Prince Albert II Of Monaco Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Prince Albert II of Monaco has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his palace said on Thursday. The 62-year-old sovereign of the enclave on the French Mediterranean coast was being closely monitored by his doctor and specialists, and his health “does not give any cause for concern,” according to the palace. “ “Prince Albert has continuing to work from the office...
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigns as coalition collapses
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi submitted his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday, plunging the European Union's third-largest economy into fresh political turmoil. Draghi's resignation comes after several key parties in his c...
No Decisions To Close Borders And Impose Martial Law In Regions – Dmitry Peskov
No decisions have been made to close the borders and introduce martial law in certain regions of Russia, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media on Monday. "I don’t know anything about this. No decisions have been made for now," Peskov said, while answering questions about whether martial law would be introduced in certain border regions and if the...
Trump Secures 266 Electoral Votes, Harris At 195
Former Republican President Donald Trump secured a new term in the White House by a small margin, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris. US media have so far projected that Trump has won in more than half of the 50 US states, including three key battlegrounds: Georgia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, two of which voted Democratic in the last election. This gives...
35 Nigerians Deported From Ireland
The Republic of Ireland has deported no fewer than 35 Nigerians, including five children, to Nigeria in a chartered flight that departed from Dublin Airport on Wednesday night. According to the Irish Mirror, the returnees, comprising 21 men, nine women, and five children, landed in Nigeria on Thursday. Irish Minister for Justice, Jim O’Callaghan, said he was “happy to say” that all of...
COVID-19: Hundreds Of Bodies Buried In Mass Grave On New York Island
Workers wearing hazmat suits have been spotted burying caskets in a mass grave on New York's Hart Island as the number of burials quadruples amid the coronavirus pandemic and the city's death toll rises to more than 4,200. Hart Island sometimes referred to as Hart's Island has a grisly history and started being used as a cemetery during the civil...
Bethlehem Reduces Christmas Festivities Amid Ongoing Israel-Hamas Conflict
Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, are facing significant limitations this year due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. According to The Times on Monday, Churches in the West Bank, the holy land of Christianity, have called for subdued festivities to acknowledge the suffering experienced by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and West Bank following...
Paris Peace Forum: President Buhari Calls For Objective Distribution Of COVID-19 Vaccines
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Paris, France, urged world leaders and global health institutions to follow a regime of enabling access to the COVID-19 vaccines. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement, said Buhari, who stated this while delivering a keynote statement at the Paris Peace Forum (PPF), admonished that sidelining countries in terms of reach would...
Ghana Immigration Arrests 67 Nigerians, Others For Entering The Country Through Illegal Routes
For entering Ghana through unapproved routes, no fewer than 119 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) nationals have been arrested. It was gathered that 116 males and three females, comprising 67 Nigerians, 35 Nigeriens, nine Togolese, four Beninese, three Ivoirians and a Ghanaian were apprehended. They intended to go to Ghana’s capital, Accra, and neighboring Ivory Coast to visit friends and...
10 persons died during latest xenophobic attack in South Africa – S. A envoy
A Special Envoy from President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has arrived State House in Abuja, Nigeria today, Monday 16th September, 2019. The envoy which was received by President Muhammadu Buhari said no Nigerian was killed in the last xenophobic attack in part of Johannesburg. Leader of the delegation said ten people died. "Ten (10) people died during the attacks in...
