At least eight people were killed in Kentucky after heavy rain-caused flooding hit the eastern part of the U.S. state. The flooding also left more than 25,000 homes and businesses without power as at Thursday afternoon, local media quoted Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear as saying, on Friday. Beshear has declared a state of emergency in all of Kentucky, and called on the National Guard to assist in the hardest-hit parts. Beshear has also requested the Federal Government to provide aid to eastern Kentucky. “The damage suffered is enormous, and recovery will be a long-term effort. “This assistance is critical to our…
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Fire crews are continuing to battle a blaze in eastern Germany’s Saxon Switzerland national park after the forest fire spread further. Thomas Kunz, the spokesman for the regional council of the Saxon Switzerland park, said on Friday that pockets of fire were discovered on Thursday evening. And was extinguished beyond the Kirnitzsch tributary to the River Elbe, which firefighters had hoped would act as a natural barrier to the fire. More than 220 firefighters were battling the flames in the morning, with additional forces expected to arrive from other parts of the country during the day. Seven firefighting helicopters were…
“Influence of fake news is undermining public trust in democratic institutions, regardless of whether people believe it or not, new research finds.” Online ‘fake news’ is an existential threat to democracy – not because most people believe bogus content, but because of the corrosive effect it has on trust among citizens and their faith in democratic institutions representing them, according to a new study. Since the UK’s Brexit Referendum and the election of Donald Trump as US President in 2016, fake news has become a significant source of concern with most commentators worrying about the uptake of false information by…
Apple (AAPL) released its Q3 earnings on Thursday, beating analysts’ expectations with record revenue of $83 billion despite fears of rising inflation. Here are the most important numbers from the report, and how they compare to Wall Street’s expectations, as compiled by Bloomberg. Revenue: $83 billion versus $82.7 billion expected Earnings per share: $1.20 versus $1.16 expected iPhone revenue: $40.7 billion versus $38.9 billion expected iPad revenue: $7.22 billion versus $6.9 billion expected Mac revenue: $7.4 billion versus $8.4 billion expected Wearables revenue: $8.1 billion versus $8.8 billion expected Services revenue: $19.6 billion versus $19.7 billion expected Apple’s stock was up more than 3% after the report. “Our June…
The Kwara state government on Friday denied claims of diversion of N300 million from the state local government fund. The Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development, Aliyu Saifudden said those making the allegation were only being mischievous. He explained that the N300 million was used to augment salaries and other expenses of local governments that were unable to meet the obligations. Saifudden said in Ilorin at the 32nd Media Parliament of the Kwara Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) that the money accumulated over time from what remained of the monthly LG allocation. “A lot…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed fresh facts on how Nigeria’s suspended Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris allegedly compromised the Treasury Single Account (TSA), Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS), Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) and carted away billions of naira belonging to the government. Idris and his co-defendants: Godfrey Olusegun Akindele and Mohammed Kudu Usman are standing trial in alleged N109 billion fraud before Justice A. O. Adeyemi Ajayi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court (FCT) Maitama, Abuja. At the resumed trial of the case on Thursday, July 28, 2022,…
The National Under-12 and Under 15 Handball Championship is set to hold in Sokoto from August 26 to September 4. The Secretary General, Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN), Almo Lambu who made this known in a statement on Thursday, stated that the championship would enable the federation to discover future handball stars. ”The Caliphate City of Sokoto will once again be the host as the championship. ”The championship is sponsored by the ever dependable and handball loving Sokoto State Government,” Lambu said. He also urged teams to start registration early enough to prepare for the championship. He said that the…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the world is currently facing a new outbreak of “unexplained acute hepatitis infections” affecting children. WHO Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus gave the warning on Thursday in his message to mark this year’s World Hepatitis Day, globally observed on July 28 annually. The aim of the Day is to raise global awareness of hepatitis — a group of infectious diseases known as hepatitis A, B, C, D and E — and encourage prevention, diagnosis and treatment. According to the WHO chief, the current uptick focuses attention on the thousands of acute viral hepatitis…
Sen. Ademola Adeleke, the Osun governor-elect, has inaugurated a 37-member Transition Committee to facilitate a smooth transition between the incumbent and the newly elected administration in the state. Inaugurating the committee on Thursday in Osogbo, Adeleke charged members to come up with innovation on how best to hit the ground running. “The composition of this committee stems from my desire to ensure a proper mix of various citizens with firsthand knowledge of state of affairs in this state,” he said He listed the terms of reference of the transition committee to include, ascertain facts and figures about the state of…
The management of the State House Clinic says it is partnering with the Apollo Hospital India to bring succour to patients suffering from cancer, kidney and heart related ailments in the country. The Indian hospital health is expected to offer consultancy on malignant cancer, end stage heart failure and remedies as well as kidney transplant. The Medical Director, State House Clinic, Dr Munir Yakasai, who welcomed the delegation of medical consultants from New Delhi, India, said the need to understudy India’s response to national health emergencies and guarantee qualitative health care provision informed the collaboration with Apollo hospital. He said:…