Republicans Largely Against Holding Trump Impeachment Trial
All but five Senate Republicans voted in favor of an effort to dismiss Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial on Tuesday, making clear a conviction of the former president for “incitement of insurrection” after the deadly Capitol siege on Jan. 6 is unlikely. While the Republicans did not succeed in ending the trial before it […]
President Biden Warns Russian President Against Election Meddling In First Phone Call
US President Joe Biden has warned Russian leader Vladimir Putin about election meddling in their first call as counterparts, the White House says. The conversation included a discussion about the ongoing opposition protests in Russia and an extension of the last remaining US-Russia nuclear arms pact. Putin congratulated the new US president on winning the […]
Covid-19 Cases Surpass 100 million Globally
Global coronavirus cases has surpassed 100 million, as countries around the world struggle with new virus variants and vaccine shortfalls. Almost 1.3% of the world’s population has now been infected with Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, and more than 2.1 million people have died. One person has been infected every 7.7 seconds, […]
Biden Plans To Boost Vaccine Deliveries Amid Complaints Of Shortages
Answering growing frustration over vaccine shortages, President Joe Biden has announced that the US is ramping up deliveries to hard-pressed states over the next three weeks and expects to provide enough doses to vaccinate 300 million Americans by the end of the summer or early fall. Biden, calling the push a “wartime effort,” said the […]
Nigeria:EFCC Arrests 8 Suspected Fraudsters In Rivers State
The Port Harcourt Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested eight youths in Rivers state, suspected to be involved in internet fraud. The suspects, seven males, and one female were arrested on Tuesday, January 26 2021 at their hideouts in Mandela Housing Estate, Rumuokoro and Street 1, Radio Road Estate, […]
Nigeria President Buhari Replaces Service Chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the immediate resignation of the Service Chiefs and appointed new officers as replacements. The new Service Chiefs are: Major-General Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General I. Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air-Vice Marshal I.O Amao, Chief of Air Staff. This […]
Wuhan Next-Of-Kin Say China Is Silencing Them As WHO Visits
Relatives of Wuhan’s coronavirus dead on Wednesday said Chinese authorities have deleted their social media group and are pressuring them to keep quiet while a World Health Organization team is in the city to investigate the pandemic’s origins. Scores of relatives have banded together online in a shared quest for accountability from Wuhan officials who […]
Nigeria: Kwara’s Pioneer Grand Khadi, Justice Orire, Dies At 87
The pioneer Grand Khadi of the Kwara State Shariah Court of Appeal, Justice Abdkadri Orire is dead. He died on Tuesday at the age of 87. In a condolence message, Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq described the late jurist as an exemplary leader who distinguished himself as an erudite legal scholar, researcher, Muslim community leader, […]
Nigeria: Benue State Governor Test Positive For Covid-19
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has tested positive for COVID-19. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase on Wednesday says that the governor’s result turned positive after a close aide also returned positive in the last few weeks. He noted that the governor did not show any symptoms of the disease but […]
At least 1 Dead After A Large And Dangerous Tornado Rips Through Birmingham Area
A tornado described as “large and extremely dangerous” by the National Weather Service (NWS) in Birmingham, Alabama, left at least one person dead, others with serious injuries and caused significant damage throughout Jefferson County and surrounding areas Monday night, including ripping through a hotel and tearing off part of the roof of a church. Injuries […]
