Nigeria: Farmers, herders clash leave five dead, houses burnt in Ogun

The clash occurred barely a year after a similar incident claimed scores of lives ABUJA, Jan 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least five persons were killed when farmers and herders clashed in Nigeria’s Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State.Houses, maize barns, motorcycles, and other valuables were reportedly set ablaze in…

Uganda: Five pupils killed in two separate school fires in Kawempe, Kyotera

St. Johns Primary school dormitory KAMPALA, Jan 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five pupils have died in two separate dormitory fires in Kampala and Kyotera on Saturday morning. In Kampala, police have confirmed four pupils died and three others injured in a fire that gutted New Crest Junior at Kibedi day and…

Tsunami warning for US West Coast, flooding in Hawaii after Tonga eruption

  SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tsunami warnings were issued for the entire US West Coast after a massive volcanic eruption across the Pacific Ocean in Tonga, with tsunami waves triggering low-level flooding in Hawaii.    The US National Weather Service issued tsunami advisories from California to Alaska, predicting…

Mali leaders join thousands at anti-sanctions rally

BAMAKO, Jan 15 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Malians took to the streets en masse after the military junta called for protests against stringent sanctions imposed by the West Africa bloc ECOWAS over delayed elections. In the capital Bamako, thousands of people wearing the national colours of red, yellow and green gathered in…

US: Blaze near New Jersey chemical plant ‘far from’ under control – Fire chief

Large fire near a New Jersey chemical plant PASSAIC (New Jersey, US), Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fire near a New Jersey chemical plant with flames and smoke visible for miles in the night sky spread to multiple buildings in the complex Friday, threatening to reach the plant’s chemical storage…

UK: MI5 says Chinese spy operated in plain sight, infiltrated parliament

LONDON, Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The MI5, Britain’s domestic intelligence service, has warned MPs that a Chinese agent by the name of Christine Ching Kui Lee has infiltrated Westminster to interfere in UK politics. Beijing has denied the accusations. The alleged spy was said to have “established ties” on behalf of…

Chilean President signs into law Arms Control Bill, after 14 years parliamentary debate

SANTIAGO, Jan 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Chile’s President Sebastián Piñera signed into law the Arms Control Bill after nearly 14 years of Parliamentary debate. The new norm regulates the possession, trafficking, and use of firearms in a more strict manner. Piñera claimed this law proposes the total regulation and registration of…

Danish spy scandal: Ex-minister accused of state secrets leak

Claus Hjort Frederiksen was Danish defence minister from 2016-2019 COPENHAGEN, Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former Danish defence minister, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, said that he had been charged under a law that deals with divulging state secrets. He did not say what he was accused of leaking, but insisted he…

Covid-19: Protests in New York as eviction moratorium due to end

NEW YORK, Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — About 100 protesters turned out in Manhattan to demand the extension of a moratorium on rental evictions in New York state, a day before it was due to end.    The moratorium, granted in spring of 2020 by then governor Andrew Cuomo, has been…

US to hold largest-ever offshore wind farm auction next month

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US government announced it will auction more than 480,000 acres off the coasts of New York and New Jersey to build wind farms as part of its campaign to supply renewable energy to more than 10 million homes by 2030. Offshore wind developers will…