China’s Manufacturing PMI Drops To 7-Month Low
The Caixin China General Manufacturing PMI fell to a seven-month low of 51.5 in January 2021 from 53.0 in December, missing market expectation of 52.7. Both output and new orders rose at softer paces, while export sales shrank for the first time in six months due to a resurgence in COVID-19 infections globally. Also, buying […]
Farmers-Herders Clashes Older Than Nigeria But Now Higher In Degree, Buhari’s Spokesman Adesina Admits
Femi Adesina, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity has admitted that the farmers-herders clashes in Nigeria have gone higher in degree than was obtainable in the past. He also noted that the issue of the farmers/herders clash is as old as the country and called on citizens not to speak about the matter as […]
Trump Names Two New Lawyers To Impeachment Defense Team
Former US President Donald Trump has announced a new impeachment legal defense team just one day after it was revealed that he had parted ways with an earlier set of attorneys with just over a week to go before his Senate trial. The two representing Trump will be defense lawyer David Schoen, a frequent television […]
Nine Killed Several Injured In Hotel Attack By Militant Group In Somali Capital
Nine people have died after al Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgents stormed a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, battling security forces until the early hours of Monday, according to a police spokesman. A suicide car bombing on Sunday evening was followed by a shootout between al Shabaab militants and security forces at the Hotel Afrik. “The […]
Israel Extends Nationwide COVID-19 Lockdown
Israel’s nationwide lockdown was extended Monday to contain the coronavirus which has continued to spread rapidly as the country presses ahead with an aggressive vaccination campaign. The current lockdown, declared on December 27, is the third in the Jewish state since pandemic began last year. The cabinet prolonged the closure until Friday morning, but […]
Nigeria: FG Says Appointment Of New IGP Won’t Be Based On Ethnicity
The Presidency on Monday said the appointment of the next Inspector-General of Police will not be based on ethnic considerations. Current IGP Mohammed Adamu is expected to leave office today, Monday, as he attains the retirement age and speculations have emerged on who his successor will be. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, presidential spokesman Garba […]
WHO Team Visits Wuhan Market Where First Covid Infections Detected
A World Health Organization-led team of experts investigating the origins of COVID-19 visited Huanan market on Sunday, the now-shuttered wholesale seafood centre in the Chinese city of Wuhan where the new coronavirus was initially detected. The team arrived at Huanan amid heavy security, with additional barricades set up outside a high blue fence surrounding the […]
Australia’s Fourth-Most Populous City In Lockdown, Ending Its Two-week Run Without Covid-19
The Australian city of Perth was ordered into lockdown on Sunday after a security guard working in hotel quarantine tested positive for Covid-19, ending the country’s longest coronavirus-free run. From Sunday evening until Friday, people in the city of two million must stay home, except for essential work, healthcare, grocery shopping or exercise, with visits […]
Police In Russia Detain 450 People At Rallies In Siberia And Russia’s Far East
Police detained more than 450 people at rallies in Siberia and Russia’s Far East on Sunday as supporters of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny took to the streets to protest his jailing, despite biting cold and the threat of arrest. The rallies, also set to take place in Moscow and other cities later on Sunday, follow […]
US: Protesters Disrupt Covid Vaccination Site In Los Angeles
Demonstrators have briefly disrupted a coronavirus vaccination distribution centre at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, calling the jabs part of a conspiracy by elites to control the population. Several dozen people carrying signs demanding the end of lockdowns and promoting anti-vaccination conspiracy theories gathered on Saturday at the entrance to the vaccination site, one of […]
