Millions of Nigerians have headed back to the polls as Africa’s most populous nation held gubernatorial elections amid tensions after last month’s disputed presidential vote. New governors are being chosen for 28 of Nigeria’s 36 states on Saturday as the opposition continues to reject the victory of President-elect Bola Tinubu from the West African nation’s ruling party. Africa’s most populous nation is electing hundreds of state assembly lawmakers and governors, with a particularly competitive contest in the nation’s economic nerve centre, Lagos. Governors are in powerful positions in Nigeria, with some controlling state budgets larger than those of several African…
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Wyoming’s ban on abortion pills would take effect in July, pending any legal action that could delay that.The governor of the US state of Wyoming has signed a bill banning abortion pills in the state and also allowed a separate measure restricting abortion to become law without his signature. Governor Mark Gordon’s decision on Friday comes after the issue of access to abortion pills took centre stage this week in a Texas court. A federal judge there raised questions about a Christian group’s effort to overturn the decades-old United States’ approval of a leading abortion drug, mifepristone. The pills are…
Doha, Qatar – Karachi United’s footballer Sanjar Qadir gets a pass from his captain and races towards the goal with the ball. It is the dying moments of the match. The score is tied 0-0. If Qadir scores, it would not only win his team the match but also round off a memorable trip to Qatar. Qadir slides the ball into the back of the net and scores. He celebrates, and with that, his teammates run across the pitch, mobbing him before diving in unison in an outpouring of joy and to make the most of their last few minutes…
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 388th day, we take a look at the main developments.Here is the situation as it stands on Saturday, March 18, 2023: International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a war crimes arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, alleging that Moscow forcibly deported Ukrainian children to Russia. Russian authorities have presented the deportations as a humanitarian campaign to protect orphans and children abandoned in the conflict zone. The ICC also issued a warrant for Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, for the illegal deportation of children from Ukraine. Ukraine’s President…
Following women’s rights champion Ginsburg’s death in 2020, the US Supreme Court saw its conservative majority expand further.A tribute to the late United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was held on Friday to honour her life and work as a champion for women’s rights. Colleagues and law clerks — young lawyers who work with justices for the span of a year — remembered Ginsburg’s accomplishments in a rare meeting of the Supreme Court Bar, an organisation of lawyers who have practised before the court. Featured speakers included Elizabeth Prelogar, the 48th US solicitor general and the fourth-ranking figure…
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Noel Acciari left the ice with an apparent injury at 19:45 of the first period in their game on Friday against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Leafs announced that Acciari would not return to the game during the second period for precautionary reasons. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Hurricanes forward Jesse Puljujarvi dealt Acciari a high hit along the blue line as the Leafs forward was entering Toronto’s zone. Acciari fell to the ice holding his face and left for the locker room immediately after the whistle. No penalty was called on the play. The…
Legislators say the Trump family failed to disclose $250,000 in gifts received from foreign governments while in the White House.A golden golf club from Japan and swords from Saudi Arabia’s royal family were among the gifts that legislators in the United States say the family of former President Donald Trump failed to disclose during his time in office. In a statement released on Friday, Democrats on the US House Oversight Committee listed more than 100 items they allege Trump and his family did not report during his four years in the White House. The items were valued at more than…
The United States has denounced members of the United Nations Security Council for what it considers an attempt to protect North Korea from public scrutiny. “Some council members are all too willing to shield the regime from accountability,” Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US ambassador to the UN, said at a meeting of the council on Friday. Earlier, China had moved to block a live online broadcast of an informal Security Council meeting in which North Korea’s alleged human rights abuses were expected to be discussed. Each of the Security Council’s 15 members has to agree before informal discussions are broadcast live.…
US president calls on Congress to impose tougher penalties on senior officials of banks that fail due to mismanagement.Washington, DC – United States President Joe Biden has called on Congress to tighten regulations to enable “accountability” for executives of failed banks that have been rescued by the government. In a statement on Friday, Biden said leaders of banks that collapse “due to mismanagement and excessive risk taking” should face fines and bans from working in the industry. He made the comments after two US financial institutions — Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank — went bust, raising fears of…
Play was halted at the SDC Championship due to strong winds, but not before Julien Brun put himself in the driving seat with a second round 67. Last Updated: 17/03/23 4:31pm Julien Brun leads the way France’s Julien Brun made the most of favourable conditions to lead the inaugural SDC Championship before strong winds caused play to be suspended. Brun was among the early starters at St Francis Links and carded seven birdies and two bogeys in a second round of 67 to set the clubhouse target on eight under par.Sweden’s Jens Dantorp compiled a superb 63 to reach seven…