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US Senate Narrowly Passes $1.9tn Covid Relief Legislation
The United States Senate has narrowly passed an amended version of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid-19 stimulus bill, sending the legislation back to the US House of Representatives for
Nigeria President Buhari, VP Osinbajo Receive Covid-19 Vaccine
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo have received a shot of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the presidential villa. President Buhari was inoculated by Suhayb Sanusi Rafindadi, the
Pope Francis Holds Historic Meeting with Iraq’s Top Shi’ite Cleric
Pope Francis began a historic meeting with Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on Saturday, in a powerful appeal for coexistence in a land torn by sectarianism and
US Police Warn of Plot to Breach Capitol, House Scraps Thursday Session
Security has been ramped up at the US Capitol in response to “a possible plot to breach” the building on Thursday, Capitol police say. The move was prompted by intelligence
Buhari Orders Security Agents to Shoot Illegal Weapons’ Bearers, Spokesman Says Private Jets Drop Arms for Bandits
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security agents to shoot anyone illegally possessing sophisticated weapons such as AK-47, his spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, has said. Shehu told the BBC in
Myanmar Suppression ‘Like Tiananmen Square’ as Police Shoot Protesters, Killing at Least 9
Myanmar security forces opened fire on protests against military rule on Wednesday killing nine people, witnesses and media reported, a day after neighbouring countries called for restraint and offered to
Texas Ends Mask Rule, Businesses to Open Fully as Other US States Drop Covid Measures
Texas will lift its mask requirement and allow businesses to reopen at full capacity next week, Governor Greg Abbott has announced. “It is now time to open Texas 100%,” the
Zamfara Schoolgirls in Northwest Nigeria Released Early Hours of Tuesday
The over 300 schoolgirls abducted by armed bandits last week in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria, were released in the early hours of Tuesday. The girls, students of Government Secondary School
Former France President Sarkozy Found Guilty of Corruption, Sentenced to Prison
A Paris court has found Nicolas Sarkozy, France’s former president, guilty of corruption and influence peddling, sentencing him to one year in prison and a two-year suspended sentence. The 66-year-old
Myanmar Protesters March Again Despite 18 Killed on Sunday
Protesters marched in Myanmar on Monday in defiance of a crackdown by security forces that killed at least 18 people a day earlier, as calls grew for a more united
