Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said he has paid a fine after getting caught smoking during a parliament session recently. “A wrong is a wrong and I had admitted to it and apologised,’’ an ashen-faced Hishamuddin told lawmakers on Monday. Read Also: Poll: Protester killed, Dozens Wounded In Belarus Unrest Smoking is banned inside the Dewan … Read more
Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province, on Monday, erupted, gushing a 7,500-metre high cloud of ash and smoke into the air, officials said. It was the third eruption for the volcano since Saturday when it spewed an ash column as high as 4,460 metres. Read Also: Poll: Protester killed, Dozens Wounded In Belarus Unrest … Read more
One man has been charged and another remains under police guard in hospital after a stabbing at a sports ground in Sydney’s north west yesterday. A 19-year-old player and two spectators, aged 16 and 22, were stabbed in front of a crowd of hundreds after a fight broke out at the end of a rugby … Read more
Hong Kong business tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested for suspected collusion with foreign forces, his aide has said. Mark Simon said the businessman was held under the controversial national security law imposed by China in June. Read Also: U.S. 2020: China Interfering Against Trump, Russia Against Biden— Report Mr Lai has been a prominent … Read more
The United States National Counterintelligence and Security Centre has alleged that China, Russia and Iran were interfering in the 2020 electoral process. Director of the centre, Mr Willian Evavina, said in a statement that the findings were part of a report on foreign election interference released on Friday. Read Also: Trump Campaign’s Push Turned Down, … Read more
White House negotiators and Democratic lawmakers were unable to hammer out a deal on a new stimulus package on Friday, as the U.S. economy reels from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. “We are far apart, yes,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as she left the talks. Read Also: Trump Campaign’s Push Turned Down, Extra … Read more
An Air India Express plane with 191 people on board has crashed at an airport in the southern state of Kerala, killing at least 16 people, officials say. The Boeing 737, en route from Dubai, skidded off the runway in rain and broke in two after landing at Calicut airport, aviation officials said. Read Also: … Read more
Trump campaign’s push to add a fourth televised clash with Democratic challenger Joe Biden, was on Thursday rejected by the US Debate Commission. The commission said that “three 90-minute debates play efficiently to fulfil the voter education usage, and the debates are supposed to serve and must be committed to the schedule.” The first debate … Read more
The United States has announced a 10-million-dollar (N3.8 billion) reward for information on foreign interference in its elections. The Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, announced the offer in a statement on Wednesday. Read Also: Canada Joins `Vaccine Nationalism’ Race The move is targeting foreign government agents seeking to compromise the country’s federal, state or local … Read more
Canada has joined other rich countries like the United States and Britain that are pre-ordering millions of potential coronavirus vaccines for their citizens. Through this move known as ‘vaccine nationalism’, these wealthy nations are striking mass purchase deals with drug makers with promising vaccine candidates. Read Also: Our Major Concern Is Nigerians Safety, Says FG … Read more
American rapper, T.I’s stepdaughter Zonnique Pullins is pregnant. Zonnique, American Rapper, T.I’s stepdaughter announces that she is five months pregnant for her boyfriend, Bandhunta Izzy who is also a rapper. According to reports, T.I’s wife, Tameka ‘Tiny’ Cottle had Zonnique, with Zonnie Zebo Pullins at age 24. The 24-year-old, excited mom shared the happy news … Read more
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has commiserated with the people and government of Lebanon over Tuesday’s explosions in the capital, Beirut. No fewer than 70 people died while 2,700 others were injured in the massive blasts at the city’s port, the Minister of Health, Hamad Hassan, said. Read Also: Breaking: 27 Dead, Thousands Injured In Beirut … Read more
A New York prosecutor on Monday suggested he was investigating President Trump and his company for possible insurance and bank fraud – a much broader probe than previously known in an attempt to obtain Trump’s financial records. District attorney Cyrus Vance made the disclosure in a court filing, arguing that Trump’s accounting firm should be … Read more
Sri Lankan police are probing an incident in which a cat was allegedly used to smuggle drugs and contraband into a high-security prison, officials said on Monday. Prison officials found the cat on Saturday with a small parcel tied to its neck, entering the Welikada prison in Colombo, the capital. Read Also: Police On The … Read more
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have resumed negotiations on the filling and operation of a controversial dam being built by Addis Ababa on the Blue Nile. The online meeting on Monday between the three Nile basin countries is the second of a new round of talks brokered by the African Union to resolve the years-long dispute … Read more
Brazilian rapper, MC Atrevida has died at the age of 43 after her cosmetic surgery procedure went horribly wrong. The rapper, whose real name was Fernanda Rodrigues underwent a liposculpture procedure allegedly performed by a gynecologist in Rio de Janeiro last month. She had excess fat removed from her back to injected into her bum … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump has flayed an appellate court ruling that overturned the death sentence given to the 2013 Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. In a tweet on Sunday, Trump said that hardly had anyone deserved the death penalty than Tsarnaev. Read Also: Wilford Brimley, ‘Cocoon Actor, Dies At 85 He said the government must … Read more
Wilford Brimley dies At 85 Actor Wilford Brimley, popularly known for his role in the movies “Cocoon” and “The Natural,” dies 85. Brimley’s manager Lynda Bensky said the actor died Saturday morning in a Utah hospital, adding that he was on dialysis and had several medical ailments. “Wilford Brimley was a man you could trust,” … Read more
TikTok reacts to President Trump Amid the news of having TikTok ban in the United States by President Donald Trump, the social media application, TicTok has finally responded saying they are not going anywhere. In a statement released by a spokesperson for the company, the platform disclosed that it was a major source of entertainment … Read more
Vietnam’s coastal city of Danang plans to test its entire population of 1.1 million people for COVID-19, the governing authorities said on Saturday. The announcement was made as 40 new cases linked to the tourist hot spot were reported across the country, taking total infections to 586, with three deaths. Read Also: Stella Immanuel, ‘Spectacular, … Read more