French Police Arrest Nine Over 15-Year-Old’s Gang Beating
Police have arrested nine young people over the vicious beating of a teenage boy that was caught on video and went viral, prosecutors said on Thursday. The attack in a busy and well-heeled neighbourhood of Paris shocked residents, though police have noted violent disputes between rival bands of youths in the area. The detained suspects […]
Buhari To Service Chiefs- We Are In A State Of Emergency
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday afternoon met with the newly appointed Service Chiefs, charging them to be patriotic, and serve the country well. His words: “We’re in a state of emergency. Be patriotic, serve the country well, as your loyalty is to the country.” The President congratulated the Service Chiefs on heading their various services, adding: “There’s […]
Corruption Perception Index: Nigeria Drops To 149, Worst Ranking Since 2015
Nigeria has recorded its worst rating on Transparency International’s (TI) Corruption Perception Index since 2015. In the 2020 index released on Thursday, the country scored 25 out of 100 points, dropping to 149 out of the 180 countries surveyed, taking the nation three steps down from the 146 scored in 2019. According to Transparency International, […]
WHO Team In Wuhan Exits Quarantine To Probe Origins Of Covid-19
A World Health Organization team emerged from quarantine in the Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday to start field work in a fact-finding mission on the origins of the virus that caused the Covid-19 pandemic. The researchers, who were required to complete 14 days in quarantine after arriving in China, left their quarantine hotel and […]
Watchdog: Least Corrupt Nations Produce Best Virus Response
Countries with the least corruption have been best positioned to weather the health and economic challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a closely-watched annual study released by an anti-graft organization. Transparency International’s 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index, which measures the perception of public sector corruption according to experts and businesspeople, concluded that countries that performed […]
Rural Medical Center Suspended From Vaccination Program After Inoculating School District Staff
A rural Georgia medical center has been suspended from the state’s Covid-19 vaccination program for six months after the facility administered vaccines to staff of the local school district. The Georgia Department of Public Health was notified Tuesday that the Medical Center of Elberton had been vaccinating Elbert County School District staff members who were […]
Pakistan’s Top Court Frees Men Convicted Of Kidnapping And Murdering Daniel Pearl
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled that four men convicted of kidnapping and murdering American journalist Daniel Pearl should go free. Pearl was working as the South Asia bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal in 2002 when he was kidnapped in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, while reporting on Richard Reid, the British terrorist […]
Nigeria: Sociopolitical Groups Express Doubts Over Governors, Cattle Breeders’ Pact
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) have said that the decision by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) to end open grazing, including night and underage herding won’t lead to permanent peace. ACF said the resolutions may have doused tension […]
‘Hundreds Await Evacuation’ After Destruction Caused By Cyclone In Mozambique
Hundreds of residents in Mozambique’s Buzi District are waiting at the Guara Guara administrative post to be evacuated after their houses were destroyed by Cyclone Eloise. Some residents who spoke to a local daily Noticias say they have been queuing for three days now. The National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD) says […]
Ghana: Former President Jerry Rawlings To Be Buried Wednesday
Ghana’s former President and the country’s longest-serving leader, Jerry John Rawlings will be buried on Wednesday. His body has been lying in state since Monday and hundreds of people have taken the opportunity to pay their last respects. The funeral rituals are taking place with strict enforcement of coronavirus restrictions. Mr Rawlings died on 12 […]
