Jakarta [Indonesia], August 6 (ANI): The rebel Free Papua Organization (OPM) killed a New Zealand national and took hostages from the helicopter he was piloting shortly after it landed in Indonesia’s Papua region on Monday, local media reported citing …
Police arrest 51-year-old man from Kolkata for sending bomb threat email to Bihar CMO
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 6 (ANI): A 51-year-old man accused of sending a bomb threat email to the Bihar Chief Minister’s office has been arrested by Bihar Police from Kolkata, a senior police officer said. The Patna Senior Superintendent of Police…
German justice minister warns against travel to Russia
Germany’s Justice Minister Marco Buschmann has strongly warned against travelling to Russia following a major prisoner exchange between Russia, Belarus and several Western states last week. “Nobody has been safe in Russia for a long time,” Buschmann to…
Harris secures enough votes to be Democratic presidential candidate
US Vice President Kamala Harris has officially secured the necessary majority of delegate votes to be the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, the party said on Monday. Harris received 99% of the approximately 4,500 delegate votes cast, the Democ…
Congress MP Manish Tewari files adjournment motion for discussion on “political crisis in Bangladesh”
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Congress MP Manish Tewari on Tuesday gave an adjournment notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the “political crisis in Bangladesh and its implications for India” in the House on Tuesday. In the notice, Tewari asked the hous…
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Tuesday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that those benefiting from the lucrative business of fuel importation are going to make efforts to frustrate the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. …
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Tuesday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that those benefiting from the lucrative business of fuel importation are going to make efforts to frustrate the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. …
EndBadGovernance: Three things Tinubu, governors must do – Ezekwesili
Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili has told President Bola Tinubu and the 36 states governors what they should do to take Nigeria and its citizens out of the unfortunate quagmire the country found itself. The statement comes as the natio…
EndBadGovernance: NHRC condemns continuous use of force against protesters
As the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest enters day 5, the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Dr. Tony Ojukwu has again condemned the continuous violation of the rights to peaceful protest and assembly, freedom of expre…
‘I Do Not Think The US Economy Is In Recession:’ Sahm Rule Creator Refutes Claims Amid Market Turmoil
Claudia Sahm, the economist who invented the Sahm Rule, has contradicted claims of a recession in the U.S. economy. This comes amid mounting fears of a recession due to recent market instability. What Happened: Sahm, who is known for developing the Sah…