I Will Win Unless Democrats ‘Steal’ Election, Says Trump
US President Donald Trump claims he would win the presidential election unless Democrats ‘steal’ the polls. Trump claimed without evidence Thursday that Democrats were trying to “steal” the US election with illegal votes, saying he would “easily win” the race against Joe Biden without the alleged interference. “If you count the legal votes, I easily win. If you count the illegal votes,...
After Winning Sixth Term In Office, Chadian President Idris Derby Dies
Chadian President, Idris Deby, has reportedly died from an injury sustained from the warfront in a fight against rebels. Deby won a sixth term, provisional election results showed, as the army said it had beaten back a column of fighters advancing on the capital, Ndjamena. The 68-year-old Deby, who came to power in a rebellion in 1990, took 79.3 percent of...
General Mahamat, Deby’s Son Named Chad’s Interim Head Of State
The Chadian army has confirmed that General Mahamat Kaka, the late President Idriss Deby Itno’s son will replace him as the head of a military council to replace the late president. This follows the announcement by the army spokesman General Azem Bermandoa Agouna who said, Idriss Deby, 68, “has just breathed his last defending the sovereign nation on the battlefield” over...
Derek Chauvin Requests Lighter Sentence Following Conviction In George Floyd’s Case
Eric Nelson, the attorney for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has filed a motion seeking a lesser sentence in the murder of George Floyd ahead of his June 25th sentencing hearing. Nelson asked a Minnesota judge this week to give him a lighter prison sentence, either with a probation term or a much lighter sentence than state guidelines currently...
Woman Wins £23,000 Payout After Being Demoted While On Maternity Leave
Dr. Katie Lidster, 38, was demoted from her position at the Government-backed UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) while caring for her second child, Daisy, who had been born two months premature. She took her employer of seven years to court and won while being represented by her husband, a fellow scientist because they couldn’t afford a barrister. Due to complications, Daisy...
Former US Secretary Of State, Colin Powell Dies Of Covid-19 Complications
Former US Secretary of State, Colin Powell has died aged 84 of Covid-19 complications, his family has announced. "General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passed away this morning due to complications from Covid 19," the Powell family wrote on Facebook on Monday afternoon, October 18 said. "We have lost a...
ECOWAS Imposes Fresh Sanctions On Mali, Guinea
The Economic Community of West African States has resolved to sanction all those implicated in the delay in organizing elections set for February 27 in Mali. This was made known by ECOWAS Commission President Jean-Claude Kassi Brou after a summit of the 15-nation group in the Ghanaian capital Accra. He said Mali had “officially written” to Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, who...
We Won’t Take Over Ugandan Airport Over Loan Default – Chinese Authorities
Chinese authorities have said they are not interested in taking over Uganda’s sole international airport if country defaults on loan. According to reports, Entebbe International Airport and other Ugandan assets were attached and agreed to be taken over by Chinese lenders upon arbitration of the loan. President Yoweri Museveni was said to have sent a delegation to Beijing hoping to renegotiate...
BREAKING! Ex-Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Is Dead
Mali’s former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who led the West African country from 2013 until he was ousted in a coup in 2020, died at the age of 76 in the capital Bamako on Sunday, his family said. “President IBK died this morning at 0900 GMT in his home” in Bamako, a family member told AFP using the ex-leader’s initials,...
Billionaire to give away $9 million to Twitter followers to see if money makes them happier
A Japanese billionaire will give away more than $9 million to 1,000 people on Twitter to see if it improves their happiness. All they had to do to get it was retweet him. Online shopping mogul Yusaku Maezawa will divvy up 1 billion yen (around $9 million) among the Twitter users. Winners will end up with a million yen each (roughly $9,100). In...
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