China To Seize Uganda’s Main Airport For Over Debt
The Exim Bank of China iss about to seize Uganda’s main airport, Entebbe International Airport for non-repayment of a $207m loan. Uganda signed a loan agreement with the Chinese bank which had...
View ArticleOmicron, The New Variant From South Africa Worries The Planet
The new mutation of Covid-19, which appeared in South Africa and is called Omicron, is described as “worrying” by the WHO. The scientific community is trying to find out if it is resistant to vaccines....
View ArticleCanada Detects Two Nigerian Travellers With Omicron COVID-19 Variant
The Ministry of Health in Canada has reported two cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 disease in two residents who recently travelled to Nigeria. This was confirmed in a statement issued on...
View ArticleBREAKING: Omicron Variant Confirmed In Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has also been visited with the new coronavirus variant tagged Omicron. Naija News understands that the disturbing development was confirmed on Wednesday, December 1 in a report by the...
View ArticleTwitter Agrees With US Activists, Admits Errors In New Picture Policy
An American microblogging and social networking service, Twitter has admitted an error in its newly rolled out picture policy. The company had earlier issued out a seemingly well-meaning policy that...
View ArticleAndrew Cuomo: CNN Fires Chris Cuomo
The Cable News Network (CNN) has announced the immediate termination of the contract of anchor Chris Cuomo. Naija News reports that CNN’s appointment came after an outside law firm was retained to...
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Myanmar Soldiers’ Car Rams Into Protesters, Kill Five – [Photos]
Five people have been confirmed dead after Myanmar Soldiers’ vehicle rammed into a group of protesters. Naija News understands that the incident happened on Sunday morning, December 5, in the Yangon...
View ArticleMilitary Helicopter Carrying Chief Of Defence Staff In India And His Family...
There has been a case of a military helicopter crash in India which was conveying the nation’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat. The family members of the military chief and some other...
View ArticleIndia: Chief Of Defence Staff, Bipin Rawat, Wife, Others Die In Military...
The authorities in India have confirmed the death of the nation’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat in a military plane crash on Wednesday. The military chief died along with his wife,...
View ArticleSick African Politician Seeking Reelection In Open Roof Vehicle Spark Outrage
A video of a visibly sick African politician seeking reelection in an open roof vehicle has stirred reaction on social media. The yet-to-be identified politician who looks sick and tired could be seen...
View ArticleConcerns As South Afican President, Ramaphosa Tests Positive For COVID-19...
The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa has been confirmed to be COVID-19 positive after attending an event in his country on Sunday. A statement by the South African presidency said Ramaphosa...
View ArticleGabriel Boric Elected As Youngest-Ever President Of Chile
35-year-old Gabriel Boric confounded the polls to claim victory in a presidential primary he had barely been old enough to compete in. Boric who’s capping a remarkable rise for the Andean nation’s...
View ArticleDrama As Ghanaian Lawmakers Fight Dirty Over Electronic Tax Bill
Some members of the Ghanaian House of Representatives on Monday engaged in a physical fight during voting on the electronic transaction levy bill. Naija News learned the fight started after the Speaker...
View ArticleSouth Africa Icon Desmond Tutu Is Dead
South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu, has died on Sunday at the age of 90. Naija News reports that his death was announced by the country’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, in a...
View ArticleCanadian Couple Make History, Becomes First To Get UAE Civil Marriage Licence...
A Canadian couple has made records after becoming the first to be issued a marriage licence as non-Muslims in the United Arab Emirates. Marriage, divorce, family-related matters among others are...
View ArticleKenya: Controversial Bill Sparks Brawl In Parliament
As lawmakers debated a controversial bill, a scuffle broke out in Kenya’s parliament on Wednesday. The speaker of parliament briefly suspended the sitting after the chaotic scenes, which saw at least...
View ArticleAgain, Brazil President Rushed To Hospital Three Years After Stabbing
The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, was on Monday morning rushed to the hospital for treatment of a probable intestinal obstruction. Bolsonaro was seen disembarking the presidential plane on foot...
View ArticleHaiti’s PM Ariel Henry Escapes ‘Assassination Attempt’
The Prime Minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry, on Monday, disclosed that he escaped an assassination attempt during weekend national day celebrations. Henry who has been running the country since the...
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45 Journalists And Media Professionals Murdered In 2021
Forty-five journalists and media professionals were assassinated in 2021, a third less than the previous year (65), but the toll is particularly heavy in Asia, especially in Afghanistan, according to...
View ArticleUK Ends Face Mask Rule, Relax Anti-Covid Restrictions
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Wednesday that he would end most of the anti-covid restrictions imposed to fight the omicron variant in England next week, and provide for the end of...
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