Ren Zhiqiang published an essay online that appeared to refer to President Xi Jinping as a “clown.” A former Chinese property executive who openly criticized Beijing’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic was sentenced to 18 years in prison on corruption charges Tuesday, a court announced. Ren Zhiqiang, former chairman of a […]
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used his visit to Guyana in South America on Friday to increase pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to leave power in neighboring Venezuela. “We know that the Maduro regime has decimated the people of Venezuela and that Maduro himself is an indicted narcotics trafficker. […]
The Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Dr. Wale Babalakin(SAN), has resigned following alleged disagreement with the Federal Government on the Visitation Panel sent to the university. He said there were too many vested interests in UNILAG matter, who were not approaching the issues objectively. But he said it […]
A Palestinian worker has sustained serious injuries after an Israeli settler ran him over in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Palestinian sources said the worker was struck on a road near the town of Hawara, south of Nablus, at dawn Monday. The Israeli driver fled the scene […]
Popular and award winning Nigerian born actor John Boyega has stepped down as the brand ambassador of British perfume making company Jo Malone This came after the advertisement he shot for the perfume company for the Chinese market was reshot without him. Boyega announced this on his Official Twitter [email protected] […]
Iran’s foreign ministry on Monday summoned Germany’s ambassador, Hans-Udo Muzel, to “strongly protest ” against comments made on social media condemning the execution of professional wrestler Navid Afkari. Navid Afkari had been arrested and charged with murder in 2018. The young athlete claimed his confession was obtained under torture. Tehran executed the 27-year-old […]
Ivory Coast’s top court on Monday cleared the path for President Alassane Ouattara to seek a contentious third term, as protests turned violent in several cities and fears grew of a repeat of the conflict that claimed 3,000 lives in the West African country a decade ago. The constitutional council […]
A Vietnam Court sentenced two brothers to death Monday after a long-running land dispute spiralled into rare violence which left three police officers and a villager dead. Residents of Dong Tam commune in a Hanoi suburb have for years clashed with authorities, accusing the military of illegally seizing their […]
It’s gathered that the senior officer was killed at about 1am at his residence in Igirigiri Ado Ekiti, In the early hours of Monday, a director in the Ekiti State Local Government Service Commission, Mr David Jejelowo. But reporter could not ascertain how and why he was killed as at […]
Sunday Akintoye The Lagos State House of Assembly has summoned the Chief of Staff to Governor Babajide Sanwoolu of the state, Mr. Tayo Ayinde, the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Commissioner For Special Duties and management of the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) over the whereabouts of the […]
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