Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a post via X on Tuesday accepted the US proposal for ceasefire but claimed Russia attack is more intense Accorin to Zelenskyy: “The Russians are now trying to make their attacks more intense. We in Ukraine fully support the American proposal for an immediate ceasefire. “We’ve already tried many different formats – ways to stop the fighting, to stop the killing. We have spoken and offered Russia silence in the skies, an end to missile and drone strikes against civilian infrastructure in general, and specifically, a halt to attacks on the energy sector. “All of...
Doyin Abiola, Wife Of MKO Abiola And The First Female Editor-In-Chief Of A Nigerian Daily (National Concord) Passes On At 82
Dr. Doyin Hamidat Abiola, the wife to the lte MKO Abiola and first female editor of National Concord has reportedly passed on, on Wednesday morning at 82. Dr. Abiola, was a journalist, editor, and former managing director of the defunct Concord Group of newspapers and wife of the late Bashorun MKO Abiola. In 1980, she emerged as the pioneer editor of National Concord, owned by the late MKO Abiola. She later became the managing director and editor-in-chief of all the Concord titles, including founding the Weekend Concord. She played a prominent role in MKO’s election, mobilising and providing direction for...
Doyin Abiola, Wife Of MKO Abiola And The First Female Editor-In-Chief Of A Nigerian Daily (National Concord) Passes On At 82
Dr. Doyin Hamidat Abiola, the wife to the lte MKO Abiola and first female editor of National Concord has reportedly passed on, on Wednesday morning at 82. Dr. Abiola, was a journalist, editor, and former managing director of the defunct Concord Group of newspapers and wife of the late Bashorun MKO Abiola. In 1980, she emerged as the pioneer editor of National Concord, owned by the late MKO Abiola. She later became the managing director and editor-in-chief of all the Concord titles, including founding the Weekend Concord. She played a prominent role in MKO’s election, mobilising and providing direction for...
US Demands $15,000 Deposit For Visa Applicants From Two African Countries
The US will require citizens from Malawi and Zambia to pay a $15,000 (£11,300) deposit for a tourist or business visa, according to the US state department. The 12-month pilot programme aims to curb visa overstays “or where screening and vetting information is considered deficient“, according to a notice published by the state department. Officials say that citizens of countries other than Malawi and Zambia may soon also need to pay a similar deposit, which will be returned at the end of their visit to the US. The US administration has taken several steps to further President Donald Trump’s agenda of...
China Reports 7,000 Cases Of Chikungunya Virus
More than 7,000 cases of a mosquito-borne virus have been reported across China’s Guangdong province since July, prompting measures similar to those taken during the Covid-19 pandemic. In Foshan city, which has been hit the hardest, chikungunya patients must stay in hospital, where their beds will protected with mosquito nets. They can only be discharged after they test negative or at the end of a week-long stay. Spread through the bite of an infected mosquito, the virus causes fever and severe joint pain, which sometimes can last for years. Although rare in China, chikungunya outbreaks are common in South and...