Category: Around The World
1959 to 2022: Going round in circles
Tribune Online 1959 to 2022: Going round in circles Presidential candidates of the leading political parties and their supporters have been inundating the nation with their plans for the people should they win the election coming up in February next year. But the more I hear them, the deeper my heart sinks. They have all promised to improve electricity, education, housing, health services, roads, […]…
Have You Seen ‘File 8’?: The Real-Life Spy Thriller Inside Patrick Leahy’s Memoir
I’d never seen America seem so frightened by the world in which we were living, or the conditions at home so ripe for political exploitation as they were in the two years after 9/11. “Some concede that Saddam is evil, power hungry, and a menace, but that until he crosses the threshold of actually possessing nuclear weapons, we should rule out any preemptive action. That…
Alaska’s Independents Have Something to Say to the Rest of the Country
WASILLA, Alaska — In a restaurant ballroom simply up the street from Sarah Palin’s residence on Lake Lucille, a room full of Republicans one latest Saturday evening hung golden balloons from a paneled ceiling, lined up at the bar and held a drawing for a “wall of guns.” The occasion was a fundraiser for an area Republican girls’s group, and one of the audio system,…
The Real Problem With America’s Gerontocracy
Chuck Grassley wants everyone to know that he might well be the fittest 89-year-old in the entire state of Iowa. Running hard to retain the seat he first won in 1980, he’s tweeted out video of his early-morning runs, done push-ups at public campaign events, and cut an ad touting his vitality. For a guy who would be 95 by the time his term ends,…
Gbenga Adeyinka returns to Lagos with Laffmatazz after 12 years
Tribune Online Gbenga Adeyinka returns to Lagos with Laffmatazz after 12 years Leading Nigerian comedian, Gbenga Adeyinka 1st, has announced plans to return to Lagos with his traveling-comedy and music show, Laffmattazz with Gbenga Adeyinka and friends. In a brief chat with Adeyinka, he said it’s notable that the show which began in Lagos had traveled the entire Southwest Nigeria and finally returned to Lagos…
Kanye West has plans to build his own small ‘universe’ called the ‘Yecosystem,’ Rolling Stone reports
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Entertainment, kanye, Kanye West, Mascotte Holdings, News, Rolling Stone, self sustained city, Ye, Yecosystem, Yeezyverse 0 Ye, formerly known as Kanye West. AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File Kanye West last month filed trademark applications under the names “Yecosystem” and “Yeezyverse.” The trademarks include protections for branded food and beverages, and stores bearing the name. Sources told Rolling Stone Ye plans to create his own “universe” called the Yecosystem. Kanye West last month filed a batch of trademark applications under the names “Yecosystem”…
Catholic Church, Rev. Southall and the Adoration Cult
Tribune Online Catholic Church, Rev. Southall and the Adoration Cult On Thursday, December 9, 2018, a group in the Catholic community, styled as Concerned Catholics, issued a lengthy rebuke of controversial priest, Ejike Camillus Anthony Ebenezer Mbaka, over his apocryphal assassination claim, which he said, “may have either been politically engineered or ecumenically endorsed.” In essence, he alleged the state and the church likely connived…
The rot in Nigeria’s education system
Tribune Online The rot in Nigeria’s education system “There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune… Or lose our ventures.” (William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Act IV, Scene III, Lines 218-224) Caveat: This is not an academic discourse spun by the canonical approaches to Literature. We are perturbed that the decay that has made […] The…
Teen, 15, who shot dead his parents and 10-year-old brother after being punished over his poor school grades is jailed
A TEENAGER who shot dead both his parents and his ten-year-old brother after he was punished for his poor grades has been jailed. The 15-year-old, named only as Santi for legal reasons, has been sentenced to six years behind bars after he shot his mum with his granddad’s hunting rifle before turning the weapon on his little sibling and father. Solarpix The teen shot his…
Russia’s destroying infrastructure in Ukraine, and the consequences are dire
Ukrainian civilians queue for humanitarian assist offered by the Red Cross as individuals attempt to survive amid the wave of Russia’s missile strikes in Sviatohiersk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on October 20, 2022. | Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency by way of Getty Images Moscow’s subsequent goal could also be a large dam in Kherson. Ukrainians in the south of the nation are bracing for the probably destruction…
GOP leaps back into contention in Arizona Senate race
Just a month after national Republicans appeared to give up on Arizona Republican Blake Masters, the Trump-backed Senate candidate has staged a comeback — and Arizona is in play. National and Arizona Democratic operatives are privately fretting that incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly is endangered, noting a shift by previously undecided voters toward the GOP, aided by a patchwork of new Republican spending to bolster Masters….
