Vice-president elect Kamala Harris has been featured on the cover of Vogue magazine for February 2021. The article written by Alexis Okeowo, recalls when Harris, 56 who has been holding onward ahead of the inauguration on 20, January 2021 following Trump’s incitement of Violence at the U.S Capitol, was faced with a similar dilemma in...
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Foreign Ministers’ joint statement on arrests in Hong Kong
Yesterday the Foreign Ministers’ of Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States Secretary of State in a joint statement condemned the arrests in Hong Kong. They wrote: “We, the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, and the United States Secretary of State, underscore our serious concern at the mass arrests...
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Mr. Trump issues a statement over Twitter’ssuspension of his account
Amid the embattled President Trump reaction over Biden-Harris certification by the US Congress on Thursday morning as the legitimate winners of the US Presidential election held on 3 November 2020. Twitter takes the next step in curtailing President Donald Trump over his incessant tweets on their platform. The “bird app” permanently suspended Mr. Trump’s account...
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COVID-19: Nigeria
The Nigeria Center for disease control has confirmed 1544 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria; Lagos-739 Plateau-168 FCT-153 Oyo-91 Nasarawa-90 Rivers-80 Kaduna-35 Edo-33 Kano-29 Ogun-21 Delta-19 Sokoto-16 Akwa Ibom-11 Ebonyi-11 Enugu-10 Osun-10 Niger-9 Bauchi-8 Kebbi-8 Katrina-2 Taraba-1 97,478 confirmed, 78,552 discharged and 1,342 deaths.
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Statement by Minister Ng on Canada’s request for CUSMA on Canadian solar products
Every day, almost $3 billion worth of goods and services cross the Canada-United States border. In 2019, this amounted to nearly $1 trillion worth of goods and services exchanged between Canada and the United States. The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion, and International Trade, yesterday stated Canada’s request for consultations with...
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Nancy Pelosi: demands for Trump’s impeachment
US lawmakers have called for the 25th amendment to be enacted by VP Mike Pence following the Mob assault at the US Capitol. In a video being circulated online, she called out the unruly behavior of President Trump. “The President committed an unspeakable assault on our nation and our people,” “If the Vice President and...
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Trump accepts Biden’s win, calls for Reconciliation
President Trump finally makes an appearance since losing the election to President-elect Joe Biden. He acknowledged in a video Thursday night that he lost saying: “a new administration will be inaugurated on January 20th. My focus now turns to ensuring a smooth, orderly, and seamless transition of power.” To his supporters, he said: “To all...
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Biden-Harris certified winner of the US Presidential elections
After two hours of heated debate, the House of Representatives rejected the Republican objections to certify Pennsylvania’s Electoral College ballots, formalizing President-elect Biden’s victory. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris officially pass the threshold to win the electoral college despite the 138 House Republicans who voted to sustain the objection, 64 who voted against it, and...
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Quebec Imposes 8 P.M Provincewide Curfew Until Feb. 8
Quebec announces curfew, becoming the first province in Canada to do so. Quebec’s premier, François Legault announced a curfew amid rising COVID-19 cases. Residents will have to stay inside their homes, between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m., with fines up to $6,000. This will be in effect until at least Feb. 8. The pandemic in...
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Breaking: Facebook Moves to Suspend Trump Permanently
Less than 24 hrs. after Twitter locked Donald Trump’s account, Facebook the founder, Mark Zuckerberg has now taken new measures to restrain the President from inciting further violence in the USA. Read full statement In a statement published via his Facebook page, he wrote: “The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that...
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UNILAG: Professor dies, others in ICU
Professor Ajeyalemi who was the former Dean of Education and Chief Executive of JUPEB University of Lagos died on Wednesday morning. This is happening after the death of his colleague Prof. Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, former Vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos was announced on Sunday, who died from complications due to Covid 19. Both distinguished Professors...