Trump announces William Barr’s resignation as Electoral College affirms Biden’s victory
US President Donald Trump has announced that Attorney General William Barr, the head of the Department of Justice, will leave...
US Election: Electoral College affirms Biden’s victory
The US Electoral College has affirmed the victory of the President-elect, Joe Biden. The announcement on Monday came as Biden...
Dromm introduces bill to ban solitary confinement in NYC
NYC Council Finance Chair, Daniel Dromm, has introduced Intro 2173, legislation to end the use of solitary confinement in all...
We’re one Bronx, we’re Democrats, but politically different
Anthony Rivieccio I am asked all the time, from different people and different generations…" Are we all one Bronx? And...
Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez mourns Brandon Bernard, calls for abolition of death sentence
Akeem AlaoThe United States congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has expressed her condolences over the execution of Brandon Bernard.While issuing her condolences...
Between Fake News and Propaganda in Modern Journalism
Abdulrazaq HamzatCable News Network also known as CNN is today regarded as the poster medium for the propagation of fake...
Financial Focus: Retirement Planning Success — from today to tomorrow (Part 1)
Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA This semester I am teaching a group of students about Retirement Planning. My own definition,...
18 Nigerian Army generals test positive for covid-19
Not less than 18 Nigerian Army generals have tested positive for coronavirus, military sources said on Sunday December 13, 2020....
Covid-19: NY Council member Fernando Cabrera questions closure of restaurants
Akeem Alao Council Member Fernando Cabrera has questioned the practicality of closing the city’s restaurants. While expressing his indignation, Cabrera...
Letter to President Obama
Dear President Obama, Greetings from the South and Southeast neighborhoods of the Bronx! Congratulations on yet another bestseller. Many of...
Anthony Joshua defeats Kubrat Pulev, sets up fight with Fury
Anthony Joshua has knocked out Kubrat Pulev to set up a mouthwatering heavyweight unification bout with Tyson Fury. AJ stepped...
MARKEDNESS THEORY: A SEMANTIC INVESTIGATION ON THE USE OF WORDS “RECOMMEND” AND “ADVOCATE” IN DIFFERENT TEXTS
Harbi Barkad Aden, University of Djibouti Introduction The markedness theory was primarily proposed by Prague scholars and later on, attracted...
Nigeria mourns former Ambassador to US
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued its condolences over the demise of the former Nigerian Ambassador to the United...
OIC member states reiterate resolve to collaborate in production, distribution of vaccines
The member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have reiterated their resolve to collaborate in the production and...
Nigerian government orders reopening of isolation centres, prepares for second wave of Covid-19
Nigerian government has ordered the reopening of all isolation and treatment centres in the country. While disclosing this on Thursday...
Israel, Morocco agree to normalize ties
Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalize relations as President Donald Trump, in his final weeks in office, announced the...
Prominent NY Arab Community leader, Ahmad Jaber dies at 73
One of the most prominent Muslim and Arab leaders in Brooklyn, Dr. Ahmad Jaber, has died after a battle with...
Marcus Garvey Jr., son of Jamaican national hero, dies in Wellington at 90
Marcus Garvey Jr., the eldest son of Marcus Mosiah Garvey, the late leader of the Pan-Africanism movement, has died in...
Biden defends choice of retired army general for top defence post
United States President-elect Joe Biden has named retired US Army General Lloyd Austin to be his secretary of defence amid...
Russian army establishes military base in Syria’s Ain Issa
Russia police forces have been deployed in new military positions in Ain Issa in Raqqa’s northern countryside, along the areas...
Iraqi PM calls for national dialogue to prepare for ‘transparent elections’
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi called on Wednesday for “comprehensive national dialogue” ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections. During a...
Syria: Death toll reaches 387,000
The overall death toll for Syria's war has crept up to 387,000 following the least deadly of 10 years of...
No PM could accept trade terms offered by EU — Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson has claimed that no prime minister would be right to accept the trade terms being offered by the...
Trump’s health secretary meets with Biden team to ensure smooth vaccine rollout
The health secretary, Alex Azar, had met with the Joe Biden transition team in an effort to ensure a smooth...
HOW TECHNOLOGY MURDERED THE SPELLING SKILLS
One of the inherent problems of the invention of the electronic media is the adverse effect on the spelling skills....
NYS senators endorse Bravo for City Council
By Moses Kuwema New York State Senators Jessica Ramos and Alessandria Biaggi have endorsed Ischia Bravo; Democrat for City Council...
Covid-19: Mayor de Blasio urges protection among New Yorkers
By Moses Kuwema New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has urged people to protect themselves against Covid-19 as they...
FG condemns US designation of Nigeria as ‘country of concern on religious freedom’
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has condemned the designation ascribed to the country by...
Nigeria: Landmark College rewards best BECE candidate, waives 50% school fee
Landmark College, Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria, has rewarded one of the candidates who got the highest number of distinctions in this...
US: Former federal prosecutor Lawrence Byrne dies at 61
Lawrence Byrne, a former federal prosecutor, who served as a deputy commissioner of Legal Matters in the New York Police...
