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Russian and Belarusian flags have been banned from the Australian Open tennis tournament after a courtside incident. Spectators were initially permitted to bring the flags into Melbourne Park on the condition they did not cause disruption. But the organizers reversed that decision after fans displayed a Russian flag during a match between Ukraine's Kateryna Baindl and Russian Kamilla Rakhimova.
Russian actor, Artur Smolyaninov is now classified faces criminal investigation after speaking against his home country's invasion of Ukraine. The actor was the star of one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s favorite films. He played the part of the last soldier standing during a battle in Afghanistan, which Soviet forces occupied for a decade.
Nigeria’s inflation rate eased to 21.34% in December 2022 from 21.47% in November 2022. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the headline inflation rate eased to 21.34% compared to November 2022 headline inflation rate which was 21.47%. It noted that on a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation rate was 5.72% points higher compared to the rate recorded in December 2021, which was 15.63%. On a month-on-month basis, the percentage […]
China's population has fallen for the first time in 60 years, with the national birth rate hitting a record low - 6.77 births per 1,000 people. According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, the birth rate in 2022 was also down from 7.52 in 2021. The country’s birth rate has been declining for years, prompting a slew of policies to slow the trend. But seven years after scrapping the one-child […]
Edo State Government has stepped up campaign to curb the spread of Lassa fever in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Obehi Akoria, noted that the campaign was aimed at forestalling further spread of the virus to other parts of the state. Akoria stated that Edo North and Edo Central Senatorial Districts account for over 95 per cent of the 40 confirmed cases in the state. The commissioner called […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has de-listed Peoples Democratic Party, candidates in Ebonyi state from the governorship and National Assembly elections. According to a list, signed by Secretary of Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, the names of the governorship and deputy governorship candidates of the party, Ifeanyi Ọdịi and Igwe Nwagu were conspicuously missing in the updated list. The commission explained that the updated list was pursuant to various court orders […]
Bournemouth has agreed a deal for Lorient winger Dango Ouattara. Ouattara has scored six goals and provided six assists in 18 Ligue 1 appearances this season. New Bournemouth owner, Bill Foley, is attempting to buy a stake in Lorient, which has been an advantage in reaching agreement for the winger.
The military in Somalia has captured a strategic coastal town that al-Shabab jihadists had held for more than a decade. Prime Minister, Hamza Barre described the taking of Haradhere, as a historic victory, noting that the enemy of the nation had been destroyed. Other officials said the Islamist militant group fled without putting up a fight. In recent months it has lost swathes of territory during a sustained offensive by […]
The Department of State Security Services, DSS, has debunked reports that its operatives invaded the office of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. A statement issued by its spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, described the report as fake and misleading. There have been reports that the operatives of the secret police invaded the CBN on Monday with the intention to arrest the governor of the apex bank.
