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Midfielder for Nigeria national team John Ogu has called for a boycott of their upcoming games to protest against police brutality amid continuing violence in the commercial capital, Lagos. Nigerian citizens have been protesting across the country for weeks now against a police unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), that rights groups had for years

The government of China has threatened to “make legitimate and necessary responses” after the US approved the potential sale of $1.8bn worth of advanced weapons systems to Taiwan, a self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own. The country’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that the US – in approving the arms sale – was

President for  Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari spoke to the nation about the unrest that has enveloped the country in recent days without making any mention of the fatal shooting of peaceful protesters that sparked international outrage. Buhari called on Nigerians to quit the demonstration and engage with the government in a short televised speech on Thursday.

Soldiers in Nigeria opened fire on a number of citizens protesting against police brutality in Lagos. According to several witnesses, at least two people were shot as authorities imposed a curfew and promised an investigation. Four witnesses informed Reuters news agency that soldiers fired at the protesters who had gathered in the Lekki district of

The government of Thailand has imposed a state of emergency in a bid to end three months of student-led street protests calling for reforms to the monarchy and the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. Early Thursday, the state arrested at least 20 activists and two of the movement’s leaders. The ruling prohibits gatherings of

Opposition leader in Uganda  Bobi Wine has made a disclosure that police and military officers raided the campaign headquarters of his newly formed party, decrying what he described as the securities agencies’ “stinking” partnership with the establishment in the lead-up to general elections set for the year 2021. According to a Twitter post on Wednesday,

Malaysia’s maritime authorities have announced that they stopped six Chinese fishing vessels in Malaysian territorial waters Saturday, as Beijing increases its presence throughout the South China Sea. Per a statement, 60 Chinese nationals were detained during an operation off the eastern coast of Johor, the southern Malaysian state which borders Singapore. According to the country’s

Report coming in has disclosed that the Chinese city of Qingdao is testing its entire population of nine million people for Covid-19 over a period of five days. The mass testing was called to play after a dozen cases were found linked back to a hospital treating coronavirus patients arriving from overseas. In the month

A football coach for a Texas high school  was gunned down outside a youth football game during the weekend in a confrontation which according to police stemmed from a family dispute. Derwyn Lauderdale aged 29, a football coach and also teacher at Travis High School in Richmond, a suburb of Houston, was shot to death

Two students of a college have been admitted at the hospital after plummeting four stories while they were allegedly trying to take a selfie at a rooftop party. According to ABC News’ Philadelphia station WPVI, the incident occurred at approximately 2 a.m. on Saturday morning when police say some Temple University students were partying and

Chinese owned telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies has said that its supply chain is under attack from the United States. It has called on Washington to reconsider its trade restrictions which were hurting suppliers globally. The world’s largest maker of mobile telecommunications equipment and smartphones is currently under pressure from US trade curbs designed to choke

Alphabet’s Google is planning to pay $1bn to publishers globally for their news over the next three years. This was announced by the CEO on Thursday. This is a step that could help it win over a powerful group amid heightened regulatory scrutiny worldwide. News publishers have for long battled the world’s most popular internet

People who are living in the southern Pacific French territory of New Caledonia have again voted to stay with France, narrowly rejecting independence in a tightly-fought referendum. With all ballots tallied from the territory’s polling stations numbering 304, the “No” vote on Sunday won with 53.26 percent. Turnout according to reports was very high in

The King of Jordan Abdullah II has accepted the official resignation of Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz. He has however requested that he stay on in a caretaker capacity until he appoints a successor to oversee parliamentary elections in November, according to local media. Parliament was dissolved last Sunday by the monarch at the end of

President for France Emmanuel Macron has made public plans for tougher laws to tackle what he described as “Islamist separatism” and defend secular values. In a keenly awaited speech, Macron stated that  a minority of France’s estimated six million Muslims were in danger of forming a “counter-society”. His proposals include stricter oversight of schooling and

World Health Organization  has made a promise to investigate allegations that aid workers tackling the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo sexually abused and exploited women. Accusations were leveled against WHO and other aid agency staff by 50 women in a joint investigation by two news agencies. Local women were allegedly plied with

  North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has rendered an apology consequent to the assassination of a South Korean official, according to the South Korean president’s office. Mr Kim reportedly informed his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in that the incident should not occurred. South Korea claims the 47-year-old man was trying to escape from North Korea

Science Lecturer, Dr Richard Amoako-Baah, is doubtful of former President John Dramani Mahama’s ability to adeptly handle the affairs of this country. Even though he has been President before, Dr Amoako-Baah opines the economy was in bad shape with continuous power outages (dumsor) under his (Mahama) tenure. Speaking in an interaction on Neat FM, he

New military leaders for Mali have all settled on establishing an 18-month transition government until an election can take place, following last month’s coup. Spokesperson Moussa Camara announced that the interim government would either be led by a military officer or a civilian. The pledge came after three days of dialogue with opposition and civil

Beijing will impose what they have termed as a “reciprocal restrictions” on all American diplomats in China. According to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the action is a response to earlier curbs on the activities of its embassy staff in the United States. The unspecified countermeasures will affect  all US embassy and consulate staff, as