Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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ROYAL OAK, Mich./ATLANTA, Ga., Nov 8 (Reuters)-Americans in closely contested elections on Tuesday decided whether Republicans would take control of Congress, which would give them the authority to obstruct much of President Joe Biden’s agenda over the next two years. Despite Democratic warnings about the erosion of abortion rights and the eroding of democratic norms,…
According to a news report published on The Guardian’s website yesterday, RAF mission detected Boko Haram kidnappers but action was refused by the then government of Goodluck Jonathan to rescue the Chibok girls. The report said British armed forces offered to attempt to rescue nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist militant group Boko…
Barrow, Gambia’s president-elect said Saturday that the outgoing leader who now rejects his defeat at polls has no constitutional authority to call for another election, and he asked President Yahya Jammeh to help with a smooth transition in the interest of the tiny West African country. Yahya Jammeh’s surprise turnaround late Friday was certain to…
In a report by USA Today on their USA Today website as many as 10 people were killed and 20 injured when a shooter opened fire at Umpqua Community College Thursday in southern Oregon, according to Oregon State Police. The shooter was downed, according to authorities, but his condition was not immediately clear. Police told KGW-TV…
Wife of the richest man in the world, Melinda Gates, was pictured on Saturday carrying on her head a bucket of water fetched from a village in Malawi. Net worth of the United States’ billionaire Bill Gates, according to Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s billionaires, stands at $76 billion. The billionaire’s spouse, who…
Reports monitor online indicate that FIFA President, Mr.Sepp Blatter has resigned is position as FIFA president. According to Reuters, Sepp Blatter rocked the world of soccer on Tuesday by unexpectedly saying he would step down as FIFA president in the wake of a corruption investigation that reportedly may include the embattled chief himself. Citing sources…
