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US House Votes For Ban Of Tik-Tok

The United State, US, House of Representatives voted massively to endorse a bill that to force TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner or get banned from the United States.

US 2024 Election: States Can Not Kick Trump Off The ballot, Supreme Court Rules

The United States Supreme Court has rejected efforts by individual states to disqualify Donald Trump from running for the 2024 USA presidential election. This judgment is coming at the back of Colorado state barring Mr Trump from its Republican primary, arguing he incited the 2021 Capitol riot.

British-Nigerian Minister Suspended For Calling Israel's Actions 'genocide'

A British-Nigerian minister, MP Kate Osamor has been suspended after she accused Israel of genocide on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day. Osamor, who is a British-Nigerian-born MP for Edmonton, sparked resentment after claiming in her weekly newsletter that Gaza should be added to the list of 'recent genocides'. Posting a picture of herself signing the Holocaust Education Trust's commemoration book in Westminster, she wrote on X, "Tomorrow is Holocaust Memorial Day, an international day to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, the millions of other people murdered under Nazi persecution of other groups and more recent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and now Gaza."

US Secretary Of State Blinken To Visit Nigeria

The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Nigeria, Angola Cabo Verde, and Cote d'Ivore between January 21 and 26, 2024. US Department of State spokesman, Matthew Miller, made this public in a statement on Thursday. The visit is part of the United State's high-level engagement with Africa, with the Secretary of State planning to travel to Cabo Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria, and Angola during this diplomatic mission. Throughout the trip, the Secretary will highlight how the United States has accelerated the US-Africa partnership since the US-Africa Leaders Summit, including in areas such as climate, food, and health security. The Secretary will advance security partnerships based on shared values such as respect for human rights, promotion of democracy, and expansion of the rule of law.

Haiti Declares Curfew As 4,000 Inmates Escape Following Attack On Prisons

The government of Haiti had declared a 72-hour state of emergency on Sunday after armed gangs stormed two major prisons including the Port-au-Prince prison, leading to the killing of at least 12 persons and the escape of about 4,000 inmates. Haitian local media reported that police stations were attacked by the gangs, distracting authorities before the coordinated assault on the prisons. The government said the attacks left “several wounded” among prison staff and inmates. Among the prisoners who escaped were those connected with the 2021 killing of President Jovenel Moïse. Gang leaders have revealed that they intend to force the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who at the time of the attacks had traveled abroad.

Alabama Witness First Nitrogen Gas Execution

The Southern US State of Alabama executed a convicted murderer, Kenneth Eugene Smith, using nitrogen gas on Thursday. Smith, 58, who was pronounced dead at 8:25 pm (0225 GMT Friday), was on death row for more than three decades after being convicted of the 1988 murder-for-hire of a pastor’s wife. The State Attorney General, Steve Marshall said, “Justice has been served. Tonight, Kenneth Smith was put to death for the heinous act he committed over 35 years ago.” 

Gunmen Attack Ecuador TV Station During Live Broadcast

Masked men armed with pistols and pump action guns broke into the set of a public Television channel in Guayaquil, Ecuador, during a live broadcast on Tuesday, and the president issued a decree declaring that the violence-plagued country had entered an “internal armed conflict.” The gunmen where seen telling staff to lie down on the floor and shouted that they had “bombs, while shouting and noises similar to gunshots could be heard in the background. Police have arrested 13 persons in connection to the incident which injured two employees. No one was killed in the attack. The incident was aired live, although the station’s signal was cut off after about 15 minutes. Is was revealed that some of the assailants ran from the studio and tried to hide when they realized they were surrounded by police.

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