New York City police on Monday arrested 24 people who staged a sit-in at the lobby of Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan to protest against deportations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This is according to multiple media reports. Protesters demanded that the Trump administration bring back everyone deported to El Salvador and return…
Australian researchers published new findings on Tuesday, revealing how rapidly SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, evolved, offering crucial insights that could aid in forecasting and combating future variants. Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) tracked the genetic evolution of SARS-CoV-2 over five years by serially passaging 11 samples from nine major variants….
Chinese Defence Minister, Dong Jun, on Tuesday met with Rudzani Maphwanya, Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), in Beijing. Dong, at the meeting, praised the enduring friendship between the two countries and the special bilateral ties that have deepened amid global changes. He emphasised the readiness of China to work with South…
Ethiopia has launched a comprehensive rural corridor development programme to transform local communities, promote sustainable agriculture, and expand eco-tourism infrastructure. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the initiative, as reported by Fana Media Corporation (FMC), a partner of TV BRICS. The rural corridor development project forms part of a broader national strategy to modernise rural areas,…
Civil servants and commercial businesses in Osogbo resumed work on Tuesday after the extensive festive holidays for the celebration of the Eid-el-Kabir (Sallah). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that commercial banks and other businesses which closed for the Sallah celebration, have all reopened. The Osun State Secretariat in Abere, Osogbo, and other government…
The Israeli navy struck targets in Yemen for the first time since the Gaza war began 20 months ago, targeting Houthi militia facilities at the port of Hodeidah, the military announced Tuesday. “The strikes were conducted following the aggression of the Houthi terrorist regime toward the State of Israel, including the launch of surface-to-surface missiles…
Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle, Executive Director Commercial and Environmental Development, South-West Development Commission (SWDC), has expressed confidence in President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Ibikunle in an interview with newsmen, on Tuesday in Ibadan, described the president as a master political strategist whose popularity had continued to soar across the country. He dismissed claims of political…
Britain will commit 16.7 billion Pounds (22.5 billion dollars) to nuclear power projects as the country shifts away from fossil fuels. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said this on Tuesday. Reeves signed off on 14.2 billion Pounds of investment to build the new Sizewell C nuclear plant in Suffolk, England. Rolls-Royce had been named…
President Vladimir Putin’s regime has promised to offer not less than 500,000 scholarships to international students, including Nigerians to study in Russia. Russia’s ambassador to Nigeria, Andrey Podelyshev, disclosed this while briefing journalists on Monday night in Abuja, on the sidelines of the embassy’s preparation to commemorate the Russia Day on June 12. The ambassador…
A coalition of fourteen local civil society organisations across Zamfara State has showered praises on the Honourable Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, for what they termed a “monumental transformation” of the state’s education sector during his tenure as governor. In a strongly worded statement issued on Tuesday, the coalition, led by Chairman Kamal…
