Moscow Extends School Holidays To Limit Spread Of Coronavirus
Moscow authorities say they will extend the winter school holidays by one week until January 17 to limit the spread of the coronavirus and avoid...
Kosovo Is Losing Its Biggest Supporter In Congress. But It May Be Too Early For Serbia To Celebrate.
Kosovo will lose its biggest supporter in the U.S. Congress when Representative Eliot Engel leaves Capitol Hill in January after more than three decades in...
Cee-C speaks on relationship with Rochas Okorocha’s son
Big Brother Naija, BBNaija 2018 reality star, Cee-C has reacted to rumours that she is in a relationship with the son of a former Governor...
Bishop Kukah’s critics are hypocrites, agents against genuine issues – Federal lawmaker
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency of Kogi State, Teejay Yusuf, has declared that the ongoing criticisms and verbal attacks...
EPL clubs consider two-week break amid rise in COVID-19 cases
Premier League clubs are considering a two-week break after a rise in COVID-19 cases, the UK Telegraph reports. The chairmen of some top-flight sides have...
Hairstylist killed in broad daylight shooting
A 42-year-old hairstylist, Adams Amakel Eguvwese has been shot dead in broad daylight as he sat outside his shop in Sapele, Delta State. The victim...
Registration: NIMC gives new instructions to NIN applicants
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has issued new instructions for applicants to obtain their National Identification Number (NIN). The spokesman for the Commission, Kayode...
‘I will hunt anyone that falsely accuses my sons of rape’ – Actress Omoni Oboli
Popular Nollywood Actress, Omoni Oboli has reacted to the spate of false rape accusations on social media lately. Recently, a lady had accused a man...
Nigeria can overcome her woes in 2021 – Obasanjo
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said Nigeria can only overcome her woes in 2021 if the leaders insist that the narrative must change. He...
Redeemed Church cancels crossover service nationwide
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has cancelled New Year crossover service in its churches nationwide. This is coming after the Christian leadership in...
Jonathan Pollard: Former Jewish spy lands in Israel 35 years after arrest
Jonathan Pollard made aliyah early Tuesday morning, landing in Israel 35 years after he was arrested for passing classified information to an ally. He and...
Israel opposes any and all versions of Iran Deal, says PMO – exclusive
The US under President Donald Trump left the Iran deal in 2018, in favor of a “maximum pressure” sanctions regime against the ayatollahs’ regime. Netanyahu...
Violence in Arab society passes breaking point
Arab leaders claim the police have long turned a blind eye to the crime-riddled cities, towns and neighborhoods where gangs rule and where illegal weapons...
Israel to be soon hit by a destructive and deadly earthquake, study shows
"It could be in ten years or in several decades, but it could also be next week, and we need to constantly be prepared for...
‘Love wins,’ Harry and Meghan say in 2020 reflections on first podcast
"From us, I'll say no matter what life throws at you guys, trust us when we say, love wins," Meghan said. "Love always wins," Harry...
US congressman-elect Letlow, aged 41, dies of COVID-19
Letlow, 41, announced on Dec. 18 that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Congressman-elect Luke Letlow (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons) US Representative-elect Luke...
Nigeria records 749 new COVID-19 cases
Nigeria registered 749 new COVID-cases on Tuesday, almost twice the 397 announced on Monday. Three deaths were also announced, two in Abuja and one in...
Buruji Kashamu, Abba Kyari… 11 shocking deaths of 2020
Prior to the beginning of 2020, expectations were high on what the year would offer. The Vision 2020 agenda set by various countries, including Nigeria,...
Gaza’s drill – preparation for war or a PR stunt?
It is a rare sight; the different factions deciding in an “act of unity” to join hands in the operation. Members of Palestinian militant groups...
Trump photoshops Nobel Prize in video despite never winning one
The image is photoshopped alongside of Trump at the signing of the Abraham Accords on September 15. (FROM LEFT) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President...
UNICEF ignores PA recruitment of kids to violence
PMW gave evidence, but group looked only at Hamas, PIJ A Palestinian boy wearing a Hamas headband attends a protest against Israel's plan to annex...
‘Twice as Tall’, ‘A Better Time’, ‘Celia’… Five albums that made headlines in 2020
It’s been a long and dramatic year for people all around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic which resulted in months of lockdown, the #EndSARS protests...
Britain approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency supply
AstraZeneca and other developers have said they are studying the impact of the new variant but expect that their shots will be effective against it....
49-year-old struck with anaphylactic shock after receiving COVID vaccine
The man told the medical staff present he has had allergic reactions to penicillin, but doesn’t have any other illness. Doses of vaccinations against the...
Defying Trump, McConnell delays vote on $2,000 checks and opposes defense veto
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday put off a vote on President Donald Trump’s call to boost COVID-19 relief checks and urged the...
U.S. State Department approves potential sale of 3,000 smart bombs to Saudi Arabia
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of 3,000 precision guided munitions to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in a deal valued at...
