Stars Stage Furious Rally To Beat Predators
Alexander Radulov scored the eventual winner as the Dallas Stars scored four unanswered goals to come from behind and beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 in an outdoor NHL game in Dallas on Wednesday. Sweden’s Mattias Janmark finished with a goal and an assist and Blake Comeau and Andrej Sekera also scored for the hosts in […]
The Supercells That Cured An Infant’s Grave Genetic Illness
When a person’s immune system is impaired by a genetic disease, a bone-marrow transplant can be a powerful therapeutic tool, but with a major downside: during the first few months the recipient’s defenses against viruses are severely weakened. The slightest infection can lead to a hospital trip. A still-experimental type of treatment known as T-cell […]
Saudi Uses Sports ‘Soft Power’ As Lever Of Influence
Saudi Arabia’s hosting of the Dakar Rally this month is just the latest international sporting event to take place in the kingdom as part of a multi-billion-dollar push to boost its battered global image. In recent months the ultra-conservative kingdom — under fire over human rights abuses — has accelerated investment in sports, mirroring a […]
Sebastian Kurz: Austria’s Right-Wing ‘Wunderkind’
After becoming the world’s youngest elected leader in 2017 at age 31, Austria’s Sebastian Kurz has pulled off yet another surprise. After working with the far-right party in a coalition government, which was brought down in a corruption scandal, the “Wunderkind”, as he is known by some of his fans, has now formed an alliance […]
A Look At Global Investment Juggernaut BlackRock
BlackRock, sometimes called the most powerful company you have never heard of, has grown exponentially since its founding in 1988, especially since the 2008 financial crisis. The company has been seen as a shadowy potential beneficiary of the French government’s controversial pension system changes by critics of French President Emmanuel Macron. – What BlackRock is […]
Oil Rises After Killing Of Top Iranian General Fuels War
World oil prices jumped on Friday after the US killed a top Iranian general, fanning fresh fears of conflict in the crude-rich Middle East, with Tehran warning of “severe” retaliation. The head of Iran’s Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani, was killed in an attack on Baghdad’s international airport early Friday. Later, US President Donald Trump tweeted […]
US To Send More Troops To Mideast As Iran Vows To Avenge
The United States plans to deploy at least 3,000 additional troops to the Middle East after Iran pledged to avenge the killing on Friday of one of its top military commanders in Baghdad. Qasem Soleimani — the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps’ foreign operations arm — was targeted in what a US official said […]
Zamfara State Earmarks ₦7 Billion For New Government House
The Zamfara government has earmarked ₦7 billion in the 2020 budget for the construction of a new Government House, according to the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Bala Bello. Bello disclosed this in Gusau on Thursday after defending the 2020 budget proposals of his office at the House of Assembly. Bello said that the […]
Iran Takes Action As US Issues Directive To Americans
The US embassy in Baghdad has urged American citizens in Iraq on Friday to “depart immediately” following the airstrike that killed Qassem Soleimani. The strike ordered by President Donald Trump took out the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, as well as Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a commander in the Mobilization Force militia. “US citizens should […]
APC Vows To Win Three States In South East In 2023 Election
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday said it would work to win in at least three of five Southeast states in the 2023 general elections. The party’s Southeast zonal caucus met at the Uburu country home of Science and Technology Minister, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, who was adopted as APC’s Southeast leader. Read Also: El-Rufai […]
Nigerians Going To US Reduce Sharply
Data from the US travel and tourism office shows a 21 per cent drop in the number of Nigerians travelling to the country, the largest global drop-off in visitors to the US. As of 2019 October, 34,000 fewer Nigerians travelled to the US compared to the previous year. After a sustained period of growth between […]
Police Confirm Massive Killings In Tawari Community Of Kogi
The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command, CP Ede Ayuba Ekpeji has condemned the unfortunate attacks on the people of Tawari Community in the early hours of Friday. NAN earlier reported that, 23 persons were feared dead as suspected militia, believed to be herdsmen invaded the community in Kogi Local Government Area, of Kogi State. But […]