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CAN To Buhari: Rescue Abducted Abducted Pastor Before it’s Too Late
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately order the military to rescue Pastor Bulud Yakuru from the Boko Haram terrorists before it is too late. Pastor Yakuru of EYN Church of the Brethren was reportedly abducted on December 24, 2020, when the terrorists attacked Pemi Village in Borno State ...Biden to announce Friday U.S. release of $4bn for vaccines to poor countries
U.S. President Joe Biden will announce at the G7 gathering on Friday that the United States will release $4billion for an international initiative to supply Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to poor countries, the White House said. “The United States will provide an initial $ 2 billion contribution to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance for the COVAX Advance ...Senate acquits Trump by 57-43 votes; It’s the greatest witch hunt in history – Trump
The historic second impeachment trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump in the Senate ended with his acquittal in a 57-43 vote on Saturday. Seven fellow Republicans, including former Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, voted to convict Trump of the single charge of incitement of insurrection. The Senate trial followed impeachment of the former president by ...COVID-19: WHO says work to identify origins of coronavirus points to a natural reservoir in bats not likely in Wuhan
The head of the World Health Organization, WHO led team probing the origins of COVID-19 said on Tuesday that its investigation had uncovered new information but had not dramatically changed the picture of the outbreak. Peter Ben Embarek, a WHO virus expert, also told a press briefing that work to identify the origins of the ...Trump Refuses To Testify In ‘Unconstitutional’ Impeachment Trial
Former President Donald Trump refused Thursday to testify in his looming impeachment trial after being called by House prosecutors to give evidence, branding the process “unconstitutional.” Trump’s lawyers ridiculed the request in a letter by lead House prosecutor Jamie Raskin to answer questions over the January 6 attack on the US Capitol as a “public ...Biden Ramps Up US Refugee Admissions To 125,000 Annually
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced his intention to massively increase the cap on annual refugee admissions to the United States, which fell to a historical low under Donald Trump. In line with a campaign promise, Biden said he would set at 125,000 the cap on admissions as part of the country’s refugee resettlement program, ...Accused Capitol rioters blame Trump in novel legal defense
Emanuel Jackson, a 20-year-old Washington area man, was caught on video using a metal bat to strike the protective shields wielded by police officers as they tried to fend off rioters storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Jackson, awaiting trial in federal court on assault charges, is now adopting a novel legal defense: seeking ...WHO Team Visits Chinese Virus Lab in Wuhan
World Health Organization inspectors on Wednesday visited a laboratory in China’s Wuhan city at the heart of a controversial theory that it could have been the source of the coronavirus. The inspection of the Wuhan virology institute, which conducts research on the world’s most dangerous diseases, will be one of the most-watched stops on the ...WHO experts to begin probe into coronavirus origins
A team of World Health Organization, WHO experts left a two-week quarantine in Wuhan Thursday to start a delayed, closely watched probe into the origins of the coronavirus. Members of the group, all wearing face masks, got onto a bus which zipped them away from the hotel where they had spent their mandatory quarantine, according ...COVID-19: Relatives of the dead in Wuhan say Chinese authorities silencing them as WHO visits
Relatives of Wuhan’s coronavirus dead on Wednesday said Chinese authorities have deleted their social media group and are pressuring them to keep quiet while a World Health Organization, WHO, team is in the city to investigate the pandemic’s origins. Scores of relatives have banded together online in a shared quest for accountability from Wuhan officials ...
Police foil another suicide bomb attempt in Borno, kill three bombers
Police foil another suicide bomb attempt in Borno, kill three bombers
Qatar Airways makes history, completes first longest non-stop flight of 16 hours from Doha to New ...
Confusion in Gambia, Jammeh stays put, Barrow to be sworn in at Gambia embassy in Senegal