EU slams newly passed law in Poland that could limit media freedom
Brussels has criticised Poland after MPs passed a controversial law on media ownership that its critics say is a threat to press freedom. The contentious Read more
Month: August 2021
THIS WORLD IS WICKED AS NIGERIAN’S MOURN THE DEATH OF NOLLYWOOD ACTOR WHO DIED FROM POISONED FOOD – R.I.P STANLEY RABBI OKORO
Another Dark Week for Nollywood as Yet Another Actor Stanley Okoro Passes Away Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 10:54 AM – by Emerie William 2021 Read more
TODAY WE REMEMBER OUR FALLEN HEROES/HEROINES, SEE PHOTOS OF #NOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES WHO DIED FROM 1990 – 2021, TYPE R.I.P, WRITE TRIBUTE TO THEM
It’s so painful that some of our heroes/heroines died young; it’s also a thing of joy that some reaped the fruit of their labour with Read more
Russia announces record number of COVID-19 deaths
Russia recorded its highest number of daily COVID-19 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic on Thursday with 808 lives lost. The official COVID-19 death Read more
Anambra 2021: Maduka Picks Obi Kenneth Ifeatu As Running Mate (Pictures)
……….As Maduka Fires On Guber Bid, Picks Obosi born Sir Obi Kenneth Ifeatu As Running Mate. To demonstrate his readiness for the November 6 Anambra Read more
2022: Twitter Agrees To Open Office In Nigeria – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government on Wednesday said that Twitter has agreed to open its office in Nigeria in 2022. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Read more
Italy battles blazes amid scorching southern European heatwave
Italian firefighters continued to battle blazes in Sicily on Wednesday as temperatures reached what may possibly be a record high in Europe. The region’s agriculture-meteorological Read more
Tensions rise over bid to rename Italy park for a Mussolini
A campaign by a right-wing member of the Italian government to rename a park in honour of Benito Mussolini’s younger brother is heating up political Read more
Eight missing after tourist helicopter crashes in Russian crater lake
A tourist helicopter with 16 people on board plunged into a deep volcanic crater lake on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s far east on Thursday. Read more
BREAKING:Chelsea FC wins the UEFA Super Cup against Villarreal
Congratulations to chelsea for wining the super cup for the second time after 22 years. Hakim Ziyech gave the Blues the lead in the first Read more
Greece wildfires: Multinational force works to tame flare-ups on Evia and in Peloponnese
Hundreds of firefighters from across Europe and the Middle East worked alongside their Greek colleagues in rugged terrain on Wednesday, trying to contain flareups of Read more
Poland: Parliament passes disputed media ownership bill seen as threat to press freedom
The Polish parliament has passed a controversial law on media ownership castigated by the opposition as a threat to press freedom, following a chaotic day Read more
Police Arrest Young Herdsman With AK-47 Rifle In Ogun
The Ogun State Police has arrested a herdsman, who simply identified himself as Mohammed, in the Imeko Afon Local Government Area of the state, lurking Read more
Gov. Umahi Suspends Commissioner For Housing & Urban Development
Governor David Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi State has approved the indefinite suspension of Hon. Clement A. Nweke as Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development with Read more
OKOROCHA CRIES AS COURT REJECTS INJUNCTION ON RECOVERY OF IMO COMMONWEALTH
BY PRINCELY ONYENWE, IMO The former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha loses again to Imo State Government as the Federal High Court Abuja. Read more
FG Finally Moves To Lift Ban On Twitter
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has expressed confidence that everything will be sorted out with the microblogging site, Twitter, within “a Read more
PSG OUT OF STOCK AS ALL THEIR JERSEY IS SOLD OUT IN 20mins AFTER SIGNING THE (G.O.A.T) LIONEL MESSI FROM BARCĄ.
It is no more a rumour that the Barcelona legend and king of football LIONEL MESSI have been signed to the great GERMAN CLUB ; Read more
Instagram restores Almodóvar movie poster after removing it for nudity
Instagram restored images of Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film poster on Wednesday after it was removed for nudity. The teaser poster for the film Madres Paralelas Read more
Nigerian self-determination coalition organises million-man march on UN headquarters in September
Several Nigerian civil society groups plan to hold a one-million-man march in New York during the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) 76th session in September Read more
10 Things Nigeria Must Do As World’s Largest Black Nation To Attract The World’s Attention
10 things I think we need to do to make a statement that we are the world’s largest black nation and use it as a Read more
Kremlin critic Navalny could get more jail time after Russia announces new charges
Russian authorities have filed new criminal charges against jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the country’s Investigative Committee said on Wednesday. The Kremlin critic is accused Read more
TEARS!! As 24 Family Members Die Of Food Poisoning
No fewer than 24 people in a single household have been confirmed dead from food poisoning in Danzanke village, Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto Read more
Resist, resign and playing for time: French health workers bid to avoid compulsory COVID vaccination
As France entered a variant-fuelled fourth wave of coronavirus, the government controversially intervened to increase the take-up of the COVID-19 vaccine. The carrot for the Read more
US lawyers appeal UK decision to block Julian Assange extradition
Lawyers acting on behalf of the U.S. government on Wednesday challenged a British judge’s decision to block the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Read more
ANAMBRA 2021: Rapid Economic Growth and Development is my priority- Dr. Godwin Maduka
. By Dr. Emezie Madu The Governorship candidate of Accord party, Dr. Godwin Maduka while addressing members of Nwobosi Political Movement at the foundation house Read more
TONTO DIKEH VOWS TO BECOME THE FIRST NIGERIAN FEMALE PRESIDENT VERY SOON
Tonto Dikeh has wowed to her 6.8 Million fans that she is set to become the first Nigerian female president in the soonest of time. Read more
It Is Now Very Difficult To Maintain Traditional Media Houses, Pay Journalists – Tribune MD, Edward Dickson
The managing director and editor-in-chief of African Newspapers Nigeria Plc, the publishers of the Tribune titles, Edward Dickson has said that the the country’s traditional Read more
Tourists told to leave Martinique ‘immediately’ amid new COVID lockdown
Martinique will enter a strict lockdown for three weeks as COVID-19 infections surge in the French overseas territory. The island’s prefect, Stanislas Cazelles, advised tourists Read more
Army Finally Releases 102 Obigbo Residents Detained Since November 2020 ( See Full List)
The Nigerian Army has released 102 out of 112 residents of the Obigbo area in Rivers State who were taken away during a raid by Read more
