618 Schools Shut In Northern Nigeria Over Abductions As Security Agents Foil Kidnap Of 307 Students
No fewer than 618 schools have remained closed in six northern Nigeria states over the fear of attack and abduction of pupils and members of staff, according to a tally by THISDAY. Also, barely three days after the abduction of 39 students of the Federal School of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, security agencies on […]
America Should Listen To Stacey Abrams’ Warning About ‘racist’ Election Laws
Stacey Abrams’ stark warning about Georgia’s new election bill being racist is shining a spotlight on a nationwide battle over whose voices will be heard at the ballot box, as Republicans around the country try to suppress voting rights. The Georgia Democrat’s comments on CNN Sunday come amid a building showdown over GOP efforts to make voting harder […]
Suu Kyi Court Hearing Postponed Over Myanmar Internet Outage
A block on mobile data networks across Myanmar on Monday scuppered a scheduled video court appearance by ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as protesters returned to the streets after the bloodiest day since the military coup six weeks ago. At least 44 protesters were killed Sunday as security forces cracked down on pro-democracy demonstrations, […]
Nigeria-Issa Aremu Condemns Move By FG To Remove Minimum Wage From Exclusive List
A former vice president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Issa Aremu, has condemned the proposed bill to remove the National Minimum Wage from the exclusive list of the Federal Government to concurrent list. Addressing a news conference in Kaduna on Monday, he described the bill as diversionary, saying it must be rejected by […]
Outcry As Charlie Hebdo Depicts Meghan Markle As George Floyd
The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has come under fire after publishing a controversial cover, which several social media users have slammed as racist and distasteful. The cover shows the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth pressing her knee against Meghan Markle’s neck, with the caption reading: “Why Meghan left Buckingham.” Markle, the Duchess of Sussex and […]
Ireland Recommends Suspending AstraZeneca Jab Over Blood Clot Fears
Ireland’s vaccine taskforce on Sunday recommended temporarily suspending the rollout of the AstraZeneca coronavirus jab, following reports of blood clots in adults who received the shot. “The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) has recommended that the administration of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca be temporarily deferred from this morning,” Ireland’s deputy chief medical officer Ronan Glynn said […]
Kidnapped Kaduna Students Will Be Freed Soon – Lalong
Plateau State Governor and Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum, Simon Lalong, has said that the abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization in Kaduna State will be released soon. Lalong gave the assurance when he visited his counterpart in Nasarawa State, Governor Abdullahi Sule on Saturday. “We are very hopeful that at […]
VIDEO: Abducted Kaduna Students Call For Help From Captivity
Students abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Kaduna have called for help in a disturbing video. The abducted students were seen being beaten by their captors, as they pleaded with the government to rescue them. They were seen huddled together and sitting on tree leaves, with gun-wielding men, some of them dressed […]
Third Stimulus Check Update: $1,400 Payments From COVID Relief Bill Hit Bank Accounts This Weekend
Some Americans are starting to see the next round of stimulus payments hit their bank accounts — and more will see the extra $1,400 this weekend. It is estimated that 85% of Americans will be eligible for the payments as part of the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill signed by President Joe Biden. The goal […]
No Petrol Price Increase Until Government Meets With Labour, Nigeria’s Deputy Petroleum Minister Sylva Says
Nigeria’s federal government on Friday strongly pushed back on insinuations that it had increased the pump price of petrol from N162 to N212.61 per litre. In a statement personally signed by the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, the government said it had not given such approval, adding that there was no way fuel […]
