ALMATY, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Security forces appeared to have reclaimed the streets of Kazakhstan’s main city on Friday after days of violence, and the Russian-backed president said he had ordered his troops to shoot to kill to put down a countrywide uprising. A day after Moscow sent paratroopers to help crush the insurrection, police Read More…
NAIROBI, Jan 7 (Reuters) – An air strike hit a refugee camp in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region, killing three Eritrean refugees, including two children, the United Nations said on Thursday. The strike on Wednesday hit Mai Aini refugee camp near the southern Tigrayan town of Mai Tsebri, the United Nations said. “Three Eritrean refugees, two Read More…
When the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) begins on Sunday in Cameroon all 52 matches will be using the Video Assistant Referee ((VAR). It is the first time VAR, which gained worldwide recognition by 2018, will be used fully in any African competition. However, the innovation is not coming as a surprise since VAR Read More…
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski may have his chance at a 2021 global football award after being short-listed for the Best FIFA Men’s Player award by soccer’s world governing body on Friday. Paris St Germain forward Lionel Messi and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah were also shortlisted. Lewandowski, who won the award in 2020, scored a Bundesliga Read More…
In picture above: Supporters of Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic and pro-refugee protestors rally outside the Park Hotel, where the star athlete is believed to be held while he stays in Australia, in Melbourne, Australia, January 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders Tennis No. 1 Novak Djokovic will not be the only one being deported from Australia. Read More…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that Nigeria is working to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. He disclosed this in a televised interview on Thursday. “We are working very hard with the Ministry of Health to develop vaccines,” Buhari said in the interview broadcast on NTA. “We shouldn’t make noise about it until we succeed.” Nigeria, Read More…
Nigerians will be paying a lot more for their fizzy drinks. This is because there is a new policy on sugar control, and because the Federal Government is increasing its revenue base to include more non-oil products. Mrs Zainab Ahmed, the Nigerian Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, said the Federal Government has introduced Read More…
Unless our summations are wrong, the Federal Government may impose a six-per cent tax on turnover of non-resident blue-chip digital companies who sell products to Nigerian residents. These may affect companies such as Alphabet (owners of Google), Apple inc., Meta (owners of Facebook), Twitter, and PayPal who render online services to Nigerian residents. On Wednesday, Read More…
After much dilly-dallying over the issue, the Federal Government is now ready to call bandits by the name ‘terrorists’. This move is contained in an official gazette on the proscription of banditry in Nigeria released by the Federal Government on Wednesday. This was disclosed by Dr Umar Gwandu, the Special Assistant on Media and Public Read More…
Parties in the Magodo/Shangisha land dispute met on Wednesday as a way towards resolving the matter. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement, indicated that the meeting held at the Lagos House, Ikeja, was chaired by the State Governor, Mr Babajide Olusola-Sanwo-Olu. Stakeholders in attendance included the Judgment Creditors (Shangisha Read More…