Wall St dips from record levels, additional stimulus uncertain
U.S. stocks edged lower on Tuesday in choppy trading after hitting record highs, as investors worried about the path of economic reopening and whether the...
Google’s ‘Cloud Print service’ about to be killed
Support for the service ends on New Year's Eve In brief: Another service is joining the Google graveyard, for better or worse. As the latest in...
Someone crammed a full-length movie onto a 1.44MB floppy disk
A decidedly low-tech solution In the world of multimedia, bigger is almost always better. More data, higher resolutions, larger screens… these all contribute to an enhanced...
U.S. will not file charges against Cleveland police over Tamir Rice shooting
The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it had closed its investigation of the 2014 shooting by Cleveland police of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old Black...
Wealthy hospitals rake in U.S. disaster aid for COVID-19 costs
After collecting billions of dollars in U.S. coronavirus aid, many of the nation’s wealthiest nonprofit hospitals are now tapping into disaster relief funds that critics...
Russia opens new criminal case against Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny
Russian state investigators said on Tuesday they had opened a new criminal case against Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, accusing him of fraudulently spending public donations...
U.S. detects first case of COVID-19 variant as Biden offers gloomy vaccine outlook
The first known U.S. case of a highly infectious coronavirus variant was detected in Colorado on Tuesday, and President-elect Joe Biden said that it could...
Here’s an Apple’s Watch prototype akin to an iPod than a smartwatch
The casing was part of a secretive protocol Apple called the 'Ultra security program' An Apple leaker has posted some pictures and video online of what...
With no beta or release date, Star Citizen’s Squadron 42 looks further away than ever
It will be "done when it's done" Facepalm: A lot has happened during Star Citizen’s seemingly never-ending development period: Russia annexed Crimea, a global pandemic began,...
Intel 10nm Alder Lake-S CPU engineering sample spotted in Geekbench database
Production could be less than a year away In brief: Geekbench 5 scores for Intel's upcoming Alder Lake-S CPU have turned up online. The benchmarks are...
Nintendo and Starlight start rolling out Switch Stations to US hospitals
With over 25 pre-installed games Why it matters: 2020 has, without a shadow of a doubt, been awful, so we can all appreciate some good news....
SEC lawsuit against Ripple causes Coinbase to halt trading of XRP
Customers' wallets won't be impacted by the change Digital currency exchange Coinbase has announced plans to suspend trading of XRP on its platform following the Securities...
iPhone topped ten most activated devices in the US this Christmas
Apple expects to sell even more phones in 2021 In context: If you were gifted a smartphone this Christmas, chances are high that it was one...
Amazon delivered billions of items during record-breaking holiday season
Amazon has reason to celebrate In brief: Amazon’s share value is trending upwards after announcing another record-breaking holiday season in which the e-commerce giant delivered billions...
Xiaomi announces the Mi 11, its latest flagship smartphone with powerful internals, 120 Hz display, and more
Coming in January 2021 It turns out that Samsung won't be the first company to announce a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888-powered smartphone, despite leaks that all but...
Managed isolation and quarantine health and safety committees took months to roll out
Health and safety committees for thousands of workers in managed isolation hotels have finally been set up, eight months after the sites began operating. Photo:...
Cheap locks, cause of rampant bike theft – Bike Auckland
The chairperson of Bike Auckland says bike theft is rampant in the region and people need to secure them with quality locks. Thieves are using...
Global health in 2020: less walking but people lost more weight and slept longer
Did 2020 turn you into a hunk, a chunk, or a drunk? Looking back at 2020, one would imagine that spending most of the year trapped...
Waikeria prison riot: ‘Significant’ damage after fires lit, prisoners on roof
Prisoners at Waikeria Prison in Waikato continue to riot, with 16 still non-compliant. Waikeria prison Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook The Corrections Department said last...
New Year’s Eve Services: CAN orders churches to obey govt directives
Amid disagreement between the governments and churches over New Year crossover services, the Christian leadership in Nigeria has directed worship centres to respect authorities’ directives....
LG’s 4K/8K QNED TVs with Mini LED tech arrive next year
With 2,500 dimming zones and 30,000 LEDs, are these the best alternative to OLED? Television buyers will soon have another acronym to contend with when LG...
WHO warns COVID-19 vaccination not guarantee of virus eradication, cautions of another pandemic
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has said COVID-19 vaccination is no guarantee that the virus would be eradicated. WHO’s Head of Emergencies Programme, Mike Ryan,...
Sarkin Hausawa of Lagos, Alhaji Muhammadu Sani Kabir is dead; Gov Sanwo-Olu reacts
The Sarkin Hausawa of Lagos State, HRH Alhaji Muhammadu Sani Kabir, is dead. Alhaji Kabir died at the age of 57. Reacting, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu,...
Ahipara fire: About 100 households evacuated as crews continue to tackle blaze
A bush fire in the Far North township of Ahipara quickly took off yesterday, a resident says, and resulted in 100 households being evacuated last...