Two aircraft collided in mid-air on Friday near the Soldotna Airport on Kenai Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska, killing seven people, including Alaska House Representative Gary Knopp, Anchorage Daily News report updated on Saturday. One of the aircraft involved in the crash was a single-engine de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, according to a statement … Read more
A train derailed on Friday, close to Coimbra in central Portugal, killing two people and injuring dozens, including nine severely injured, Portuguese SIC TV reported. A total of 280 passengers were on the train bound for Porto when the crash, with a working machine occurred, a source from the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority … Read more
Madagascar’s President, Andry Rajoelina, planned the partially reopening of tourism sector in October this year, a statement from the presidency said on Friday. During his meeting with tourism operators from the island of Nosy Be, Rajoelina said that the government would study and deepen the measures, which could accompany this partially reopening. Read Also: Court … Read more
The United States of America has expanded the scope of its metals sanctions on Iran with the addition of 22 specific materials “connected to its nuclear, military or ballistic missile programmes.” Announcing this in a statement on Thursday evening, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo warned against the transfer of the identified metals to and from … Read more
A U.S. Federal Court has pulled the brakes on President Donald Trump’s “public charge” policy that seeks to bar poor immigrants from living in the country. Under the rule, which has two versions, immigrants cannot get green cards or visas if immigration officials establish they would depend on public benefits like food stamps. Read Also: … Read more
United States President, Donald Trump has called for the postponement of the 2020 election. On Thursday, the American leader made the call on Twitter. Trump expressed concern that the election would be fraudulent. His reason was the controversial universal mail-in voting. Read Also: Stella Immanuel, ‘Spectacular, Impressive’Says Donald Trump “With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee … Read more
Actor, Tracy Morgan and wife file for divorce says it is a difficult time for everyone involved American comedian-actor, Tracy Morgan and wife Megan Wollover quit their five-year-old marriage. The actor confirmed the separation to PEOPLE in a statement released through his spokesperson on Wednesday, July 29. Morgan added that he and Megan have filed … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump has described as “impressive” and “spectacular” Dr Stella Immanuel and her sensational video prescribing hydroxychloroquine as cure for COVID-19. His comment came just as social media companies cracked down on the viral coronavirus disinformation that came out of the Doctors summit event, where Immanuel spoke in Washington D.C. Read Also: Major … Read more
Here is a list of the nominees in key categories for the 72nd Emmy Awards, which will be handed out in Los Angeles on September 20. HBO’s “Watchmen” leads the way with 26 nominations, and is competing in the limited series categories. Amazon hit comedy “The Marvelous Mrs Maisel” was in second place with 20 … Read more
– Dr Anthony Fauci has rejected President Trump’s that hydroxychloroquine can be used to cure COVID-19. – Dr Fauci stated that there are other measures that can be taken to prevent contracting the virus. – Trump’s claim on the potentiality of hydroxychloroquine in curing COVID-19 on his Twitter handle has also been deleted by Twitter. … Read more
50 Cent apologizes to Megan Thee Stallion Megan Thee Stallion was allegedly shot by Canadian rapper and singer, Tory Lanez American Rapper, 50 Cent has apologized to Megan Thee Stallion, after sharing an insensitive meme over Meghan’s shooting incident last week. The shooting incident happened earlier in the month when she was out with friend … Read more
Florida man arrested for nearly $4 million PPP fraud $318,000 Lamborghini and $3.4 million seized by Federal agents A Florida man, David T. Hines, 29, from Miami, has been arrested for fraudulently obtaining nearly $4 million from the Paycheck Protection Program. The arrest took place on the 24th of July, and he was charged with … Read more
-Air Peace evacuation flight from UK scheduled for August 8 has been canceled The Nigerian High Commission in the UK has announced the closure of Air Peace evacuation flight from UK scheduled for August 8, as all seats on the aircraft are fully booked. The High Commission disclosed this in a statement made available to … Read more
New Zealand’s foreign affairs minister Winston Peters announced on Tuesday that its extradition treaty with Hong Kong has been suspended. In light of this development, New Zealand will tighten controls on exported military goods with the territory. Read Also: Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Tuesday, July 28th, 2020 The decisions were made due to … Read more
Celebrity couple Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are now a family of 3 after they welcomed their first child together, a baby girl. The lovebirds who married exactly a year ago in July 2019, named their daughter Willa. Read Also: Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Tuesday, July 28th, 2020 Turner who played Sansa Stark … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday launched a fresh legal bid to stop a New York district attorney from obtaining his tax returns. The move came barely three weeks after the country’s Supreme Court tax ruled that the prosecutor could subpoena his tax returns and other financial records. Read Also: Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For … Read more
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will appear before a parliamentary committee on July 30, over a government’s $674 million dollar (N256.7 billion) student grant programme. Specifically, Trudeau will answer questions on the government’s decision to pick a charity linked to his family to implement the $674 million dollar (N256.7 billion) programme. Read Also: Guatemalan Protesters … Read more
Residents of a Guatemalan town set the city hall on fire after the government refused to relax coronavirus restrictions there, local media reported on Monday. The building was set alight late Sunday in San Lucas Toliman, in the south of the country, after President Alejandro Giammattei announced which municipalities could resume different levels of activities. … Read more
Malaysia has been named the Asian Champions League’s centralised hub in East Asia, the continent’s football governing body said on Monday. The matches in the region are now due to restart in October. Asia’s elite club competition was suspended in early March because of the COVID-19 pandemic and will resume in West Asia hub Qatar … Read more
Interest in Nigerians in Diaspora is greatly driven by the quest for national development, national unity, the need for all hands to be on deck, the need to remind all Nigerians at home and abroad, regardless of their religious beliefs and ethnolinguistic background to collectively build a new Nigeria that will be completely free from … Read more