At least 53 migrants die in Mexico truck accident

At least 53 mostly Central American migrants died when the truck transporting them turned over in southern Mexico on Thursday, in one of the worst accidents to befall people risking their lives to reach the United States border.
#mexico #centralamericanmigrants

Marcelo Set To Depart Real Madrid After 15 Years

Real Madrid captain Vieira Marcelo, is set to depart the club after spending 15 years at the Spanish capital, Newspremises has learnt.
#marcelo #realmadrid

Insecurity: Bandits Have Turned North To Killing Field - Sultan Of Sokoto

Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, yesterday, raised the alarm that the north is turning to killing field by bandits and other terrorists operating in the region. The Sultan, who noted that bandits were holding the region, especially North West, spellbound, expressed concerned that most of the killings were not being reported or underreported.
#sokoto #sultanofsokoto #muhammadusaadabubakar

Twitter Ban: Court Dismisses Suit Against FG, Fines SERAP N100,000

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed a suit filed against the Federal Government for directing television and radio stations to delete their Twitter accounts.
#twitter #nigeria

20 Bangladesh students sentenced to death for brutal murder

Bangladesh sentenced 20 university students to death on Wednesday for the brutal 2019 murder of a young man who criticised the government on social media.
#bangladesh #murder

UK joins US and Australia's diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

Britain on Wednesday joined Australia and the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics in February, prompted by what the Western allies argue are widespread rights abuses by China.
#uk #beijing #china #borisjohnson #olympics

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