Elon Musk Adds Audio, Video Calling Features To Twitter
Twitter owner, Elon Musk has announced some major feature additions to the microblogging platform. He said Twitter will get video, audio calls, and encrypted chat features soon. He disclosed this in a tweet on Wednesday morning. Musk said with the latest version of Twitter, users can reply to any message in a thread. READ ALSO: Sokoto Assembly Passes Bill To Regulate Marriage Expenses He...
China Expels Canadian Diplomat In Tit-For-Tat Move
China has expelled Canada's consul in Shanghai in retaliation for Ottawa sending home a Chinese diplomat accused of trying to intimidate a Canadian MP. On Monday, Canada declared China's diplomat Zhao Wei "persona non grata" and ordered her to leave the country. In response, China on Tuesday ordered the removal of Jennifer Lynn Lalonde, Canada's diplomat in its Shanghai Consulate. "China reserves...
At Least 22 Dead As Boat Capsizes In India
At least 22 people have died after a packed tourist boat capsized in India's southern Kerala state. The death toll could rise as rescue efforts are underway on Monday and the vessel is pulled from muddy waters. Overcrowding caused the double-decker boat to capsize, Abdul Nazar, junior superintendent of police of Malappuram district, told Reuters. The boat was reportedly carrying about 50...
King Charles III Takes Oath Of Coronation
The British new monarch, King Charles III has been administered the coronation oath as part of a service at Westminster Abbey. Before the Oath Archbishop of Canterbury acknowledged the multiple faiths observed in the UK by saying the Church of England “would seek to foster an environment in which people of all faiths may live freely”. Welby then administers the Coronation...
King Charles Arrives Westminster Abbey For Coronation
The King and Queen have arrived at Westminster Abbey to mark the start of his historic coronation ceremony in just moments away. As King Charles nears Westminster Abbey, several senior members of the royal family have entered the venue. His siblings — Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Prince Andrew — have all taken their seats. Earlier Queen Camilla’s family arrived at the...
Ekweremadu: ‘I’m Scared, Can’t Return To Nigeria’, David Nwamini Begs For UK Stay
The 21-year-old man at the center of the Ike Ekweremadu organ trafficking case, David Nwamini, says he is afraid to return to Nigeria. Nwamini's declaration was read in court on Friday during the sentencing of former Deputy Senate President, Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, and the doctor-middleman, Obinna Obeta, who was sentenced to ten years and eight months, four years and...
How Nigerian Politician, Ike Ekweremadu And Wife Were Jailed For Organ Trafficking
After bringing a man to the UK from Lagos, a wealthy Nigerian politician, his wife, and his "middleman" were convicted for an organ-trafficking plan. The Old Bailey heard that Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and his wife Beatrice, 56, wanted a replacement kidney for their 25-year-old daughter Sonia. The two, together with Dr. Obinna Obeta, 50, had previously been convicted of conspiring...
Sudan Rivals Unwilling To End Fight – UN
The UN's top aid official has warned that the "will to end the fight still was not there" after speaking to Sudan's rival military leaders. Martin Griffiths told the BBC that Sudan's descent into violence was now at a dangerous tipping point. He called for security guarantees from the warring sides to allow humanitarian aid into the country. The UN warns that...
Man Arrested Outside Buckingham Palace
A man was arrested outside Buckingham Palace after throwing suspected shotgun cartridges into Palace grounds, police have said. A cordon was erected and a controlled explosion was carried out following the incident, which unfolded at around 19:00 BST on Tuesday. The man was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon. There are no reports of any injuries. The incident is...
Labour Minister Shot Dead At Home By Own Bodyguard
Uganda’s State Minister for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations, Col (rtd) Charles Okello Engola, was shot dead Tuesday morning at his home in a Kampala suburb. The minister’s aide-de-camp Ronald Otim also sustained severe injuries and was rushed to Mulago Hospital for treatment. “He (Engola) was shot at his residence in Kyanja by one of his bodyguards who allegedly fired several...
