Annika Sorenstam named 75th U.S. Women’s Open ambassador
The United States Golf Association has named Annika Sorenstam as the ambassador in its build up to the 75th U.S....
Day: July 12, 2020
Trump orders removal of 9,500 US troops from Germany
The U.S President, Donald Trump has ordered the military that 9,500 troops should be removed from Germany. This move would...
UFC champion, McGregor, announces retirement from sports
Conor McGregor, a mixed martial arts fighter and former two-weight champion, has announced his retirement from the sports. He made...
Gabon opens oil, gas, power opportunities, stimulates Covid-19 recovery
Africa Oil & Power, together with the African Energy Chamber, has announced plan to organize the first Gabon Oil &...
Supreme Court law protects LGBTQ workers
The United States’ Supreme Court has ruled it illegal for an employer to sack LGBTQs on the premise of their...
Clustering in special economic zones can boost the creative industry in Central Africa – Antonio Pedro
Head of Economic Commission of Africa’s Office for Central Africa, Antonio Pedro, has said in a virtual conference tagged “ResiliArt”...
Saudi Arabia launches Tourism Development Fund worth $4 billion
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced the launching of a Tourism Development Fund worth $4 billion to boost growth...
Morocco disburses 600,000 pieces of medical supplies to AU
The African Union Commission has received medical supplies from the Kingdom of Morocco to boost the continental capacity to respond...
Stranded asylum seekers call on government to reopen borders
A coalition of international, national, and refugee-led organizations in the Horn, East and Central Africa have called on governments in...
AfDB approves $10 million loan to Seychelles
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $10 million loan to the Republic of Seychelles...
UNHCR appeals for resettlement places to solve displacement
UNHCR has appealed for resettlement places, following the urgent needs for solutions to forced displacement and protection. According to the...
New York, 2 other states to quarantine visitors from COVID-19 hotspots
Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, has stated that New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will start implementing a mandatory...
India records 17,000 new cases with 418 deaths in 24 hours
India has recorded its highest 24 hour spike of new coronavirus cases, after its Ministry of Health tweeted a total...
IMF approves 12-month US$5.2b Stand-By Arrangement for Egypt
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund has Approved a 12-month Stand-By arrangement for Egypt, with access equivalent to...
AU joins World Drug Day commemoration
African Union has join the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking...
Mali sets up panel to investigate killing of 43 civilians in 2 villages
The Malian government has launched an investigation into the killing of 43 civilians during “military” attacks on two villages. While...
Sudanese battle hunger, demand suspension of lockdown
Sudanese have demanded suspension of the lockdown imposed on the country following the failure of the government to provide palliatives...
Burundi President dies of heart attack
The Burundi’s government has announced the death of the country’s outgoing president, Pierre Nkurunziza. While announcing this in a statement...
New York sets to rename street in honor of George Floyd
The New York Mayor, Bill de Blasio, has announced plan to commemorate the Black Lives Matter movement in a big...
Mayor Blasio expands community-based primary healthcare in New York
Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York city on Tuesday June 9, 2020, announced immediate plan to expand access to...
EU condemns China’s false information about Covid-19
The European Union has criticized China’s role in the spread of false information about the Covid-19 pandemic. While disclosing this...
New York state Assembly passes Richardson’s Bill to prevent misuse of emergency services
New York Assembly has passed a bill that will prevent the misuse of emergency services in the state. The bill...
Amazon to pause police use of facial recognition tool
Amazon Inc has announced plan to implement a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software. According to...
Hon Adeyemi Alli’s One Year in Office: Catalogue of Landmark Achievements
At the time Hon Adeyemi Alli joined the country’s legislative arm, his constituency, Mushin Federal Constituency 1, was desperately in...
Attacker, Director, die in Slovak school assault
Police in Slovakia has disclosed that a man, who attacked school staff in Slovakia’s Vrutky town has been killed. According...
UN expresses shock at reported mass graves in Libya
The United Nations has expressed shock at the reported mass graves in Libya. This was disclosed on Thursday June 11,...
Lebanese protesters express anger over economic crisis, burn down banks
The depreciation of local currency by more than 25 percent in just two days has sparked fierce protest in Lebanon,...
Youtube to amplify black creators’ voice, launches $100 million fund initiative
Youtube CEO, Susan Wojcicki, anounced on Thursday 11th June 2020 via Youtube blog that the site would launch $100 million...
Hon Olalekan Rasheed Afolabi: A Model for Good Leadership
Good leadership is pivotal to the growth and development of a community. Any community without good leadership is an endangered...
Cleric, 3 others die in Kabul mosque explosion
Not less than four people have died in an explosion that hit a mosque during Friday prayers in the western...
