News at its Zenith
News at its Zenith
Khan was escorted by security officers as he made an appearance at the Islamabad High Court. In a recent development, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has imposed a travel ban on the prominent political figure Imran Khan, his spouse, and a multitude of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders. This move comes amidst a tense standoff between […]
Protesters in Brussels, Belgium hold up pictures of aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele. Oman facilitated a deal between Iran and Belgium resulting in the release of an aid worker and a diplomat who were imprisoned in each other’s countries. On Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian announced that Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi would return home, while […]
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria’s President-elect The All Progressives Congress (APC) can breathe a sigh of relief as the Supreme Court of Nigeria has quashed the lawsuit seeking to disqualify Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima from their presidential and vice-presidential candidacies. On Friday, the supreme court justices ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lacked the […]
Asiana Airlines aircraft taking off at an airport in Seoul. Image source: GETTY IMAGES A man has been apprehended for deliberately opening the emergency door of an Asiana Airlines flight during its landing in South Korea. Fortunately, all 194 people on board the Asiana Airlines flight escaped unharmed, and the aircraft touched down without incident […]
Steve Hanke at his desk on The Johns Hopkins University campus in Baltimore. Image by Macroguy7979 (CC-BY-SA) Renowned Professor Steve Hanke, a professor of economics at Johns Hopkins University, has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a “sleepy” president. The university don and fellow at the Independent Institute posted this derogatory remark about the president on […]
Renowned songstress Tina Turner took to the stage on the final evening of her Twenty Four Seven concert tour, captivating the audience at the Arrowhead Pond arena in Anaheim, California on December 6, 2000. [File: Rose Prouser/Reuters] The iconic songstress behind the hit “What’s Love Got to Do with It” has passed away in Switzerland […]
During the eight-day Fidau prayer for actor Murphy Afolabi, Muslim cleric and show host Sheik Hammad Alfulanny publicly criticized actress Adunni Ade. In the midst of his sermon, Alfulanny publicly singled out Adunni and other Nollywood practitioners who had received financial support from Murphy for their upcoming projects prior to his untimely passing. Alfulanny, a […]
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State In a significant move, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has affixed his signature to the tune of N134.815 billion bonds. The Governor has expressed his confidence that this move will pave the way for the realization of crucial infrastructure projects in Lagos. During Tuesday’s signing ceremony, Mr. Sanwo-Olu announced […]
Tariq Ramadan was one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2004 A Swiss court exonerated renowned Islamic studies scholar Tariq Ramadan of rape and sexual coercion. Mr. Ramadan, a Swiss national, is the grandson of Hassan al-Banna, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s founder. In 2008, a Swiss woman claimed she had […]
The palace reports that Helen Holland’s death has deeply saddened Sophie. A police motorcycle escorting Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, through London struck and killed a woman. Helen Holland, an 81-year-old resident of Birchanger in Essex, fought for her life for almost two weeks, but ultimately succumbed to irreversible brain damage, according to her family. […]
