In the celebration over the Florida Legislature’s sweeping insurance reforms approved last month, one statutory change has slipped under the radar a bit – one that insurance attorneys said will streamline the settlement process and could help reduce litigation. Among a raft of other changes, Senate Bill 2A underscored the legality of joint proposals…
Somali police confirmed that 10 people, including seven security force officers, two civilians and a suicide bomber, died when a car bomb exploded at a checkpoint in Mogadishu. The security personnel had attempted to halt the vehicle as it approached the checkpoint at speed, a police spokesman said. The al-Shabaab Islamist terrorist group claimed responsibility….
The U.S. Government has announced a 27 million dollars humanitarian aid package for Nigeria to assist vulnerable populations, and build resilience against food insecurity and climate change impacts. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria which stated this on Tuesday in Abuja, said the funding was part of the U.S. Government’s 536 million dollars humanitarian aid package…
In the wake of the unprecedented events of January 6, 2021, a new form of journalism emerged on TikTok, defying traditional norms and captivating millions. This article explores the rising trend of TikTok influencers who have transformed the way news is disseminated and consumed. Vitus “V” Spehar, a TikTok influencer, broke the mold of traditional…
The Kaduna South Senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barr. Sunday Marshall Katung has appealed to the people of Southern Kaduna to vote for all PDP candidates in the forthcoming general elections. Katung who spoke during the Maiden ECWA Women Fellowship Zonal Conference at Kagoro, area of Kaura Local Government in Kaduna State,…
German police conducted raids on multiple properties across the country on Wednesday as part of an investigation into a suspected people smuggling network. Authorities targeted 19 locations across several German states, including Thuringia, Baden-Württemberg, Schleswig-Holstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Saxony-Anhalt, with a focus on the city of Jena in Thuringia. Five arrest warrants were executed for…
Nigeria and the Organization of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a Dialogue Mechanism on Technical Cooperation, which also involves establishment of the OACPS Secretariat in Nigeria. The MoU was signed in Abuja by Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on behalf of the Nigerian government…
Norway’s Princess Martha Louise, the oldest child of King Harald and Queen Sonja, will marry self-proclaimed shaman Durek Verrett on August 31, 2024, the couple announced on Wednesday. The romance between the 51-year-old princess and Verrett, a Hollywood spiritual guru, has not gone down well in the Scandinavian country, where his alternative medicine methods and…
An Israeli drone on Tuesday fired several missiles at a flat in a five-story building in the market town of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon. Eight people were injured, according to an initial toll announced by the Lebanese Health Ministry. It was not immediately clear whether there were any Hezbollah members were in the targeted building….
The death toll from a school bus fire in Thailand has risen to at least 23, local media reported on Wednesday. 38 pupils aged between six and 15 and six teachers were on their way from Uthan Thani province to Bangkok, 200 kilometres south-east of the Thai capital. The blast occurred on the bus about…
