Nigeria: Lagos apartment owner died in the collapsed building – Reports

The accident happened in the Ikoyi area of Lagos LAGOS, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Local media outlets are reporting that the owner of the high-rise building that collapsed in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, was killed in the accident.Rescuers working at the site found the lifeless body of the project’s owner,…

Nigeria state votes in key test for presidential race

AKWA (Nigeria), Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Voters in the volatile southeastern Nigerian state of Anambra go to the polls on Saturday amid a massive police deployment, in a key test of electoral credibility ahead of a presidentialrace less than 18 months away.   More than 30,000 police have been deployed…

Covid-19: Vaccine mandates are working in US, but are still divisive

  LOS ANGELES, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — When vaccine mandates were announced in the United States, there were dire warnings they would cause mass layoffs or walkouts. But they didn’t. In fact, figures show they are working.    There are pockets of resistance to rules requiring employees be protected against…

Russian diplomat found dead outside embassy in Berlin

  BERLIN, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Russian diplomat was found dead in October outside the country’s embassy in Berlin.    The man, whose lifeless body was recovered on Oct 19 on the pavement by police, had apparently fallen to his death from the embassy complex, according to the Spiegel…

Covid-19: German health ministers endorse booster jabs for all

   BERLIN, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany’s regional health ministers called for Covid booster jabs for all as the country scrambles to tackle a surging fourth wave of infections.   “The federal states agree that everyone who had their second jab six months ago or longer should be able to…

Local govt elections: South Africa’s ruling ANC party records worst poll result

It is the first time that the ANC, led by Cyril Ramaphosa, has received less than half the ballots cast in any election PRETORIA, Nov 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s voters have delivered a significant rebuke to the governing African National Congress, which got less than 50 percent of ballots…

Somalia gives African Union envoy seven days to leave country

The government declared the representative persona non grata MOGADISHU, Nov 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia has asked the African Union Commission (AUC) representative in the country to leave within a week after declaring him persona non grata. In a statement, Somalia’s foreign ministry said Simon Mulongo, the AUC’s deputy special representative in…

US submarine commander fired after South China Sea crash

The USS Connecticut submarine was forced to sail on the surface for a week to reach Guam following the incident WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Navy has fired the commanding officer, executive officer and top enlisted sailor of a nuclear-powered submarine that crashed into an underwater mountain on…

Tunisian judge issues arrest warrant for ex-President Marzouki

Tunisia’s former President Moncef Marzouki TUNIS, Nov 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisia has issued an international arrest notice against former President Moncef Marzouki, state news agency TAP reported, a month after he called on France to end support for the administration he dissolved in July. President Kais Saied in October ordered…

Peru: Congress ratifies ministerial cabinet

LIMA, Nov 5 (NNN-TELESUR) — The plenary of the Peruvian Congress approved on Thursday the endorsement of the Ministerial Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Mirtha Vásquez, thus ratifying the appointment of the 19 ministers in their respective portfolios. “With 68 votes in favor, 56 against and one abstention, the Congress…