Observations of an Expat: Shifting Goalposts
By TOM ARMS If evidence was required of shifting global goalposts then diplomatic observers didn’t need to look any further than the start of this...
Month : September 2020
Iran To Impose New Lockdowns Over Rapid Rise In COVID-19 Cases
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday authorised the country’s provinces to impose lockdowns wherever necessary to stem a rapid rise in coronavirus cases. “We are...
Ondo Will Resist Wike’s Influence On October 10 Guber Election
BY MARY KUYE Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has warned the reigning People Democratic Party chieftain, Governor Nyelsom Wike to desist from Ondo governorship...
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Tens of thousands forced out of school by floods in Sub-Saharan Africa
Tens of thousands of children in Sub-Saharan Africa have been forced out of school or seen the start of their academic year delayed after heavy...
Indiana COVID-19 New Cases Increase By 1,195 With 18 More Deaths
The Indiana State Department of Health reported that there are more than 1,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, totalling more than 115,000...
My Suspension A joke Taken Too Far, Says Fayemi
BY SEYIFUNMI LUMEKO Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has described his purported suspension from the All Progressive Congress as a child’s play adding that...
Conflict, Climate Crisis, COVID-19 Pose Great Threats To Women, Children – Report
BY DAYO ADESULU Fragile gains made to advance women and children’s health are threatened by conflict, the climate crisis and COVID-19, according to a new...
Federal High Court Workers Join Nationwide Strike Monday
Following the insistence of the Nigeria Labour Congress to proceed on strike on Monday, 28 September, the staff of the Federal High Court across the...
Mali New Transition President Ndaw Sworn In
Retired colonel and former defence minister Bah Ndaw has been sworn in as Mali’s interim president, more than a month after a military coup overthrew...
If Obaseki Leaves PDP Edo People Won’t Be Happy With Him – Wike
BY SEYIFUNMMI LUMEKO Reelected Governor Godwin Obaseki has been enjoined to remain in the party that gave him his mandate as second-term governor, adding that...