UN appeals for more funding to tackle humanitarian crisis in Yemen
The United Nations has appealed for more funding in Yemen. According to UN, three-quarters of the aid programmes organized by...
Oodua National Integration Network marks Democracy Day, felicitates Nigerians
Oodua National Integration Network (ONIN) has celebrated with Nigerians on the occasion of Democracy Day held on Thursday June 12,...
African countries condemn racism, asks UN Human Rights Council to organize debate
Following the death of George Floyd in the United States, the African Union on Friday 12th June 2020 in a...
Activists ignore lockdown, stage anti-racism protest in London
Anti-racism protesters and far-right activists have rallied in London in rival demonstrations, despite strict police restrictions and warnings to stay...
New York Mayor leads movement against killing of black people
The Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, has led a movement organized by Exodus Transitional Community in solidarity...
New York to enroll 2,700 youth in six-week online instruction
This summer, the Big Apple will pay young New Yorkers to learn online. Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced a...
ICYF, Turkish president hold bilateral meeting, discuss Landmark projects
The President of Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum, Mr. Taha Ayhan, and the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip...
Breaking: NUJ loses cartoonist Azeez Sanni
The Nigerian Union of Journalists has announced the death of one its brilliant cartoonists, Azeez Ozi Sanni. While announcing his...
Somaliland, Somalia meet in Djibouti, discuss recognition, bilateral relationship
The Somaliland’s President, Muse Bihi Abdi, and his counterpart from Somalia, Mohamed Abdillahi Farmajo, have met and discussed bilateral relationship...
Opinion | Is Nigerian Culture in Conflict with Islam?
Nigeria is a country that is very rich in culture. Every part of our life is guided by our cultural...
Libyan army drops Turkish regime’s drone in Tarhuna
Libyan army has confirmed an attack on Turkish regime’s drone in the city of Tarhuna southeast of the capital Tripoli....
Saudi Arabia announces crackdown on illegal streaming of sporting events
Saudi Arabia has announced a crackdown on websites illegally streaming sporting events. The move followed suggestions that piracy was a...
Oklahoma records spike in Covid-19 cases after Trump’s campaign rally
The campaign rally organized by the United States President Donald Trump has caused a surge in the number of Covid-19...
Breaking: Saudi declares Hajj 2020 open, limits pilgrims
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have announced that this year’s Hajj will go ahead next month but with a “very limited”...
NYC Shootings: Mayor Blasio vows to control use of guns
New York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio, has vowed to control the use of guns in the city, following the...
UN condemns violence, sets to investigate human rights abuses in Libya
The United Nations has ordered investigation into the alleged human rights abuses in Libya. The announcement was made on Monday...
Group reports spike in violence against children in Myanmar
Save the Children, a humanitarian group, has reported that fighting between Myanmar’s military and ethnic Rakhine rebels in recent months...
HYCM adds 50 cryptocurrency CFDs, reduces spread of cryptocurrency products
HYCM, a well-established global forex broker, has added over 50 cryptocurrency CFD pairs on its MT5 platform. While expanding its...
UN, Arab League issue warning against Israel’s annexation plan
UN, Arab League issue warning against Israel’s annexation plan The United Nations and the Arab League have called on Israel...
Court indicts President Hashim Thaci, nine others in war crimes
Kosovo’s President, Hashim Thaci, and nine former fighters have been indicted by the court probing crimes committed during and after...
School principal unseats long-serving Congressman in NY election
A middle school principal, Jamaal Bowman, has unseated New York’s longest-serving Congress member, Rep. Eliot Engel, in the state’s June...
ABC Group meets Hon Afolabi, highlights achievements within constituency
The Alliance for Better Constituency Group has held a meeting with Hon Olalekan Rasheed Afolabi, who is representing Ifelodun, Boripe...
OIC-ISF hands over 3rd batch of COVID19 financial grants to member states
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation through the Islamic Solidarity Funds, has handed over Covid-19 financial grants to member states. The...
UN demands sanctions of Russian mercenaries, others over conflict in Libya
The United Nations has demanded that United States and the European Union impose sanctions over the activities of Russian mercenaries...
Rolling Stones threatens legal action over use of song at Trump’s campaign
The British rock legends, The Rolling Stones, have threatened a legal action against the US President, Donald Trump, for using...
Breaking: Gunmen attack stock exchange building, kill four assailants in Pakistan
Gunmen have attacked the Pakistani stock exchange building in the city of Karachi. While disclosing this on Monday June 29,...
Annexation: Palestinian farmers cry for help
Palestinian farmers living in the occupied Jordan Valley have expressed worries about the Israeli annexation plan. The farmers stated that...
Nigeria police arrest fake pastors
Lagos State Police Command have two pastors for allegedly staging fake miracles to defraud unsuspecting members of the public in...
