Q: Has President Tinubu done well economically? Gov Otti: “This is one question I will not be able to answer. Why? Because I have access to him, and I can always discuss with him. Today, it’s just 23 months into the administration; it’s still early days.”
Russian Drone Attack Wounds 47 In Ukraine’s Second City Of Kharkiv
A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, wounded 47 people, officials said, and prompted another appeal from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for more decisive support from the country’s allies. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said drones hit 12 locations across the city late Friday. Residential buildings, civilian infrastructure and vehicles were damaged in the assault, according to Kharkiv regional Gov. Oleh Syniehubov. The Kharkiv Prosecutor’s Office said Saturday that Russian forces used drones with thermobaric warheads. In a statement on Telegram, it said thermobaric weapons create a powerful blast wave and a hot cloud of smoke, causing large-scale destruction....
7 People Are Dead After A Truck And Tour Van Collided Near Yellowstone, Police Say
A pickup truck collided with a tour van carrying a number of foreign travelers on a highway leading to Yellowstone National Park, leaving seven people dead and eight others injured, Idaho State Police said. The crash happened just before 7:15 p.m. Thursday on U.S. Highway 20 near Henry’s Lake State Park in eastern Idaho, police said in a news release. The state park is roughly 16 miles (26 kilometers) west of Yellowstone National Park. Police have not said what exactly caused the wreck, but the Dodge Ram truck was traveling west while the Mercedes van was traveling east toward Yellowstone...
Early Vote Count Favors Australia’s Government Being Reelected For A Second Term
Early vote counting in Australia’s general election Saturday suggested the government was likely to be returned for a second term. The Australian Electoral Commission’s early projections gave the ruling center-left Labor Party 70 seats and the conservative opposition coalition 24 seats in the 150-seat House of Representatives, the lower chamber where parties need a majority to form governments. Unaligned minor parties and independent candidates appeared likely to win 13 seats. Senior government minister Jim Chalmers said the early results pointed to volatility and different contests across the nation. Opposition Sen. James McGrath expected the result would to too close to...
“I Am Not Decamping, My Party Is Not On Shaky Ground” – Abia State Governor Alexi Otti Speaks On PDP Members Decamping
“Everyone must not be in APC; this democracy, you must stand for something. “Can’t say I wouldn’t leave LP if my party is non-existent tomorrow? As of now, we ve fought & retrieved LP Abure is mere posturing.
Woman Dies When A Bomb She Is Carrying Explodes In The Greek City Of Thessaloniki
A woman was killed early Saturday in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki when a bomb she was carrying exploded in her hands, police said. The 38-year-old woman apparently was carrying the bomb to place it outside a nearby bank around 5 a.m., police said. Several storefronts and vehicles were damaged by the explosion. The woman was known to authorities after taking part in several past robberies, according to police, who said they are investigating her possible ties to extreme leftist groups. —AP
Hollywood Narrator David Attenborough Announces He Is ‘Nearing The End Of His Life’ In The New Ocean Documentary.
Legendary Hollywood narrator David Attenborough announced that he is ‘nearing the end of his life’ in the new ocean documentary. Sir David Attenborough has addressed ‘nearing the end of his life’ in a powerful new documentary about the world’s oceans. The 98-year-old said: ‘When I first saw the sea as a young boy, it was thought of as a vaste wilderness to be tamed and mastered for the benefit of humanity. “Now, as l approach the end of my life, we know the opposite is true.After living for nearly a hundred years on this planet, I now understand that the...
U.K. Court Sentences Uganda UN Judge To More Than Six Years In Prison Over Forced Labour Offence
A Ugandan and United Nations judge was jailed in Britain for more than six years on Friday for forcing a young woman to work without pay while the judge studied at the University of Oxford. Lydia Mugambe, a judge of Uganda’s High Court since 2013, was appointed in 2023 to be a judge for the U.N. International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, which performs functions of previous tribunals relating to war crimes committed in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. Prosecutors said Mugambe, 50, used her status in the “most egregious way” by tricking a young Ugandan woman to come to...