France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to prison in corruption trial
A French court found former president Nicolas Sarkozy guilty on Monday of trying to bribe a judge and of influence peddling, making him the second head of state in modern-day France to be convicted of corruption. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, wearing a protective face mask, arrives for the verdict in his trial on charges of corruptionand […]
School abduction: Parents, children, others traumatized as bandits unleash terror
1 March, 2021 Comments Off on School abduction: Parents, children, others traumatized as bandits unleash terror
In less than three months, Nigerians especially those from the Northern part of the country had witnessed mass abduction of school children by armed bandits terrorizing the region. It is no longer news that bandits have deviated from their normal activities of blocking roads, attacking worship centres and others but may have discovered a ‘lucrative’ […]
Continue reading …Trump returns to political stage, hints at 2024 run at conservative conference
1 March, 2021 Comments Off on Trump returns to political stage, hints at 2024 run at conservative conference
Donald Trump returned to the spotlight Sunday telling enthusiastic conservatives that he may run for president again in 2024, as he sought to reassert his dominance over a Republican Party that is out of power. Former US President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, US February 28, 2021. © Octavio […]
Continue reading …Families of schoolchildren to be sent weekly at-home Covid tests
28 February, 2021 Comments Off on Families of schoolchildren to be sent weekly at-home Covid tests
Families with children will be offered two Covid rapid tests a week under plans for schools to safely reopen in England from March 8. Up to 32 million lateral flow tests will be given to parents to administer every week in a new government ‘surge’ testing initiative launched tomorrow. Teacher holds a creative writing class […]
Continue reading …At least 18 killed in bloodiest day of Myanmar anti-coup protests United Nations human rights office says police and military forces confronted peaceful demonstrators in several locations across the country.
28 February, 2021 Comments Off on At least 18 killed in bloodiest day of Myanmar anti-coup protests United Nations human rights office says police and military forces confronted peaceful demonstrators in several locations across the country.
Myanmar riot police prepare to cross the blockades set up by protesters in Mandalay [AP Photo]At least 18 people have been killed and dozens wounded across Myanmar in the most violent crackdown yet by security forces against peaceful demonstrators protesting against a February 1 military coup, according to the United Nations human rights office. Myanmar […]
Continue reading …US will not sanction Saudi prince despite implicating him in murder of Khashoggi
27 February, 2021 Comments Off on US will not sanction Saudi prince despite implicating him in murder of Khashoggi
The United States on Friday for the first time publicly accused Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of approving the gruesome murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, unveiling a raft of punitive measures but stopping short of directly targeting the powerful heir apparent. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks off after a news conference at the […]
Continue reading …Armenia’s PM says the army attempted a coup. What’s really going on?
27 February, 2021 Comments Off on Armenia’s PM says the army attempted a coup. What’s really going on?
Flanked by thousands of his supporters, the Armenian Prime Minister on Thursday marched through the streets of Yerevan in a bid to rally people behind him after claiming the army had attempted a coup. MOpposition demonstrators rally to pressure Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign in the center of Yerevan, Armenia. Feb. 25, 2021. – Copyright Hrant […]
Continue reading …25 dead as 400 escape in massive Haiti prison breakout
27 February, 2021 Comments Off on 25 dead as 400 escape in massive Haiti prison breakout
Haitian authorities announced Friday that more than 400 inmates escaped and 25 people died in a prison breakout, making it the country’s largest and deadliest one in a decade, with the prison director and a powerful gang leader among those killed. Recaptured inmates are led by police outside the Croix-des-Bouquets Civil Prison after an attempted […]
Continue reading …Outrage, protests over gunmen abduction of 300 school girls in Zamfara
27 February, 2021 Comments Off on Outrage, protests over gunmen abduction of 300 school girls in Zamfara
The abduction yesterday of over 300 schoolgirls at the Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in the TalataMafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State by unknown gunmen, eight days after over 42 persons including 27 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kagara, Niger State, were abducted is eliciting serious outrage among the people. The abduction according […]
Continue reading …Isis bride Shamima Begum loses court battle to let her back into UK
27 February, 2021 Comments Off on Isis bride Shamima Begum loses court battle to let her back into UK
Isis bride Shamima Begum loses court battle to let her back into UK View 101 comments Faye BrownFriday 26 Feb 2021 9:53 am Share this article via facebookShare this article via twitterShare this article via messenger 31k SHARES Shamima Begum 15 when she and two other schoolgirls travelled to Syria to join the so-called Islamic […]
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