Nigerian doctor honored for helping Pfizer develop first COVID-19 vaccine
A US-based Nigerian doctor, Dr. Onyema Ogbuagbu, has been honored for helping Pfizer, a US drug company develop the first...
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Biden to appoint Antony Blinken as Secretary of State
The US President-elect, Joe Biden, has disclosed plan to nominate Antony Blinken to serve as secretary of state. People familiar...
Saudi Arabia confident of ‘friendly’ ties with Biden — Foreign Affairs Minister
Saudi Arabia has reiterated that its relationship with the US under Joe Biden will remain intact, despite the President-elect pledging...
We will honour outcome of election, Michigan lawmakers tell Trump
The Republican legislators have told President Donald Trump that they would honor the outcome of the United States presidential election’s...
NYC Mayor demands outcome of presidential election, calls for transition of government
The Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, has demanded the release of the outcome of the presidential election...
L+M builds affordable houses in Bronx, signs deal with labors union
Affordable housing giant L+M Development Partners has struck a hiring deal with Laborers’ Local 79, the biggest laborers’ Local in...
Ugandan presidential candidate released “again” from illegal detention
The Ugandan presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, has been released from illegal detention. Ugandan authorities on Friday charged the opposition...
Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez solicits intervention to save 28 children from deportation
New York congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has solicited the intervention of President Donald Trump, the President-elect, Joe Biden and other Congress...
Letter to the Editor: Solution to $12 billion shortfall
Dear Editor, There are other options which MTA Chairman Pat Foye should consider regarding a solution to the $12 billion...
Financial Focus: Bronx COVID math
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio When the summer came, and coronavirus was, we thought, under control, we felt, it was led...
Montefiore hosts annual Help America Hear Day, distributes free hearing aids
Montefiore Medical Center has hosted the annual Help America Hear Day event, in partnership with the Help America Hear Foundation,...
CPG partners SHF to purchase Brookhaven apartments in Bronx
Camber Property Group has partnered a non-profit developer, the Settlement Housing Fund, to purchase the Brookhaven Apartments in The Bronx’s...
Georgia recount confirms Biden’s victory
United States President-elect Joe Biden has officially been declared the winner in the state of Georgia. It was disclosed in...
NY pizza shop owner honored for feeding New Yorkers during pandemic
A pizza shop owner in the Bronx has been honoured for providing free food for New Yorkers during the pandemic....
Ethiopian people deserve peace, not war — Senator Bob Menendez
The United States Senator Bob Menendez, has expressed his sympathy for the Ethiopian people. While expressing this on Wednesday November...
Eric Adams declares mayoral candidacy
Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams, has declared his interest in the New York mayoral position. Adams, who is the latest...
Tallahassee Police Department arrest 178 people for child sex trafficking
Tallahassee Police Department in Florida has arrested not less than 178 people for their involvement in child sex trafficking. The...
US, UK sign civil air transport agreement
The United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have signed a civil air transport agreement....
US to reduce troop level in Afghanistan, Iraq
The United States has disclosed plan to reduce the troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq. This was disclosed on Wednesday...
Congresswoman condemns online hate speech in Ethiopia, indicts Mark Zuckerberg
A United States Congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, has condemned the online hate speech, mostly spreading through the Facebook in Ethiopia. In...
Mayor de Blasio signs bills to expand new deal, combat income discrimination
The New York Mayor, Bill de Blasio, has signed into law a package of bills that will expand New York...
US President-elect Joe Biden announces members of White House senior staff
The United States President-elect Joe Biden has announced members of his White House senior staff. While making the announcement on...
NYS ACP launches new online application to protect victims of violence
Image Source: Observer-dispatch The New York State Department of State has launched a new online application for the Address Confidentiality...
Gambia defeats Gabon, tops AFCON Group D qualifiers
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Council member Cabrera partners Bronx Community College to provide relief to Honduras
A New York council member, Fernando Cabrera has partnered Bronx Community College to announce a new effort to provide relief...
Biden urges Congress to provide $3 trillion in stimulus aid as COVID surges
The United States President-elect, Joe Biden, has urged Congress to provide $3 trillion in stimulus aid. While disclosing this on...
Facebookers lash Pompeo over post on religious freedom
Some facebookers have lashed the United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo over his over post, bragging that Trump administration...
Nigerian troops apprehend Boko Haram’s explosive device manufacturer – DHQ
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has announced the arrest of some Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province, terrorists and the makers...
DEC announces tie for state record pumpkinseed
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced that the state record for a pumpkinseed has officially been...
Peru’s President Merino resigns after violent protests
Peru’s interim president, Manuel Merino, has resigned. Merino announced his resignation in a televised address in Lima, Peru, on Sunday...
