Category: News

US:No ashes? Ash Wednesday Takes New Form Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Wednesday marks the beginning of the six weeks leading up to Easter and one of the holy days for Christians — Ash Wednesday. It’s a day that usually requires a lot of personal contact for believers who get ash in the form of a cross rubbed on their foreheads. But that all changes during the […]

Covid-19 Vaccine-North Korea Attempted Stealing Pfizer Vaccine Information

South Korea’s intelligence agency says North Korea attempted to steal information on coronavirus vaccines and treatments by hacking Pfizer, the US pharmaceutical firm whose highly effective Covid-19 vaccine is being given to millions of people around the world. North Korea has been under self-imposed isolation since closing its borders in January last year and leader […]

Myanmar Coup Opponents Gather For Big Protest To Counter Military Claims

Opponents of Myanmar’s military coup gathered on Wednesday for what they hope will be a major show of opposition to the army’s assertion of public support for overthrowing elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, despite its promise of new elections. Protesters are deeply sceptical of the junta’s assurances, given at a news conference on Tuesday, […]

New Zealand Plans To Ease Auckland Lockdown After Deciding Outbreak Contained

New Zealand will lift a Covid-19 lockdown of its largest city of Auckland and ease restrictions across the rest of the country from midnight on Wednesday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said. Auckland’s nearly 2 million residents were plunged into a snap three-day lockdown on Monday, after a more contagious Covid-19 variant that first emerged in […]

Nigeria- Gbenga Daniel Defects To APC

Politics-Former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has officially been admitted into the All Progressives Congress after being registered as a member of the party in the ongoing registration and revalidation exercise. He was welcomed into the party by the governors of Ogun, Ondo, Zamfara, Kano, Niger and Kebbi states at his residence in […]

Fraud: Invictus Obi Sentenced To 10 Years Behind Bars

A U.S. court has sentenced Obinwanne Okeke also known as Invictus Obi to 10 years in prison. Okeke was sentenced for his involvement in a computer-based intrusion fraud scheme that caused approximately $11 million in known losses to his victims. According to court documents, the 33-year-old operated a group of companies known as the Invictus […]

Gunmen Attack Government Science College, Abduct Students, Others In Niger

Armed men have attacked Government Science College Kagara in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident started at about 2:00 am on Wednesday when the gunmen shooting sporadically, with one student feared killed and several others abducted. Some teachers and their family members residing within the college staff quarters were also said to […]

Texas Sees Power Outages, State of Emergency As Subfreezing Cold Sweeps US

Authorities across the US are on alert as a winter storm brings freezing winds, ice and snow to many areas in southern states. President Joe Biden has approved a state of emergency in Texas where a surge in demand for electricity has led to widespread power cuts. More than 4.3 million homes and businesses were […]

Belarusian Police Mount Raids On Journalists, Activists

Police in Belarus on Tuesday raided the homes and offices of more than 20 journalists, rights defenders and trade union members, investigators and activists said, as part of a probe into mass protests. Belarus was gripped by months of demonstrations against the rule of strongman President Alexander Lukashenko after he claimed an overwhelming victory in […]