Nigeria: Presidency Denies Making One Naira Equivalent To One Dollar.
The Presidency has said that there was not a time when the current administration promised to make one naira become equivalent to one dollar. Mr. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said the claims suggesting that President Muhammadu Buhari made such a promise, are false. “It does not exist, it […]
Nigerian Doctors Set To Begin Nationwide Strike Thursday
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will embark on a nationwide strike from Thursday, its leaders have said. In a statement jointly signed by NARD President, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi; its Secretary-General, Dr Jerry Isogun, and its Publicity/Social Secretary, Dr Dotun Osikoya, the union said the industrial action would be total and indefinite, should the […]
New York- Lawmakers Announce Deal On Bill To Legalize, Regulate Recreational Marijuana
Lawmakers in New York have announced a deal on a bill to legalize, tax and regulate recreational marijuana in New York State. The State Assembly and the State Senate will vote on the legislation next week. The legislation would legalize recreational marijuana sales to adults over the age of 21. The bill would expunge criminal […]
Myanmar Coup: US ‘Horrified’ By Deadliest Day Since Military Takeover
The US has said that it is “horrified” by the killing of scores of anti-coup protesters in Myanmar on Saturday. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused the military of “a reign of terror” that was “sacrificing the lives of the people to serve the few”. Saturday was the deadliest day since last month’s military takeover. […]
Suspected Suicide Bombing At Indonesian Church Wounds 14 People
Two suspected suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar on Sunday, wounding fourteen people on the first day of the Easter Holy Week, the country’s national police said. The congregation had been inside the church on the island of Sulawesi at the time of the explosion, police […]
‘Already in Circulation’: Nigeria Raises The Alarm As Africa-bound Fake Covid Vaccines Intercepted
Nigeria’s federal government has raised the alarm over a case of 3,000 doses of fake Covid-19 vaccines to be exported to Africa but intercepted in China. In an advisory issued on Saturday to medical directors and chief executive officers of federal government tertiary institutions in the country by the Director, Department of the Hospital Services […]
Ex-Madagascar President Didier Ratsiraka Dies At 84
Madagascar’s longtime former leader Didier Ratsiraka, a naval officer and instigator of a socialist revolution on the Indian Ocean island, died Sunday morning aged 84, president Andry Rajoelina announced. “The Malagasy have lost an illustrious patriot,” Rajoelina posted on Twitter. The cause of the death was not immediately disclosed. Ratsiraka was in power from 1975 […]
Global Condemnation After Bloodiest Day Since Myanmar Coup
Defence chiefs from a dozen countries on Sunday jointly condemned the bloodbath in Myanmar a day earlier, when at least 90 people — including several children — were killed after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the generals ousted and detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, triggering […]
Christians Mark First Day Of Holy Week
It is Palm Sunday, an annual feast in the Christian calendar that marks the transition from Lent into the Holy Week that leads up to Easter. Palm Sunday symbolises the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, where he triumphantly rode on a donkey a week before his resurrection. The event is recounted in each of […]
Dozens Of subpoenas Issued In Cuomo Harassment Probe, Calls To Step Down Intensify
The New York attorney general has reportedly taken a major step forward in the investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The Wall Street Journal reports AG Letitia James has issued “dozens” of subpoenas to people close to the governor. That reportedly includes his top aide, Melissa DeRosa, who has been at the forefront of New […]
