Agency Report Ex-Zamfara State Governor, Ahmed Yerima, says he will step down his presidential ambition in 2023 if the ruling All Progressives Congress zones the ticket to the South. Yerima bared his mind on the 2023 general elections while addressing reporters in Abuja on Sunday. The erstwhile senator, however, said he had not seen the…
Lightning has killed at least 38 people across two Indian states over the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday. A majority of the deaths occurred in the western state of Rajasthan, where 11 people died after being struck by lightning near a watchtower at the 12th century Amber Fort, police said. Senior police officer…
One of Hong Kong’s most prominent civil society groups is letting all its staff go and halving the size of its organising committee in response to what it calls a “dire political environment” in the territory, a year since the imposition of the National Security Law (NSL). The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic…
By Suttinee Yuvejwattana and Randy Thanthong-KnightBloomberg Thailand risks fueling its decade-high unemployment rate and household debt with the imposition of lockdown-like measures to contain the deadliest Covid outbreak to hit the nation. The greater Bangkok area, accounting for about 50% of Thailand’s gross domestic product, will shutter shopping malls, spas, massage and beauty clinics for at…
Violent rioting has erupted in two South African provinces following the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma, with supporters blocking roads and looting shops. At least 62 people were arrested, South African police said on Sunday. Zuma started serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court last week. The 79-year-old former president was jailed for defying a…
By Lizzy Okoji Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has called on Nigerian journalists to set the agenda for politicians to follow to ensure that credible Nigerians devoid of any bias come into governance. Bello made the call during the Gala Night at the end of the maiden GYB Seminar for Nigeria’s Political and Crime…
A chronicle of achievements of the NNPC GMD Malam Mele Kyari within two years By Edith Ike-Eboh & Emmanuel Afonne On July 8, 2019, Malam Mele Kyari was officially inaugurated as the 19th Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), his appointment having been announced much earlier in June. In his inaugural…
By David AdeoyeThe Oyo State Coronavirus Task Force says it has uncovered the Delta variant of the virus in the state.A statement by Mr Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Seyi Makinde, issued on behalf of the taskforce on Sunday in Ibadan, said the general public should be informed of the Delta variant…
By Abujah RachealThe Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 12 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 168,552 as of July 11. The NCDC disclosed this on its website handle on Monday morning. It disclosed that the 12 additional coronavirus infections and two additional COVID-19 related…
