Farmers in West Country of Britain are expressing anger against Boris Johnson just before the byelection, saying they will be left poorer and unable to compete with foreign producers. Farmers and environmentalists have condemned Johnson’s government’s post-Brexit food strategy as a disaster for people in the countryside – with less than two weeks to go before a key rural byelection. This is threatening his hopes of surviving as prime minister. In an interview with the Observer, the president of the National Farmers Union, Minette Batters, said ambitious proposals to help farmers increase food production, first put forward last year by…
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The 96-year-old overtakes Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej but is behind Louis XIV of France, who reigned from 1643 until 1715. The Duchess of Cornwall, the Prince of Wales, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince George, the Duke of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, and the Duchess of Cambridge appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace at the end of the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, on day four of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Picture date: Sunday June 5, 2022. The Queen has become the world’s second-longest reigning modern monarch. She has overtaken Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who reigned for 70 years and 126 days…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Sunday expressed full support for Russian President Vladimir Putin, the country’s state media reported, despite international condemnation for his invasion of Ukraine. The Russian people have “achieved great successes in accomplishing the just cause of defending the dignity and security of their country … while braving all sorts of challenges and hardships,” Kim said in a message to Putin on the occasion of the Russia Day holiday, according to North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency. “The Korean people extend full support and encouragement to them.” Kim’s apparent reference to the unprovoked attack against…
Tukur Mamu, the spokesperson of the Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has secured the release of 11 of the 61 victims of Abuja-Kaduna train attack. Recall that the train attack at Dutse forest in Chikun local government area of Kaduna state on March 28, 2022 left eight people dead, 26 injured, many others kidnapped while scores of passengers were missing. Mamu, who said had been involved in the negotiation for the release of the victims, disclosed this ChannelsTV on Saturday. According to him, the six females and five males who were freed on health grounds in order to enable…
Anambra state government has demolished a building allegedly used as a hideout for kidnappers in Okpuno-Ifite village, Oba, Idemili South local government area of Anambra. The demolition was executed during a raid by a joint operation team of vigilance groups, Police, Army, Navy and operatives of the Department of State Services on Friday. The building, an old 4-rooms bungalow, was located in the heart of the community with surrounding houses. Some of the items recovered were locally made pistol, shrine, charms, concoctions, indian hemp, among other incriminating materials. Commenting on the demolition, Gov. Chukwuma Soludo said previous swoop on the…
Canada and Denmark have reached a settlement in decades-old border dispute over Hans Island, a 1.3-square-kilometre rock in the Arctic sea passage between Greenland and Ellesmere Island, sources have revealed. The Inuit name for the island is Tartupaluk – describing its kidney-like shape – and under the agreement, a border will be drawn across the island, dividing it between the Canadian territory of Nunavut and the semi-autonomous Danish territory of Greenland. The Canadians and Danes plan to unveil the settlement June 14 and celebrate it as an example of how countries can resolve border disputes peacefully even as Russia ignored…
Senior US officials say the their country has sent messages to Saudi Arabia, seeking to “reset” their relationship. The US also wants the two countries to move on from the 2018 murder of Washington Post columnist, Jamal Khashoggi, CNN has reported. President Joe Biden had vowed to make Saudi Arabia a “pariah” over Khashoggi’s murder, while releasing intelligence report last year, accusing Saudi Crowned Prince Mohammed bin Salman of orchestrating Khashoggi’s killing. But officials say Biden, who is under immense pressure to crack down on Russia and lower domestic gas prices amid inflation that’s rising at the fastest pace since…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has warned the major political parties in Nigeria, especially the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against projecting Muslim/Muslim or Christian/Christian presidential ticket in the 2023 general elections. The warning is contained in a statement by the association’s National Secretary, Barr. Joseph Bade Daramola on Friday. “We congratulate the Presidential Candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party (LP):Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Mr. Peter Obi respectively, including other parties that are participating in the forthcoming Presidential election.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has recorded an unprecedented surge in the number of citizens seeking to registers as voters ahead of the 2023 elections. This is contained in a statement by the chairman of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye made available to newsmen on Friday. According to the statement, “The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received reports from our States indicating an unprecedented surge in the number of citizens that wish to register as voters and the challenges they face across the country. In some States, the sudden turnout of prospective registrants…
Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has told Nigerian government that it is ‘too hasty’ for Owo attack to be linked to the Islamic State’s West African Province (ISWAP). The governor said this in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, on Friday. “The statement is too hasty. I take their conclusion with a pinch of salt. ISWAP don’t hide their attacks,” the governor was quoted as saying during a virtual interaction with a Swiss-based Christian human rights Organisation, Christian Solidarity International (CSI) on Friday. “If they have done it, they would have owned up. We are yet…