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Many feared dead as two boats collide in Lagos

At least 21 passengers are feared drowned in a boat accident that occurred on Monday at Imore town in the Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. Tragedy struck when two boats, each ferrying 16 passengers, collided and capsized in the middle of the lagoon. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, […]

Death Toll Hits 93 In US From Storm Helene

The death toll from powerful storm Helene jumped to at least 93 on Sunday, with one county in North Carolina alone reporting 30 deaths, authorities said, as rescuers battled to reach people in need across the southeastern United States. The storm response took on a political tinge after President Joe Biden and the two candidates […]

Canada To Further Cut International Student, Foreign Worker Permits

Canada announced Wednesday it was slashing international student permits next year, and tightening foreign worker rules to further bring down the number of temporary residents in the country. The move comes after several recent rounds of restrictions aimed at taming record immigration levels that pushed Canada’s population past 41 million earlier this year. Prime Minister […]

US proposes two permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa

The move is part of a broader effort by the U.S. to strengthen ties with Africa and Pacific Island nations, both of which are seen as increasingly crucial in global geopolitical dynamics. According to Reuters, the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Linda Thomas-Greenfield, will formally announce the proposal on Thursday (today) at the Council on […]

Abdelmadjid Tebboune re-elected Algerian president

Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been declared the winner of Saturday’s presidential election in Algeria. Mohamed Charfi, head of the Algerian electoral commission, told journalists on Sunday that Tebboune, the incumbent president, had won with over 90 percent of the votes. “Of 5,630,000 voters recorded, 5,320,000 voted for the independent candidate Abdelmadjid Tebboune, accounting for 94.65 percent,” […]

Putin backs Kamala Harris for US election

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he supported Kamala Harris in the upcoming US presidential election, an apparent wry remark a day after Washington accused Moscow of seeking to influence the vote. Putin often comments on political and social issues in the United States, often with sarcasm. He said last year that the US political […]

Afghan women’s faces, voices banned in public under new Taliban law

The Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have introduced a set of rules governing everyday lifestyle based on their strict interpretation of Islamic law. The justice ministry announced on its website on Wednesday that the 35-article law had been approved by the Taliban’s supreme leader, the reclusive Hibatullah Akhundzada. A range of prohibitions and guidelines for social […]

Kamala: Trump is an unserious man

Kamala Harris, US presidential hopeful, aimed jabs at Donald Trump during her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC). Harris’ speech late Thursday night ended four days of a star-studded and super-charged DNC in Chicago. Centering her speech around themes of patriotism and freedom, the vice-president reminded Americans of the “chaos and calamity” her […]