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...
France Enforces Curfew To Stifle Protests About Rising Living Expenses
Martinique, where France has imposed curfews in an effort to calm unrest sparked by residents over rising living expenses, saw violent protests. The local French administration for Martinique said it was banning public gatherings until October 14 and banning the purchase of products that could be used for arson attacks. It added that protests had disrupted flights at Martinique airport and...
US Embassy Introduces New Visa Interview Requirements For Nigerians
The US Embassy's new visa interview criteria for Nigerian applicants will take effect on April 22. According to a statement issued on Friday by the US mission, all applicants attending interviews in Abuja and Lagos must present a DS-160 visa application form featuring a confirmation barcode beginning with “AA” followed by two zeroes. The barcode must correspond with the one used...
Elon Musk Surpasses $600bn Net Worth
Elon Musk has become the first person in history to surpass a net worth of $600 billion, with his wealth estimated at $677 billion as of 12 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on Monday, according to Forbes. The surge in Musk’s fortune was driven largely by a sharp rise in the valuation of his private space company, SpaceX. Earlier this month, SpaceX...
UK Government Ends Recruitment Of Overseas Social Care Workers Amid Major Immigration Reforms
The UK government has announced a sweeping ban on international recruitment for social care roles, alongside a broader crackdown on what it terms "low-skilled migration," in one of the most significant immigration policy shifts in decades. The measures were unveiled Monday in an 82-page Immigration White Paper titled “Restoring Control over the Immigration System,” which outlines a comprehensive reset of...
Australia Bans Under-16 From Social Media Platforms
Australia's parliament passed a world-first law on Thursday that bans children under 16 from using social media, putting tech companies on notice to strengthen security before an unspecified deadline. The ban came following the passage of a groundbreaking law in parliament. The new law was drafted in response to what the Labor Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, described as a “clear, causal...
China Conducts Fresh Military Drills Around Taiwan As US Congressional Delegates Pays Visits
China's military said it conducted combat alert patrols and military drills in the waters and airspace around Taiwan on Monday, a day after the arrival of a US congressional delegation to Taipei. The exercises are "a solemn response to political plays by the US and Taiwan that are undermining the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait," Senior Col. Shi...
Nnamdi Kanu’s British Passport Still In Kenya After Illegal Arrest — UK Media
A brother to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has revealed how they spoke while he was in Kenya shortly before “he went missing.” The brother, Kingsley Kanu, disclosed that the detainee had taken a walk when he was arrested and that he was without his documents. “His UK passport remains in Kenya,” The UK Guardian...
US Homeland Security Suspends Green Card Lottery
US homeland security chief Kristi Noem suspended a green card lottery on Thursday, saying it was used by the suspect in a mass shooting at Brown University. Claudio Neves Valente, a 48-year-old Portuguese national, is accused of bursting into a building at the Ivy League school on Dec 13 and opening fire on students sitting exams, killing two and wounding...
BREAKING: Popular NBA Superstar Kobe Bryant Is Dead
Former Los Angeles Lakers star and NBA legend Kobe Bryant has died in Calabasas following a fatal helicopter crash, according to TMZ. He was 41 years old. The initial report stated Bryant and at least three other people were on his private helicopter when it went down, killing everyone on board sometime Sunday morning: Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash...
