene to pay their respects to Philip, who spent 73 years at the side […]
Bangladesh Shuts Down Offices, Transport As COVID-19 Cases Surge
Bangladesh authorities on Monday ordered an eight-day closure of all offices and international and domestic transport, as coronavirus cases hit a new high. The drastic measures, which will virtually seal off the country, will start Wednesday, said a government statement. The South Asian nation of 160 million people has recorded 684,756 cases and 9,739 deaths, […]
Damasak Attack: Civilians, Aid Workers Should Not Be Targets For Terrorists – UN
The United Nations has condemned the attack on humanitarian facilities in Damasak, a town in Borno State. In a statement on Sunday, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, raised concern over the recurrent reports of violent attacks by non-state armed groups putting the lives of civilians at risk. He stated that civilians […]
NAFDAC Warns Against Using Chemicals To Enhance Food, Drinks
National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against adding chemicals and additives to food and drinks to enhance the taste as such practices could result in severe illness and even death. Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, in her statement signed by its Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, on Sunday, […]
Opposition Sidelined As Benin Republic Votes In Presidential Election
Voters in Benin are set to cast their ballots in a presidential election on Sunday, days after violent demonstrations broke out against President Patrice Talon, who critics accuse of sidelining his opponents. Talon, a cotton magnate first elected in 2016, is heavily favoured to win a second term. The 62-year-old faces off against two little-known […]
Prince Philip’s Funeral Set For April 17; Prince Harry Will Attend, Meghan Advised Not To
Prince Philip’s royal ceremonial funeral will take place April 17 at Windsor Castle – a slimmed-down service amid the COVID-19 pandemic that will be entirely closed to the public. Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, took part in planning his funeral and its focus on family was in accordance with his wishes. The […]
China: 21 Miners Trapped After Xinjiang Coal Mine Accident
Eight miners have been rescued and 21 remain trapped in a coal mine that flooded in northwest China’s Xinjiang region, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday, citing a local emergency department. A part of the mine flooded leading to power outages just after 6 p.m. (1000 GMT) on Saturday when 29 miners were […]
Police Arrest 17 Suspected Cultists In FCT
The police have arrested 17 suspected cultists in the Federal Capital Territory, in their efforts to rid the metropolis of criminal elements. The suspects were arrested along the Gwagwalada, Gwagwa, Lugbe, and Kurudma axis. A statement by the Commissioner of Police, for the FCT Command, ASP Yusuf Mariam, revealed the suspects are; Peter Ajari 22years, […]
Scores Killed In Myanmar Crackdown As UN Envoy Calls For ‘Strong Action’
Reports emerged Saturday of more than 80 killed in the latest bloodletting by Myanmar’s military, as the country’s own ambassador to the United Nations called for “strong action” against the junta. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in February, with protesters refusing to submit to the […]