Biden selects retired General Lloyd Austin as Defense Secretary in Pentagon
President-elect Joe Biden has selected Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to serve as a Defense Secretary in Pentagon. While disclosing this...
Iran’s court upholds death sentence against journalist
Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence against dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam for fuelling anti-government unrest in 2017 on...
Liberia senatorial election to assess Weah’s popularity
Arrangement has been concluded for the senatorial elections to contest half of the Senate’s 30 seats in the country. Liberians...
Fauci warns of post-Christmas covid-19 surge in US
Dr Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious disease expert, has warned that the upcoming holiday season may be even worse...
Letter to Biden-Harris Transition Team: From NY Community Education Council District 8
December 7, 2020 Dear President-Elect Biden, Vice-President-Elect Harris, and Future First Lady Biden, The District 8 Community Education Council in...
Saudi highlights preliminary signs of economic recovery
Saudi Minister of Finance, Mohammed Al-Jadaan, has disclosed that the Kingdom showed a “very rapid” response to the crisis caused...
Biden names health team to tackle Covid-19
President-elect, Joe Biden, has named his health team that will tackle and crush the Covid crisis threatening the United States....
Michael Codella: Leaving Behind His Troubled Teenaged Years to Become A Drug Dealer Busting Cop
By Robert Golomb Back in the crime ridden NYC of the early 1980’s, a teenaged Michael Codella was deciding what...
UNODC partners Germany, EU, donates equipment to DCI in Kenya
Ibrahim Jaafar Olum The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has partnered Federal Republic of Germany and the European...
Rouhani laments economic hazard of US sanctions on oil, petrochemical products
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has lamented the economic hazard of the US sanctions on the Iran's exportation of oil and...
US to sanction Chinese officials over disqualification of lawmakers in Hong Kong
The United States has disclosed preparation to impose sanctions on at least a dozen Chinese officials over their alleged role...
Rudy Giuliani has contracted China Virus — Trump
President Donald Trump has announced that his personal lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has contracted coronavirus....
Nigeria: Digprom launches first exhibition to expose kids to coding
Digprom, a tech organization in Ilorin, Kwara State, has launched its first exhibition to kids between the ages of 6...
US court order Trump administration to restore DACA to protect immigrants
A United States federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to fully restore an Obama-era initiative that protects undocumented immigrants...
US court order Trump administration to restore DACA to protect immigrants
A United States federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to fully restore an Obama-era initiative that protects undocumented immigrants...
US court order Trump administration to restore DACA to protect immigrants
A United States federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to fully restore an Obama-era initiative that protects undocumented immigrants...
Deborah Gonzalez emerges Georgia’s first Hispanic district attorney
Deborah Gonzalez has emerged as the Georgia's first Hispanic district attorney after winning the runoff in her race for district...
United States waives visa reciprocity fees for Nigerian citizens
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the removal all visa reciprocity fees for Nigerian citizens seeking visas to the...
Joe Biden condemns November jobs report, continuing economic crisis
The United States president-elect has condemned the November Jobs Report and continuing economic crisis in the country. This was expressed...
NYC COVID-19 positivity rate witnesses 5.43% increase
By Moses Kuwema Mayor Bill de Blasio has said that the citywide seven-day Coronavirus positivity rate for New York City...
NYS Historic Preservation Board recommends 16 nominations for SNRHP
The New York State Board for Historic Preservation has recommended 16 varied properties to the State and National Registers of...
US Congress passes bill to decriminalize cannabis
The US House of Representatives has voted to decriminalize marijuana in the federal Controlled Substances Act. Disclosing this on Friday...
Qatar begins movement to resolve diplomatic dispute with Saudi Arabia, 3 other countries
Qatar’s has begun movement to resolve the diplomatic dispute that has pitted the Gulf neighbours against each other. While disclosing...
Congressman W. Meeks emerges Chair of House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has been elected to Chair the House...
Khalid Latif celebrates Giving Tuesday, announces $155,000 support fund to assist survivors of domestic violence
Khalid Latif has announced the $155,000 support fund raised to assist survivors of domestic violence in the last few months....
The Aftermath (Ch. 1) by Lyn Coffin
The Aftermath can be purchased at Adelaide Books for a 15 percent discount using the code AUTHORSGUEST. RIDING A STRANGE...
IBR research team receives $2.7 million grant to study Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at the IBR) have been awarded a $2.7 million grant over five years from the National Institute of Health’s...
Gambian government salutes Nigeria, solicits stronger bilateral relations
The Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has saluted Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, for his unrelenting support for The Gambia and solicited...
OtherWise, or, Inclusive Terminology by James B. Nicola
An erstwhile “colored person” explains whymore recent labels do not satisfy Please don’t call me Of Color, which is assonant...
Ibrahim Kurtulus writes US State Department, shares thoughts on Rayburn’s The Greatest Disaster
A Turkish-American, Ibrahim Kurtulus, has shared his thoughts on the 2002 thesis titled "The Greatest Disaster: The Failure of Great...