President Buhari Arrives Addis Ababa Ahead Of 35th AU Session (PHOTOS)
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ahead of the 35th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Africa Union Heads of State and Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president’s arrival in the Ethiopian capital was captured in pictorial reports released by one of the President’s Personal Photographers, Mr Sunday Aghaeze, late Thursday evening. The...
US Court To Sentence Hushpuppi On Valentine’s Day Over Money Laundering
The United States Attorney’s Office at the Central District of California says that Ramon Abbas, aka, Hushpuppi, will be sentenced on February 14, 2022. The court’s Director of Media Relations, Thom Mrozek, said Hushpuppi has been scheduled for sentencing on Valentine’s Day, according to BBC Pidgin. Mrozek was, however, yet to respond to an email inquiry by The PUNCH (not ABN TV) as...
Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore Resigns After Coup
The Burkina Faso military on Monday undertook to propose a “timetable” for the country’s return to constitutional order “within a reasonable period of time and after consultation with the active forces of the nation”. Shortly before midnight on Monday, Roch Kabore resigned from the presidency of Burkina Faso through a letter addressed to Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henry Sandaogo Damiba, who...
President Biden Heard Calling Reporter “Stupid Son Of A B*tch”
President Joe Biden was heard calling a reporter from the Fox channel a "stupid son of a bitch" on a hot microphone following a White House event Monday afternoon. The President's profane remark came as reporters were shouting questions while exiting the East Room following a White House Competition Council meeting on efforts to lower prices. Fox White House Correspondent Peter...
Burkina Faso Troops Announce Takeover, Dissolve Parliament
Soldiers in Burkina Faso announced over state television Monday that they had seized power in the West African nation and dissolved its government and parliament. They also said they had closed the country’s borders and promised a “return to constitutional order” within a “reasonable time”. Details later…
Ethiopia Calls For Investigation Of WHO Chief Over Links To Tigrayan Forces
Ethiopia's foreign ministry has called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate its leader for supporting rebellious forces fighting the Ethiopian government. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who previously served as the Ethiopian health minister and foreign minister, said earlier this week that aid was being blocked from getting through to his home region of Tigray, where rebellious forces...
Microsoft To Acquire US Gaming Giant Activision-Blizzard For $69bn
Microsoft announced Tuesday a landmark $69 billion deal to purchase US gaming giant Activision Blizzard, grabbing the sex harassment scandal-hit firm as the tech colossus seeks to boost its power in video games. Merging with troubled Activision will make Microsoft the third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony, it said, a major shift in the booming world of games. “This acquisition will...
Ex-Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Is Dead
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Mali’s former head of state has died on Sunday at his home in Bamako. Keita, who led Mali between 2013 and 2020 died around 9 am, a statement from his family revealed. “President IBK (Ibrahim Boubacar Keita) died this morning at 9am (GMT and local) at his home in Bamako,” a family member said. This information was confirmed...
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,...
U.S. Slaps Sanctions On North Korea Over Ballistic Missile Tests
The Biden administration on Wednesday imposed its first sanctions over North Korea's weapons programs following a series of North Korean missile launches, including two since last week. The sanctions targeted six North Koreans, one Russian and a Russian firm Washington said were responsible for procuring goods for the programs from Russia and China. The U.S. Treasury said the steps aimed both...
