Leaked video shows Downing Street staff joking about hosting a Christmas party amid UK's 2020 lockdown

In a leaked video, Downing Street staff were heard joking about hosting a Christmas party last December amid the UK's strict Covid-19 social distancing restrictions, broadcaster ITV reported.
#uk #downingstreet #christmasparty #lockdown

Biden warns Putin of unprecedented sanctions if Ukraine attacked

President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he's warned president Vladimir Putin that Moscow will face economic sanctions "like none he's ever seen" should Russian troops massed on the Ukrainian border launch an attack. The dramatic warning came a day after Biden and Putin talked for two hours by video link, and the US leader said his Russian counterpart got "the message."
#biden #putin #ukraine

Number of jailed journalists reached global high in 2021, at least 24 killed for their coverage – CPJ report

The number of journalists worldwide who are behind bars reached a global high in 2021, according to a new report from the nonprofit Committee to Protect Journalists, which says that 293 reporters were imprisoned as of December 1 this year.
#jailedjournalists

Muazu Magaji To Ganduje: "Islamic Education, Not Harvard, Is The Best"

You Need Islamic, Not Harvard Education, To Lead Us Right, Ex-Commissioner Tells Ganduje.
Engr Muazu Magaji, a former Commissioner of Works and Infrastructure in Kano, has advised Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to seek Islamic education as against visiting Harvard University for additional knowledge.
#islamiceducation #ganduje #harvard

Brazil legend Pele is in hospital for treatment for a colon tumour.

The three-time World Cup winner had surgery to remove a colon tumour in September, with the hospital saying at the time that he would also need to have chemotherapy.Sao Paulo's Hospital Albert Einstein said the 81-year-old was in a stable condition and would be discharged in the next few days.
#pele

Leo Messi Overtakes Pelé For Most Career Goals Scored With 758

Leo Messi Overtakes Pelé for most career goals scored with 758
#messi #pele

Senate Condemns UK Travel Ban On Nigerians Over Omicron

The Nigerian Senate has condemned the travel ban imposed on Nigerian travelers by the United Kingdom over the detection of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the country. During plenary on Tuesday, the Senate called for the urgent reversal of the UK’s decision to add Nigeria to its COVID-19 red list.
#senate #nigeria #uk #covid19

Helicopter Carrying India's Chief Of Defence Staff, Gen Bipin Rawat Crashes

An IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter, with CDS Gen Bipin Rawat on board, met with an accident today near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu.
An Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.
#india #bipinrawat #tamilnadu

One Million COVID Vaccines Wasted In Nigeria In November

Up to one million COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have expired in Nigeria last month without being used, two sources told Reuters, one of the biggest single losses of doses that shows the difficulty African nations have getting shots in arms.
#covidvaccines #nigeria #africa

UK Parliament Debate Petition For Sanction Against Human Rights Abuse In Nigeria

The United Kingdom Parliament will, on Wednesday, debate a petition submitted to it which called for sanctions against the Nigerian Government and its officials over cases of human rights abuse during the #endsars movement. Members of the Parliament will hold a debate on Magintsky sanctions and human rights abuses today (Wednesday) at the Westminster Hall.
#nigeria #uk #humanrightabuse