Nine Trapped Chinese Miners Confirmed Dead, One Still Missing
Nine more Chinese miners trapped underground for over two weeks have been confirmed dead, local government officials said Monday, leaving one unaccounted for after a blast at the site. A group of 22 were trapped hundreds of metres underground by an explosion at the Hushan mine in eastern Shandong province on January 10, with some […]
Former US Officials Urge Biden To Back ‘Stellar’ Okonjo-Iweala For WTO DG
Former senior United States government officials have advised President Joe Biden to support Nigeria’s candidate, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to head the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as Director General. Okonjo-Iweala, who would be the first woman to lead the WTO is a dynamic leader who has the vision to manage the Geneva-based trade body through an […]
UK Doctors Seek Review Of 12-week Gap Between Vaccine Doses
A major British doctors’ group says the UK government should “urgently review” its decision to give people a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine up to 12 weeks after the first, rather than the shorter gap recommended by the manufacturer and the World Health Organization. The UK, which has Europe’s deadliest coronavirus outbreak, adopted […]
Johnson Talks To Biden In First Call With European Leader Since Inauguration
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spoken to Joe Biden for the first time since the new US president was inaugurated. Johnson said on Twitter that he looked forward to “deepening the longstanding alliance” between the UK and the US as they drove a “green and sustainable recovery from Covid-19”. Biden was sworn in as president […]
(NCTP) Indicts Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Of Corruption And Inefficiency In Nigeria’s $2bn Cash Transfer Program
As Nigeria’s federal government plans to commence fresh disbursement of money to citizens, in short-term palliative measures to alleviate poverty, some operators in the government’s National Cash Transfer Programme (NCTP) have alleged a high-level of inefficiency, corruption, and nepotism in the system as run by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, […]
A Republican Senator Says Former Democratic Presidents Could Be Impeached If Senate Goes Ahead With Trump’s Trial
One of the most influential Republicans in the United States Senate has warned that “former Democratic Presidents” could be impeached if the Senate moves ahead with an impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump. Trump was impeached in the US House of Representatives this month for “incitement of insurrection” after some of his supporters stormed […]
Miner Rescued From Shandong Gold Mine In China
A miner was rescued from a gold mine in northern China on Sunday morning and rushed to hospital for treatment, state broadcaster CCTV said, after being trapped 14 days below ground by an explosion. The miner was “extremely weak”, according to a post on CCTV’s Weibo microblog site. TV footage showed the exhausted miner, a […]
France Laws On Child Sex Abuse Must Change-Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday the law had to change to better protect victims of child sexual abuse, after thousands shared their stories in response to a newly published book. “Today shame is switching sides” from victims to perpetrators, Macron said in a video posted to Twitter, welcoming the fact that “people feel free […]
Oyo State Police Command Promise To Take Necessary Action Against Culprits Behind Recent Violence
The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Ngozi Onadeko, has called for calm in the state, promising that action will be taken against those behind the recent violence and ethnic tension in the state. “Investigation into the arson and the breach of the peace, which occurred at Igangan will be investigated to logical conclusion and […]
Gunmen Kill LGA Chairman In Taraba
Gunmen have killed the Chairman of Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba State, Salihu Dovo. His murder follows his abduction by the men in the early hours of Sunday at his residence in the Sabon Gari area of Jalingo, the state capital. A family source who preferred anonymity said the gunmen took the LGA Chairman […]
