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 COVID-19: Beijing Closes Public Place as Mass Testing Continues COVID-19: Beijing Closes Public Place as Mass Testing Continues Authorities in the Chinese city of Beijing have closed some public spaces and stepped up checks on others, as most of the Chinese capital's 22 million residents turned up for more mass COVID-19 testing aimed at averting a Shanghai-like lockdown. Reuters report that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Saudi Arabia today, marking the culmination of a months-long effort to repair ties with Riyadh that included Ankara dropping a legal case on the killing of a journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul. India's northwestern Rajasthan state scheduled four hours of power cuts for factories, making it at least the third state to disrupt industrial activity to manage surging power demand amid an intense heatwave. Many schools in Colombo were shut and several train stations deserted as teachers and train drivers joined mass walkouts demanding President ...

 Trump Still Agonises Second Term Election Loss to Biden Trump Still Agonises Second Term Election Loss to Biden Eighteen months after Donald Trump lost the White House, loyal supporters continue to falsely assert that compromised balloting machines across America robbed him of the 2020 election. To stand up that bogus claim, some Trump die-hards are taking the law into their own hands -- by attempting, with some success, to compromise the voting systems themselves. Reuters report that Trump has appealed a $10,000-a-day fine and a judge's contempt ruling over his failure to comply with a subpoena for documents in a case about his business practices, his lawyer said. In a blow to Democrats' chances of maintaining a majority in the U.S. Congress, New York's highest court ruled the state's new congressional map was unconstitutionally designed to favor Democrats and ordered the lines redrawn. President Joe Biden said American teachers are being unfairly targeted in "th...

 Russia/Ukarime Face-Off: Russia Stepped Up Assaults on Ukraine Russia/Ukarime Face-Off: Russia Stepped Up Assaults on Ukraine Russian President Vladmir Putin has stepped up his assaults on eastern and southern Ukraine, Kyiv said, as he also threatened "lightning-fast" retaliation against any Western countries that intervene on Ukraine's behalf. More than two months into an invasion that has flattened cities but failed to capture the capital Kyiv, Russia has mounted a push to seize two eastern provinces in a battle the West views as a decisive turning point in the war. A Ukrainian soldier holed up in a steel works in Mariupol said his forces would fight for as long as needed and he urged world leaders to find a way to save civilians and the hundreds of troops trapped in Russia's "medieval" siege. British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said it would be legitimate for Ukrainian forces to target Russian logistics to cripple their supply of food, fuel and munitio...

 Italian Super Agent Raiola Announced By Italian Media .........As his Entourage Deny Death Rumour Italian Super Agent Raiola Announced By Italian Media .........As his Entourage Deny Death Rumour According to several Italian media, Mino Raiola died on Thursday at the age of 54. His entourage denies it but says it at worst. The Italian is one of the most influential agents in the world of football. The Italian press announced the death this Thursday of Mino Raiola, the agent of many football stars at the age of 54, according to information reported by journalist Tancredi Palmeri, then confirmed by Tuttosport, La Repubblica and La Gazzetta dello Sport. He had undergone emergency surgery at the beginning of the year due to a lung disease, then placed in intensive care. His condition had worsened in recent weeks. A Raiola representative, however, denied this information to the Dutch media NOS. José Fortes Rodriguez, his right-hand man, says the businessman is simply "in bad shape...

 Ace Investigative Journalist, Akogun Joins Kwara House of Assembly Race Ace Investigative Journalist, Akogun Joins Kwara House of Assembly Race A renowned investigative journalist and Publisher of Fresh Insight Newspapers, Abdulrasheed Akogun,  has declared his intention to contest for the Shaare/Òkè Ọdẹ Constituency seat in the Kwara State House of Assembly in next year's general election. Akogun, who made his declaration at his Òkè Ode Ward 1 base in the Ifelodun local government area of the state on Sunday, said he is aspiring to contest the seat under the Social Democratic Party (SDP). He disclosed that his aspiration was borne out of the quest to provide a robust policy framework in alliance with the executive arm of government to ensure that the people of Share/Oke Ode Constituency enjoy good governance and dividends of democracy. Akogun also said that his experience in the media industry and participation in political activities places him in the best position to resha...

 Katsina United's Samson Lawal Elated Over National Team Call-Up Katsina United midfielder Samson Lawal is elated after earning his Nigeria U20 call-up ahead of the Flying Eagles' campaign at the WAFU B U20 Championship taking place in Niamey, capital of the Niger Republic. Seven-time African champions, the Flying Eagles will play in Group B of the WAFU B Championship alongside Ghana and Burkina Faso, with the tournament scheduled for 7th – 20th May in Niamey.  "I feel elated because nothing is better than representing your country and I give all the glory to Almighty Allah," he mused. "I just want to do my best and show the coaching crew my ability, make the family and the whole country proud. "I believe Nigeria is one of the best footballing countries within Africa if not the best and I believe the coaches have the tactical know-how together with the quality of the players within the camp and with our determination and courage, we will be able to qualify f...

 2023 Presidential Election: Major Groups Unite in Kwara for Asiwaju Tinubu's Victory Hon. Bosun Oladele 2023 Presidential Election: Major Groups Unite in Kwara for Asiwaju Tinubu's Victory As the 2023 general elections gather momentum and draws nearer with political gladiators and actors strategizing and putting in a place structures ahead of the polls, about twenty-two political groups in Kwara State routine for Asiwaji Bola Tinubu to become Nigeria President come 2023 has been amalgamated under the name North Central Agenda for Asiwaju Tinubu, Kwara State chapter. A cross-section of party faithful and group leaders at the meeting This was disclosed by Hon. Bosun Oladele, a former Federal Law Maker that represented Irepo/Oorelope/Olorunsogo Federal Constituency of Oyo State. Hon. Oladele who is also the national secretary of SWAGA 23' stated that the main reason for the amalgamation of all the groups was to work with a common purpose towards achieving a common goal of mak...