Ex-Chief Of Staff Calls Donald Trump ‘Nasty’ And ‘Confused’ Over Attack On Jim Mattis
General John Kelly could be the next retired general to rebuke Donald Trump for calling in active duty military in the midst of George Floyd protests as the former chief of staff called the president 'nasty' for his comments about General Jim Mattis, ABN TV reports. Kelly, a retired Marine Corps general, defended Trump's former defense secretary on Thursday after...
UN Security Council to Meet Thursday Over Humanitarian Situation in Ukraine
The UN Security Council will hold a meeting on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine at 3 p.m. ET today. The meeting was requested by the United States, Albania, United Kingdom, France, Ireland and Norway, according to a tweet from Norway's UN Mission in New York. The UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, the UN Refugee Agency and the World Health Organization will...
Nigeria Seeks China’s Collaboration For Drone Production
The Federal Government of Nigeria is working with Loong UAV, a Chinese company, as part of its ongoing efforts to improve its domestic drone technology capabilities. The Director-General of the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership, Dr. Joseph Tegbe, who led the Nigerian delegation, said the collaboration with Loong UAV aims to strengthen Nigeria’s capabilities in drone technology and explore broader opportunities for...
SpaceX Won’t Turn Off Starlink In Ukraine Regardless Of US Funding – Elon Musk
SpaceX will provide Ukraine with Starlink satellite telecommunications services even if the Pentagon declines to fund the network’s operation in the country, US businessman Elon Musk said on Monday. He said he had given the assurance to Ukrainian Digital Transformation Minister Mikhail Fyodorov. "Before the Department of Defense even came back with an answer, I told Mikhail Fyodorov that SpaceX would...
FBI Director, Christopher Wray, Announces Resignation
Christopher Wray, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has declared his intention to leave the position at the end of Joe Biden's current administration. This is as US President-elect Donald Trump is expected to be sworn in January 2025. Marking the end of his seven-year tenure, Wray emphasised his commitment to preserving the Bureau’s mission while steering it away...
Court In US Confirms Conviction Of Hushpuppi, Silent On Extradition Of Abba Kyari
The United States Attorney’s Office for Central District of California, Los Angeles, says the September 21, 2022 sentence date for alleged international Internet fraudster Ramon Abbas, aka, Hushpuppi, remains unchanged. The court’s Director of Media Relations, Thom Mrozek, made this known on Friday in response to an email inquiry by Channels Television. Since Hushpuppi’s conviction last year for alleged $1.1m fraud,...
Europe Faces Highest Measles Outbreak In 25 Years – UN
According to UN agencies, measles cases in Europe have doubled in just one year and are at their highest level since 1997. The World Health Organization and the UN Children’s Fund announced this in a statement on Thursday. “Measles is back, and it’s a wake-up call,” WHO regional director for the European region, Dr. Hans Kluge, said. A total of 127,350 cases...
3 US Troops Killed In Drone Attack In Jordan – Military
A drone attack on a base in Jordan killed three American troops on Sunday, the military said, the first time members of the country’s forces died as a result of hostile fire during the Israel-Hamas war. “On January 28, three US service members were killed and 25 injured from a one-way attack (drone) that impacted at a base in northeast...
Transgender Husband, Eight-Months Pregnant For Wife
A Colombian transgender model who is expecting her first child with her husband has shared a heartwarming photo of her kissing his eight-month baby bump. Danna Sultana, who was born male and identifies as female, is expecting a baby boy with Esteban Landrau, who was born a woman but identifies as a man. The model, who has over 200k followers on...
Ghana Probes Ministers Death After Military Helicopter Crash
Ghana has launched a full investigation into a military helicopter crash that killed the killed the country’s defence and environment ministers and six other people, President John Mahama announced Thursday. Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah, Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed and six others people, including senior political figures and the air force crew, died in the crash on Wednesday. “The Ghana...
