Australia can proceed with its reopening plans when the country reaches 70 to 80 percent vaccination levels, the government’s pandemic modelling adviser said, even as some states hinted they may not ease border curbs if Sydney fails to control its Delta outbreak. The news comes as New South Wales (NSW) Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on…
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has agreed to be the ruling party’s candidate for vice president in next year’s elections, according to the PDP-Laban party. Tuesday’s announcement came ahead of a national assembly on September 8 where the PDP-Laban party is also expected to endorse Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, who is also Duterte’s aide, to be…
The Israeli government is allowing Jews to conduct prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem – also known to Jews as the Temple Mount – in a move that risks shifting the site’s status quo, The New York Times reported. In a story published on Tuesday, the Times said Rabbi Yehudah Glick made “little effort to…
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday renewed its call for abolition of modern day slavery manifesting in human trafficking and exploitation. The state Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Uzamat Akinbule-Yusuf, made the call during the Fitila Procession commemorating the 2021 Remembrance Day of Slave Trade and its Abolition in Badagry. According to her,…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored the national power grid after it experienced partial system disturbance at about 1:06p.m. on Monday. TCN’s General Manager Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Mbah said that the incident followed a sudden drop in system frequency…
Facing the dire situation at Kabul international airport, which has left thousands of Afghans waiting to be evacuated amid fears of Taliban reprisal, and pressure from allies, the administration of President Joe Biden is considering extending the August 31 deadline for total US troop withdrawal. The United States military remained in control of the airport…
Chad’s former President Hissene Habre, who was serving a life term in Senegal for war crimes and crimes against humanity, has died, the Senegalese justice ministry said. He was 79. “Habre is in his Lord’s hands,” Senegal’s Justice Minister Malick Sall said on the TFM television channel, announcing Habre’s death. The head of Chad’s military government, Mahamat…
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The Kogi Government has restated its resolve not to condone examination malpractices during the ongoing 2021 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) in the state. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Wemi Jones, gave the warning in Lokoja, at the stakeholders’ meeting with Exam Monitors from the ministry and 21 local government areas of…
