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India Awaits Election Results After Deluge Of Disinformation

India’s six-week election was staggering in its size and logistical complexity, but also in the “unprecedented” scale of online disinformation. The biggest democratic exercise in...

International News2 years ago

Jihadist Bloodshed Fills Burkina Displacement Camps

Feebly shaded by trees in the blistering heat, desperate civilians throng a displacement camp in tents and ramshackle shelters after fleeing jihadist violence in northeastern Burkina...

International News2 years ago

Claudia Sheinbaum Makes History As Mexico’s FirClaudia Sheinbaum was elected Mexico’s first woman president by a landslide Sunday, making history in a country plagued by rampant criminal and gender-based violence. Crowds of flag-waving supporters sang and danced to mariachi music in Mexico City’s main square celebrating the ruling party candidate’s victory. “I want to thank millions of Mexican women and men who decided to vote for us on this historic day,” Sheinbaum said in a victory speech to the cheering crowd. “I won’t fail you,” the 61-year-old former Mexico City mayor vowed. ADVERTISEMENT She thanked her main opposition rival Xochitl Galvez, who conceded defeat. Sheinbaum, a scientist by training, won around 58-60 percent of votes, according to preliminary official results from the National Electoral Institute. That was more than 30 percentage points ahead of Galvez, and some 50 percentage points ahead of the only man running, long-shot centrist Jorge Alvarez Maynez. Voters had flocked to polling stations across the Latin American nation, despite sporadic violence in areas terrorized by ultra-violent drug cartels.st Woman President

Claudia Sheinbaum was elected Mexico’s first woman president by a landslide Sunday, making history in a country plagued by rampant criminal and gender-based violence. ...

News2 years ago

NLC Nationwide Strike: Lagos Courts Under Lock And Key

The nationwide industrial action embarked upon by the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress over conflicts on a new minimum wage for workers in the...

News2 years ago

STRIKE: Businesses, Airports, Hospitals, Power Supply Affected As Labour Begins Nationwide Strike

Workers have downed tools across the nation as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) begin their industrial action over the hike in...

News2 years ago

NCC Boss Minister Tijani Get a Accolades From South- West Youths

The South-West Progressive Youths (SWPY) has commended the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, and the EVC/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Aminu Maida...

Business2 years ago

FG Suspends $300 Helicopter Landing Levy After Protests

The Federal Government has announced a temporary suspension of the controversial $300 helicopter landing fee levied on helicopter operators. It would be recalled that...

News2 years ago

Erisco Foods: Court Grants Chioma Okoli ₦5M Bail Amid Erisco Food Saga

Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has granted Mrs Chioma Okoli ₦5 million bail with two sureties in like sum over allegations bordering...

News2 years ago

ELECTRICITY: As Power Sector Debt Rises Amidst Low Electricity Supply NERC Begs FG To Intervene

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said it has communicated the need for the Federal Government to intervene over the longstanding trend of non-payment and debts...

News2 years ago

TRAFFICKING: Police Nab 10 Suspected Human Traffickers , Rescue Several Children in Sokoto

The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested ten suspected members of a human trafficking and child abduction syndicate and rescued 21 abducted children. One of...