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Not less than 34 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa including children and babies are missing off the Tunisian coast after their boat capsized, as authorities believe the boat was heading for Italy. It is the fifth migrant boat to sink in two days, with seven people confirmed dead so far, and 67 still missing. The Tunisian coast guard has reportedly stopped 56 boats from leaving the country, bound for Italy, in […]
The International Criminal Court ICC has issued an arrest warrant for the President of Russia Vladimir Putin after it alleges he is responsible for war crimes and has focused its claims on the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia. It says the crimes were committed in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 when Russia launched its full-scale invasion, but Moscow has denied the allegations and labeled the warrants as […]
The President of the United State Joe Biden has approved a major oil and gas drilling project in Alaska that faced strong opposition from environmental activists. The company behind the Willow Project, Conocophillips said it would create local investment and thousands of jobs but the 8 billion dollars proposal faced a lot of online activism in recent weeks, particularly among youth activists on TikTok, with opponents arguing that it should […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has praised Xi Jinping on his re-election for a third term of five years as President and chairman of the Central Military Commission CMC of the People’s Republic of China. The Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina in a statement yesterday said his principal believed that under the leadership of President XI, relations between China and Nigeria, which dates back to […]
Former commissioner for youth and sports development in Enugu State Uchenna Cyril Anioke has been elected as a member of the Executive Committee of the prestigious International Publishers Association IPA, GENEVA, Switzerland. The outcome of the online election that spanned 2 weeks of voting from 9th -23rd September 2022 was made public in the press release yesterday by the Director, Communications & Freedom to publish, of the international publishers association […]
Vice president of the United States US, Kamala Harris arrived in South Korea a day after the North fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast. The launch, two days after South Korean and US troops held joint drills was a clear act of intimidation that underscored regional tensions, after both South Korea and Japan officials reported the tests last night, condemning the provocations. The United Nations UN bans North […]
Female protesters have been at the forefront of escalating protests in Iran and have been burning headscarves, after the death in custody of a woman Mahsa Amini detained for breaking hijab laws. Demonstrations have continued for five successive nights, and reached several towns and cities. Amini died in hospital on Friday after spending three days in a coma. In Sari, north of Tehran, large crowds cheered as women set their […]
Nigeria’s official selection committee NOSC, for the Academy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences, has announced the country’s withdrawal from the 2023 Oscars race. Chairperson of NOSC. Chineze Anyaene-Abonyi said the committee regrets announcing its failure in finding an eligible submission after the 15-member community failed to reach a consensus on three contending titles due to their voting patterns. Although the committee received three epic films following its call for […]
Rescue workers in Japan have warned of mudslides and flooding as one of the biggest storms in recent decades batters the country. Typhoon Nanmadol has killed at least two people and injured 90 others since it made landfall on the southernmost island of Kyushu on Sunday morning, with nine million people told to evacuate, and more than 350,000 homes without power. Forecasts predict up to 16 inches of rain over […]
