Buhari To Reorganization Of Security Personnel
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has hinted at sacking the country’s service chiefs and reorganising the country’s security apparatus and personnel. In his new year message to Nigerians, the president said the move will enhance the capacity of the military to wage the war against insurgency. For several months there have been calls for the Nigerian […]
Buhari Woos Youths In New Year Speech, Promises To Fulfill #EndSARS Demands in 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he was committed to seeing young people prosper in Nigeria and reiterated his administration’s promise to fulfill the five key requests demanded by #EndSARS protesters last October. The President voiced this position during a New Year message broadcast to Nigerians home and abroad. “In this journey to nationhood, we […]
US Slams Tariffs On French And German Wines, Aircraft Parts Amid EU Dispute
US trade officials said on Wednesday they were increasing tariffs on certain European Union products, including aircraft-related parts and wines from France and Germany, amid an ongoing civil aircraft dispute between Washington and Brussels. In a statement, the Office of the US Trade Representative said it was adding tariffs on aircraft manufacturing parts and certain […]
Trump’s Call for $2,000 Cheques Blocked
The US Senate’s Republican leader has rejected calls from an unlikely alliance of President Donald Trump, congressional Democrats and some Republicans to boost coronavirus aid. Mitch McConnell said hiking aid cheques from $600 (£440) to $2,000 would be “another fire hose of borrowed money”. The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives had voted to increase the […]
Ethiopian Refugee, Symbol Of Integration In Italy, Killed On Farm
An Ethiopian refugee who became a symbol of integration in Italy, her adopted home, has been killed on her farm where she raised goats for her cheese business, police said on Wednesday. A Ghanaian employee on her farm in the northern Italian region of Trentino has admitted to killing Agitu Ideo Gudeta, 42, with a […]
France Plans To Crackdown On New Year Eve Gatherings
France is to mobilize 100,000 police and gendarmes on New Year’s Eve to break up parties and enforce a curfew imposed to combat coronavirus. The extra security also aims at halting the torching of cars that often takes place on the final night of the year. France has confirmed 2.6m Covid-19 cases, the fifth highest […]
Churches In Nigeria Reveal How Cross Over Service Will Be Conducted
As Nigeria begins to witness the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, various churches in the country have announced how they will conduct the crossover service. The service, which is also known as watchnight, is conducted annually by churches on December 31 to mark the end of the year and usher in a new one. […]
Buhari Ready To Sign 2021 Budget Into Law Today
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday sign the 2021 budget into law at the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja. The scheduled time for the signing was 11 am. This is coming ten days after both chambers of the National Assembly passed the N13.5trn budget and three days after it was transmitted to […]
Newly-elected US Lawmaker Luke Letlow Dies from Covid
A recently elected US lawmaker has died from Covid-19 – the first member of the US Congress to die from the disease. Republican Luke Letlow, 41, had been elected as Representative for Louisiana’s 5th district and was due to be sworn in on Sunday. He announced on 18 December that he had tested positive for […]
Argentina: Senate Votes To Legalize Abortion
Argentina became the first major country in Latin America to legalize abortion when the Senate voted early on Wednesday to allow it through the 14th week of pregnancy, in the face of opposition from the influential Catholic Church. The fiercely contentious vote – passed with 38 in favor, 29 against and one abstention – came […]
