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Paris Goes into Month-long Lockdown as Covid Variant Rages
The French capital is set to go into a month-long Covid lockdown on Friday as the country fears a third wave. Some 21 million people in 16 areas of France
Parents of 39 Students Abducted from Kaduna College Stage Protest
Parents of the 39 abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna, on Wednesday staged a protest, demanding the release of their children. The protest took place
Former Nigeria VP Atiku Says $1.5bn for Rehabilitation of Port Harcourt Refinery Prohibitive
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has faulted the $1.5 billion vote by the federal government to rehabilitate the Port Harcourt Refinery, describing the cost as prohibitive and suspicious. According to
Rising Oil Prices May Derail Nigeria’s Economic Reforms, Report Says
The Financial Derivatives Company (FDC) has warned that the rising crude oil prices, which could go above $100 per barrel, may sway the federal government to jettison its economic reform
Sex Consent App Proposal Sparks Backlash in Australia
Sex Consent App Proposal Sparks Backlash in Australia Australians have derided a suggestion by the New South Wales (NSW) police commissioner that an app could be used to register sexual
Nigeria: South-east, South-south Leaders Reject PDP’s Panel Report, Insist on Power Shift
South-east and South-south leaders on Friday rejected the report of a committee set up by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which recommended the scrapping of its zoning policy. The PDP
Six Months after, Nigeria’s First Lady Aisha Buhari Returns Home from Dubai
Six months after she left for Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, the First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, has returned to Nigeria. Aisha, whose Dubai trip was steeped in controversy due
Pogba Winner Eliminates AC Milan from Europa League
Paul Pogba returned from injury to send Manchester United into the Europa League quarter-finals and manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says the midfielder will continue to make a big impact in
Spurs ‘Failed at the Basics of Life’: Mourinho Carpets Players after Europa Loss to Dinamo Zagreb
Jose Mourinho apologised to Tottenham fans and said his players failed “at the basics of life” after they threw away a 2-0 lead to be knocked out of the Europa
US and China Diplomats Clash Publicly During First Talks of Biden Presidency
The first high-level US-China talks of the Biden administration got off to a fiery start on Thursday, with both sides levelling sharp rebukes of the others’ policies in a rare