AOC petitions Trump, Senate Republicans over failure to pass stimulus bill
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has petition Donald Trump administration and the senate republicans over the delay in passing stimulus bill for the...
Violence erupts as Trump supporters, counter-demonstrators clash in Washington
Supporters of US President Donald Trump have fought on the streets of Washington, DC with counter-demonstrators. This was reported on...
Israel to construct new housing units in east Jerusalem
Israel has disclosed plan to construct hundreds of new settler homes in a sensitive east Jerusalem neighborhood. This was disclosed...
Trump to delay delivery of Coronavirus vaccines to New York, indicts Gov Cuomo
President Donald Trump has disclosed that its administration will delay delivery of coronavirus vaccine to New York if and when...
Within the White House
By Mutiu Olawuyi In the sacred abode of Lord’s servants, things beyond human’s sights and pants steer the land of...
US Election: Trump expresses uncertainty over White House chances
United States President, Donald Trump, has expressed uncertainty over his White House chances. Trump spoke publicly for the first time...
Norway releases $10 million to support education in South Sudan
The government of Norway has signed an agreement worth NOK 90 million (approximately USD 10 million), to support a safe...
Trump loses litigation against Biden as law firm withdraws
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, the law firm, which leads President Donald Trump’s challenge against the United States presidential election...
Nov. 3 election was the most secure in American history — DHS
The November 3 election in the United States has been certified as the most secure in the history of America....
EU decries atrocities in Ethiopia, warns of humanitarian crisis
The European Union has decried the appalling atrocities occurring in Ethiopia. This was disclosed in a joint statement issued by...
BREAKING: Former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings dies of Covid-19
Former President of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings, has died of Covid-19. It was reported that the ex-president died at Korle-Bu Teaching...
Georgia sets to hold by-hand recount of all votes in presidential race
Georgian officials have disclosed plan to hold a rare, by-hand recount of the state’s 5 million votes for president. This...
Joe Biden honors veterans, lays wreath at memorial
The US President-elect, Joe Biden, has honored the country's veterans. Biden who stopped at the Korean War Memorial in Philadelphia,...
REFELA calls for end to cyber bullying, incitement against Gambian women
The Network of Locally Elected Women of Africa (REFELA), which brings together women members of political bodies responsible for the...
New York Metal Refinishers to recruit 50 apprentices
The Finishing Trades Institute of New York has disclosed plan to conduct a recruitment from December 14, 2020 through December...
DEC Statewide Forest Rangers highlight recent rescue missions
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has highlighted recent rescue missions. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response...
DEC Statewide Forest Rangers highlight recent rescue missions
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has highlighted recent rescue missions. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response...
Supreme Court begins to hear lawsuit against Obamacare
The Supreme Court has begun the review of the latest Republican challenge to the Affordable Care Act, reviving the partisan...
Top DOJ lawyer Richard Pilger resigns after Barr’s directive
A top lawyer, Richard Pilger, at the US Justice Department has resigned in protest, following the Attorney General William Barr's...
Veteran Palestinian negotiator Saeb Ereka dies of Coronavirus
A longtime veteran Palestinian negatiator, Saeb Erekat, has died of Covid-19. He was 65. The veteran, who served as a...
US Attorney General William Barr authorises investigations into allegations of voting irregularities
William Barr, the attorney general of the United States, has authorised federal prosecutors to look into any possible “substantial” allegations...
Speaker of ECOWAS parliament visits President Umaro Sissoco in Guinea
The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Right Honorable Sidie Mohamed Tunis, at the head of an ECOWAS Parliament Delegation, paid...
DEC, DOH issue Air Quality Health Advisories for New York City
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner, Basil Seggos, and State Department of Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, M.D.,...
Financial Focus: Joe Biden and the US Economy
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA By the time you read this, it will be pretty much presumed, if not...
Northwest Bronx Democrats: Freedom of opinion equals bullying?
By: Founder Anthony Rivieccio Evelyn Torres might have said it best in a recent Facebook post: "Don't lose friendships over...
Australian parliament receives Kevin Rudd’s Murdoch Media Royal Commission Petition
Kevin Rudd's petition calling for a Royal Commission into the Murdoch media ownership in Australia has been presented in parliament....
Obama, Michelle congratulate US President-elect, appreciate voters
The former US president, Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, have offered their congratulations to the country’s president-elect, Joe Biden....
Trump, the Pandemic, Has Been Defeated
By Zeynab Gazal It is indisputable that the year 2020 has been painfully memorable for the world, especially with regards...
Trump, the Pandemic, Has Been Defeated
By Zeynab Gazal It is indisputable that the year 2020 has been painfully memorable for the world, especially with regards...
Trump, the Pandemic, Has Been Defeated
By Zeynab Gazal It is indisputable that the year 2020 has been painfully memorable for the world, especially with regards...