Republicans gain steam in Senate battle
Republicans are roaring back in the battle to control the 50-50 Senate. Over the past week, polls show GOP candidates closing the gap in states where Democrats have led all summer — and perhaps pulling away in races that had appeared close for months. In Pennsylvania, Mehmet Oz has inched even closer to John Fetterman. Herschel Walker is neck-and-neck with Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia,…
New York governor’s race takes sudden turn after Zeldin surge
ALBANY, N.Y. — Kathy Hochul’s reelection strategy is not working as planned. After spending the summer pounding Republican opponent Lee Zeldin as an anti-abortion, Donald Trump acolyte, Hochul is finding out what other Democrats across the nation are also learning: Crime and the economy are crowding out abortion rights and the former president’s troubles as top of mind issues for voters. The New York governor…
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Donald Trump
The Jan. 6 select committee subpoenaed former President Donald Trump on Friday, a historic — if largely symbolic — step that is unlikely to compel Trump’s testimony before the panel dissolves at the end of the year. The panel’s chair, Rep. Bennie Thompson, issued the subpoena eight days after the panel unanimously authorized the Mississippi Democrat to demand the former president’s testimony. It’s just the…
Graham asks Supreme Court to intervene in Fulton County subpoena fight
Sen. Lindsey Graham on Friday asked the Supreme Court to intervene in his fight to block a grand jury subpoena investigating his phone calls with Georgia officials in the aftermath of the 2020 election. A federal appeals court ruled against the South Carolina Republican on Thursday, rejecting his claims he was immune from questioning by the Fulton County grand jury charged with investigating efforts to…
APC has destroyed Nigeria ― Atiku
Tribune Online APC has destroyed Nigeria ― Atiku As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign trail moved to Benin City, Edo State on Saturday, its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has told supporters that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has destroyed Nigeria and every opportunity therein during its years in power. He has, therefore, counselled citizens that the party that came to […] APC…
Insecurity: Again, T.Y Danjuma calls for self-defence
Tribune Online Insecurity: Again, T.Y Danjuma calls for self-defence A former Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen. T.Y Danjuma on Saturday asked Nigerians especially citizens of Taraba State to acquire arms and defend themselves and their territories against armed bandits. Danjuma made the call while speaking at the official coronation and presentation of staff of office to the 25th Aku Uka of Wukari, the paramount […]…
Footballer drowns while rescuing victims of boat mishap in Bayelsa
Tribune Online Footballer drowns while rescuing victims of boat mishap in Bayelsa One of the three top scorers of Prosperity Cup, a grassroot football tournament being organized by the Government of Bayelsa State, Ernest Peremobowei, has reportedly died while trying to rescue victims of a boat mishap in Bebelebiri Community of Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. Tribune Online learnt that Peremobowei, one of the…
2023: Jandor assures Badagry residents of good governance
Tribune Online 2023: Jandor assures Badagry residents of good governance Governorship Candidate of the Lagos State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), on Saturday, took his campaign to traditional rulers in Badagry Division of the state, seeking blessings from royal fathers, even as he assured them and residents of the area that he would bring government nearer and provide them basic…
Why brands don’t joke with my style — Influencer, SheddyofLagos
Tribune Online Why brands don’t joke with my style — Influencer, SheddyofLagos One of Nigeria’s most talked about brand influencer and stylist has continued to draw positive attention to himself through his fashion sense. From sealing mouth-watering deals to representing top brands within and outside the country the celebrity stylist has wormed his way into the hearts of many people with his style. Speaking about…
What broke Britain?
