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Why US opposed Okonjo-Iweala as consensus candidate for WTO Director-General

The United States opposed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the consensus candidate to lead the WTO. It has now been revealed that the US said it is supporting South Korean trade minister, Yoo Myung-hee, to become the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation because she is a “trade expert”. US Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer, while giving reasons for opposing Okonjo-Iweala,…

Muslims ‘have the right to kill millions of French people’, Malaysia’s former PM says after knife-wielding Islamist killed three people in a church in Nice

Malaysia’s former prime minister on Wednesday, October 29, said that Muslims have the right “to kill millions of French people”, shortly after a knife-wielding Islamist killed three people in a Church in Nice.  Mahathir Mohamad, who lost power in February this year, said freedom of expression does not include “insulting other people” as anger over satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed…

Gunmen storm Cameroon school and kill several children

Gunmen stormed a school in southwestern Cameroon, killing at least eight children and wounding a dozen more, according to the United Nations. The attackers who had guns and machetes arrived on motorbikes and in civilian clothes. They attacked the Mother Francisca International Bilingual Academy in the city of Kumba, in the country’s Southwest Region, at around midday on Saturday,…

What Nigerians are going through is 100 worst than what Americans go through with the system – Meek Mill

American superstar rapper, Meek Mill has raised an alarm on the current state of things in Nigeria amid the widespread #EndSARS protest.  Meek in a tweet he shared, revealed that he stayed up all night watching videos from Nigeria. He added that what Nigerians are going through is 100 worst than what Americans go through with the…

Kodak Black gets prison transfer after suing over alleged torture

American singer, Kodak Black has been transferred from Kentucky prison where he claimed he was being tortured to USP Thomson, a high-security prison in Illinois.  Kodak’s attorney, Bradford Cohen confirmed the development weeks after the rapper filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Prisons for alleged torture, claiming his life was a living hell at the Kentucky prison.  TMZ reported that the rapper was…

Nigeria is only African country barred from 2022 US visa lottery

Nigerians have been barred from participating in the United States’ visa lottery in 2022. This was disclosed in a document titled ‘Instructions for the 2022 diversity immigrant visa program (dv-2022)’ obtained from the US’ website on Thursday, October 15. “In Africa, natives of Nigeria are not eligible for this year’s Diversity Visa program,” the document stated. It stated that Nigeria was barred…

22-year-old footballer dies after he was assaulted by teammates over poor defending

Police in Uganda has commenced investigation into the death of a 22-year-old local football player who died after he was reportedly assaulted by his teammates.The deceased identified as Churchill Owaci was allegedly assaulted by his teammates in Lamwo District, Northern Uganda, last Saturday Oct. 11, after he made an error that led to a goal during…

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