Trump Pardons Steve Bannon And 143 Others Granted Clemency In Final Hours Of Presidency
President Donald Trump has issued pardons to his former strategist Steve Bannon and rapper Lil Wayne, among 143 people awarded pardons or commutations in his final hours in office. The list issued by the White House includes names unfamiliar to the American public – regular people who have spent years languishing in prison – as […]
Trump Releases Taped Farewell Address: ‘Thank you for this extraordinary privilege’
The White House has released a pre-taped farewell address from President Trump on his final full day in office. “We did what we came here to do – and so much more,” Trump said, speaking from scripted remarks directly into the camera and standing behind a lectern with the presidential seal. “This week, we inaugurate […]
IEA Cuts Oil Demand Forecast As New Lockdowns Temper Recovery
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has lowered forecasts for global oil demand as renewed lockdowns to contain the Covid-19 pandemic temper the recovery expected this year. In its latest oil market report, the IEA cut its consumption estimate for this quarter by 600,000 barrels a day, projecting a slight decline from the end of last […]
Trump Pardons Rappers Lil Wayne And Kodak Black In Final Hours Of Presidency
American rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black have been pardoned by US President Donald Trump. Late on Tuesday in his last full day in office, the president pardoned over 100 people, including his former campaign manager Steve Bannon. Lil Wayne, a multi-platinum artist and record label founder who has won five Grammys, pleaded guilty to […]
Foreigners Without Face Masks Punished With Push-Ups In Bali
Foreigners caught not wearing face masks on the Indonesian resort island of Bali are being subject to an unusual punishment: push-ups. Video footage circulating on social media this week shows tourists in T-shirts and shorts being made to do the exercise in sweltering tropical heat as masked security officials stood over them. Bali authorities made […]
Covid-19: Nigeria Is Experiencing A Surge As New Cases Hit 1,301
Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 1,301 new cases of the novel coronavirus and an additional 15 more deaths, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). In a late-night tweet, the disease control agency put the total number of virus cases recorded across the country at 113,305. However, while 1,464 have succumbed to the disease, […]
US Urges China To Allow WHO Team Interview Wuhan Front Liners
The United States urged China on Monday to allow an expert team from the World Health Organization (WHO) to interview “caregivers, former patients and lab workers” in the central city of Wuhan, drawing a rebuke from Beijing. The WHO panel of experts trying to determine the origins of the new coronavirus arrived in Wuhan on […]
Nigeria Posts 52 Non-career Ambassadors To Missions
Nigeria’s federal government has proposed the deployment of 52 non-career ambassadors to its foreign missions abroad. According to the one-page list, a former Deputy Editor of THISDAY Newspapers, Mr. Oma Djebah, is posted to Thailand while another top journalist and former Editor of The Guardian Newspaper, Mr. Debo Adesina, will serve in Togo. The Abia […]
NDLEA Boss, Buba Marwa Reads Riot Act To Traffickers
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), on Monday warned that Nigeria could no longer fold its hands and watch the rising cases of drug use in the country. The newly-appointed CEO noted that the current unacceptable level of drug abuse in the […]
Nine African Countries In Debt To UN Lose Voting Rights
UN chief Antonio Guterres has said nine African nations and Iran should lose their voting rights as required under the UN Charter after defaulting on payment of their dues to the United Nations’ operating budget. On Monday, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres listed the minimum amount that the 10 countries need to pay to have their voting […]
