Renault To Cut 15,000 Jobs In ‘Vital’ Cost-Cutting Plan
Renault said Friday it will cut nearly 15,000 jobs, including 4,600 at its core French operations, as it tries to regain its footing in the wake of plummeting car sales and the shift to electric vehicles. “In a context of uncertainty and complexity, this project is vital to guarantee a solid and sustainable performance,” interim […]
Pompeo: Trump Is Going To Act On Chinese Students
The United States will take action to prevent alleged espionage by Chinese students, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday, ahead of an expected announcement by President Donald Trump. Trump earlier said that he will hold a press conference Friday about China amid soaring tensions between the two powers, including over the status of Hong […]
Indonesia Rolls Out Public Shaming For Virus Violators
Indonesian officials are forcing social distancing violators to recite Koran verses, stay in “haunted” houses and submit to public shaming on social media as the country battles to contain surging coronavirus infections. The Southeast Asian archipelago began deploying around 340,000 troops across two dozen cities to oversee enforcement of measures aimed at halting transmission of […]
China Slams ‘Senseless’ US Move At UN Over Hong Kong
China accused the US of taking the UN hostage on Friday over a controversial security law for Hong Kong and warned Western nations to stay out of its internal affairs. The US, Britain, Canada and Australia led criticism of the planned law, which would punish secession, subversion of state power, terrorism and acts that endanger […]
CNN Crew, Black Reporter Arrested In Minneapolis, Live On Air
A CNN crew, including African-American reporter Omar Jimenez, was arrested by police Friday morning while giving a live television report in Minneapolis, where the crew was covering ongoing protests over the death of #GeorgeFloyd. The crew was handcuffed and detained as Jimenez gave a live report on a Minneapolis street shortly after 5 a.m. CT […]
Andimi Was Beheaded, Another Leader Kidnapped – CAN
Four months after the murder of the Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Lawan Andimi, in Adamawa, the body has confirmed the abduction of its Chairman in Nasarawa, Joseph Masin. He was abducted on Wednesday night by gunmen who stormed his residence in Bukan-Sidi, Lafia metropolis. They are demanding N20 million ransom to free Masin. In a […]
Monkeys Attack Medical Official, Steal Coronavirus Samples
A troop of monkeys in India attacked a medical official and snatched away blood samples of patients who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, authorities said on Friday. The attack occurred this week when a laboratory technician was walking in the campus of a state-run medical college in Meerut, 460 km (285 miles) north […]
Buhari Has Led Nigeria Backwards By 60 Years – HURIWA
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, on Friday insisted that “President Muhammadu Buhari has led Nigeria backward by 60 years.” HURIWA maintained that the past five years of Buhari’s administration has been an embodiment of “inaction and systemic inefficiency.” It lamented that the state of human rights violations in the past five years […]
Technical Hitch Disrupts Buhari’s Speech At UN Event
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), abruptly lost connection on Thursday while addressing a United Nations event. The virtual meeting tagged “ High-Level Event on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID -19 and Beyond”, was at the instance of the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres. Read Also: Buhari Joins World Leaders In […]
PDP Is Dead And Buried In Imo State – Lawmakers
The members representing Aboh-mbaise, Eddy Obinna and Ahiazu-mbaise, Samuel Otuibe state constituencies in Imo State House of Assembly has said that they have succeeded in burying their former party, the Peoples Democratic Party in the three LGAs that make up Mbaise nation. Read Also: Imo: PDP Blasts APC – Hunger Chased Our Members To APC […]
El-Rufai: Buhari Loves Rotimi Amaechi Like His Son
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has revealed why President Muhammadu Buhari loves and trusts Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation like his son. El-Rufai said Buhari loves Amaechi despite opposition due to his great personality and selflessness to the service of Nigeria. He disclosed that Buhari’s love for Amaechi was the reason he was picked […]
Nigeria Yet To Receive Trump’s Ventilators – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government said it was yet to receive the ventilators promised by the U.S President, Donald Trump. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed assured Nigerians that once the government receives the promised equipment, it will be made public. He said this Thursday while responding to a question on the issue during […]