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ADEFEMOLA AKINTADE

January 7, 2023

U.S.: Kevin McCarthy wins House Speaker after 15 voting rounds

Mr McCarthy said his victory — that took 4 days and 15 voting rounds — was a demonstration of his resilience as he would never give up in his quest.

Kevin McCarthy
January 6, 2023

1.5 million persons in UK identify as LGBTQ, census finds

Out of the about 59.6 million persons aged 16 and above in England and Wales, 89.4 per cent said they were straight while 3.2 per cent identify as LGBTQ.

LGBTQ flag
January 6, 2023

Man kills wife, five children, mother-in-law because spouse filed for divorce

Findings by the police revealed he committed the murders and then suicide days after his spouse filed for divorce.

Michael Haight
January 6, 2023

739 criminals escaped, mistakenly released from UK prisons: Report

In one case, a sex offender rereleased by mistake, raped a minor and sexually assaulted another woman after he got out of prison.

UK PRISONERS USED TO ILLUSTRATE THE STORY
January 5, 2023

Ukraine War: Putin orders ceasefire for Russian Orthodox Christmas

The ceasefire, expected to last for 36 hours – from midday on Friday to Saturday midnight –
has been described as “hypocrisy” by a high-ranking Ukrainian official.

Vladimir Putin
January 4, 2023

Roe v Wade: U.S. moves to make abortion pills available in retail pharmacies

Anti-abortion campaigner, Marjorie Dannenfelser, accused the Joe Biden administration of valuing abortion profits over the lives of women.

Abortion pill
January 4, 2023

Meta fined €390 million for illegally forcing ads on Facebook, Instagram users

Meta was accused of breaching the data privacy of its users, coercing them to accept its terms of use which requires accessing their online activity.

Meta, Instagram, and Facebook
January 4, 2023

90-year-old journalist travels 1,200km weekly to deliver newspapers to community

A 90-year-old journalist, Frans Hugo, travels 1,200km weekly to deliver newspapers to residents of Prieska, a small town in South Africa.

90-year-old journalist Frans Hugo and The Messenger
January 3, 2023

AAC expels four governorship candidates over alleged misconduct

The sacked candidates have been asked to stop transacting businesses on behalf of the party or parading themselves as its representatives.

African Action Congress AAC
January 3, 2023

Atiku lied about his background, source of wealth: Tinubu

Mr Tinubu of the APC and Mr Abubakar of the PDP both facing heavy criticism over the source of their questionable stupendous wealth.

Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar