The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights says the situation in Iran is critical” as authorities’ response to protests have caused over 300 deaths in two months. Volker Turk, the spokesperson for U.N. Human Rights Chief, made this known at a Geneva news briefing on Tuesday. He said that “the rising number of deaths from […]
By Our Correspondent The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Tuesday, confirmed 17 people dead and four others injured in an auto crash on Kwali-Abaji Road, before Awawa in Abuja. The Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, in a statement, said the crash occurred at about 6.30 a.m. involved two vehicles. The vehicles are a […]
At least five persons have died in Malawi due to adverse weather, which included strong winds, stormy rains, lightning and hailstorms, in different parts of the country, an official said. A spokesman for the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA), Chipiliro Khamula, said on Monday that preliminary reports indicated that 450 households in 11 districts […]
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake that hit the Indonesia’s West Java province, on Monday, has killed at least 162 people, officials said. The quake also caused heavy damage to many houses, buildings and infrastructure facilities. People strongly felt the tremors in the national capital Jakarta. About 13,784 people were forced to flee their homes and take shelter […]
Zoom Video Communications Inc, on Monday, lowered its annual revenue forecast, as the video-conferencing platform expects a hit from declining online business. Zoom Chief Financial Officer, Kelly Steckelberg, said during a post-earnings call that the company’s online business would decline nearly eight per cent during the year. After recording blistering growth during the pandemic, Zoom, […]
By Oluwashina Iyanda The Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, Monday, says enthroning the right leadership is the only way to solve 75 per cent of Nigeria’s problems. Obi who appeared at the Editors Forum, an initiative of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), on Monday in Lagos, said the nation’s numerous challenges […]
By Our Correspondent Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, on Monday in Owerri, received the Torch of Unity for the 2022 edition of the National Sports Festival (NSF) which begins Nov. 28 in Delta. Uzodimma received the Torch at the Imo Government House from Chioma Ajunwa, Nigeria’s first Olympic gold medalist, who brought it into […]
By Our Correspondent Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, says he will not engage in excuses or blame games against predecessors if elected in the 2023 general elections. Obi gave this assurance when he was featured on the Editors Forum, an initiative of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), on […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, has assured residents of Epe that he would run a God-fearing government if elected. Adediran, popularly called Jandor, gave the assurance while interacting with Imams and Alfas in the Ikosi Ejinrin Area of Epe Local Government on Sunday. The Lead Visioner of the Lagos4Lagos Movement said […]
The British Government says it has no plans to move to a Swiss-style relationship with the European Union. This is coming after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s eurosceptic lawmakers warned against pursuing closer alignment with the trading bloc. The Sunday Times reported that Sunak’s government would look to pursue frictionless trade with the EU, which Britain […]