Protester Steve Bray stands in Parliament Square in Westminster on September 5 in London. | Richard Baker/In Pictures via Getty Images The UK has seemed to be in constant crisis for a few years now. There’s one big reason why. Years of political turmoil reached a new low in Great Britain this week with the resignation of Prime Minister Liz Truss after the shortest tenure…
How does the UK come back from disaster?
The entrance web page of the London-based Evening Standard newspaper broadcasts the resignation of Prime Minister Liz Truss in Westminster on October 20 in London. | Leon Neal/Getty Images What’s subsequent for the Conservative Party management contest, and the nation, defined. After three prime ministers in as a few years, the place does the UK Conservative Party go subsequent? The instant query of who will…
The secret history of America’s tactical nukes
Preparing a Lance Missile for firing from a self-propelled launcher, White Sands Missile Range, July 1, 1964. | Bettmann/Contributor Would Russia launch a small nuke? Look to the US’s personal troubled nuclear history. Russia has about 2,000 small nuclear weapons, generally known as tactical nukes. But most of the world in all probability hadn’t been fascinated with them till Vladimir Putin reached new desperate lows…
Why Liz Truss was UK prime minister for only six weeks
The brief tenure of UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, seen right here at a press convention on October 14, has been dominated by financial and political instability. | Daniel Leal-WPA/Getty Images Truss deserted her signature tax proposal, however it wasn’t sufficient to assist her keep in energy. The United Kingdom, to not point out the Conservative Party at present operating it, is having a bumpy…
Guards march former China president Hu Jintao from Communist Party closing ceremony
GUARDS marched former China president Hu Jintao out of the closing ceremony of the Communist Party congress yesterday. Hu, 79, was sat on stage next to successor Xi Jinping before two stewards led him out of the hall in Beijing. Reuters Guards marched former China president Hu Jintao out of the closing ceremony of the Communist Party congress yesterday[/caption] EPA Hu was sat on stage…
Rayhan Asat and the Uyghurs’ valiant fight against Chinese oppression
Rebecca Clarke for Vox Her brother was taken captive by China. She’s now become a leading figure in the campaign against China’s genocide in Xinjiang. Rayhan Asat was full of excitement and energy, on the cusp of graduating from Harvard Law School, when her brother Ekpar suddenly vanished. This was 2016, and he was in Xinjiang, a territory in northwestern China, where the brother and…
Bodies of adult and child found in sea in search for missing gym millionaire Rainer Schaller after private plane crash
THE bodies of an adult and a child have been found at sea in a search for missing millionaire Rainer Schaller and his family after their private plane crashed off the coast of Costa Rica. Officials made the tragic find during a search for the McFit founder, 53, his girlfriend, Christiane Schikorsky, and their kids Aaron and Finja after their jet vanished on its way…
Russian troops order thousands of civilians to flee Kherson as Ukraine prepares offensive to retake key city
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Breaking News, News, The Sun Newspaper, Ukraine war, World News 0 RUSSIAN troops have ordered thousands of civilians to flee as Ukraine prepares a new offensive to retake a key city. Up to 60,000 are set to quit Kherson in days as Vladimir Putin’s generals said the situation was “tense” and “difficult”. AFP Russian troops have ordered thousands of civilians to flee as Ukraine prepares a new offensive to retake a key city[/caption] Kremlin-appointed puppets in…
Chilling moment woman dressed as nurse strolls into hospital & kidnaps baby after telling mum she’s taking it for tests
THIS is the chilling moment a woman posing as a nurse entered a hospital and snatched a baby after telling a mum she was taking it for tests. Shocking footage shows the woman, dressed in nurse’s scrubs, strolling through the staff entrance of a Spanish hospital before kidnaping a newborn baby. Newsflash The woman is accused of kidnapping a newborn[/caption] Newsflash CCTV footage shows the…
Jeffrey Dahmer tortured and killed my dad – now the deranged murderer stalks me in my sleep after I watched...
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Breaking News, Crime, Murderers and serial killers, Netflix, News, World News 0 THE daughter of one of Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims has shared how she has been having nightmares about the serial killer after watching the new Netflix series. Tatiana Banks, 31, was born six months after her dad, Errol Lindsey, 19, was tortured and murdered at the hands of “The Milwaukee Cannibal”. Facebook Tatiana said she has had nightmares since she watched an episode of the Netflix…