Conservative leader wants confidence vote now, triggering January election, as poll shows more than half of Germans agree.Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz has slammed Chancellor Olaf Scholz, describing his decision to delay a confidence vote until next year as “irresponsible”. Merz, who leads the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), accused Scholz on Friday of being steered by “party-political motives” after he declined calls for an immediate parliamentary vote of confidence following the collapse of his rocky three-way coalition government this week. The “vast majority” of the German electorate agreed with his view that Scholz, who now leads a minority government…
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Suffolk County Child Protective Services changes The death of 8-year-old Thomas Valva who froze to death after being forced to sleep in the garage is sparking policy changes at Suffolk County Child Protective Services. FOX 5 NY’s Jodi Goldberg walks us through the updated protocols and how they are meant to prevent another tragedy. NEW YORK – In the aftermath of the heartbreaking death of 8-year-old Thomas Valva, who froze to death in 2020 after being forced to sleep in an unheated garage, Suffolk County is instituting major changes within its Child Protective Services to ensure no child faces a…
Kemi Badenoch’s election as the British Conservative Party leader, making her the first Black person and Black woman to lead a UK political party, has sparked complex reactions among Nigerians. While many view her success as a proud moment for Nigeria and Africa, Badenoch’s conservative stance and rejection of multiculturalism and diversity have left some Nigerians feeling disconnected. Her statements distancing herself from Nigeria, such as describing it as a place she “ran away from,” have raised concerns. Despite a conservative alignment with her Yoruba roots, young Nigerians, particularly those with progressive views, are critical of her anti-immigration politics. Though…
Nasty C Confirms “Confuse The Enemy 2” On The Way. South African rap sensation Nasty C is gearing up for the release of his highly anticipated project, Confuse The Enemy 2, which is set to feature none other than Nigerian music royalty, Tiwa Savage. Nasty C Confirms “Confuse The Enemy 2” On The Way In a recent interview on The Beat London 103.6FM, Nasty C confirmed the sequel to Confuse The Enemy, which features Lekaa Beats and was released last month. The rapper explained that the decision to split the project into two parts came after the release of the…
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Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff isn’t just hitting the mark this season. He’s shattering it. Goff leads the NFL in completion percentage (74.9%) through his first eight games. If he maintains this pace, he will break the record former New Orleans Saints QB and future Hall of Famer Drew Brees set in 2018 (74.4% in 16 games).”No one in NFL history has come close to what Brees was doing late in his career,” Pro Football Talk’s Michael David Smith wrote Thursday. “At least not until Goff this year. Over his last six games, Goff has completed 82.8% of his passes. No one…
Ahead of the United States presidential elections on Tuesday, public opinion polls had predicted a neck-and-neck race between Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Yet eventually, Trump cruised to a comfortable victory, defying most polls. He has already won five of the seven swing states – Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan and Wisconsin – and appears poised to win the remaining two, Arizona and Nevada. Most of these wins are by margins larger than the polls had forecast. And, while most pollsters had predicted a narrowing margin between Harris and Trump in the popular vote, almost all showed Harris…
Support for the Republican presidential candidate grew in every borough and in nearly every neighborhood this year and declined even more dramatically for his Democratic counterpart. While 94,611 more New York City voters cast ballots for former President Donald Trump on Tuesday than in 2020, 573,618 fewer did so for Vice President Kamala Harris than had voted for President Joe Biden, according to unofficial election results with 97% of scanners counted.MAP: Nearly Every NYC Neighborhood Shifted Toward Trump in 2024Credit: RachelThat rightward shift has been spotlighted at Knockout Barbershop in Castle Hill, Bronx, since Trump visited as a candidate last month…
Haitians want to be able to live, not just survive,” according to the UN’s most senior humanitarian official in the Caribbean Island nation. USA / HAITI – Haiti continues to endure a multifaceted and deep-rooted crisis. Around 1.6 million people in the country are not getting enough to eat while the capital, Port-au-Prince, is in the grip of armed gang violence that has claimed thousands of lives since January this year and displaced more than 700,000 people. To combat this violence, the UN Security Council authorised a non-UN multinational security support mission. The first troops were deployed earlier this year…
Private equity firm Verod has invested in i-Fitness, West Africa’s fastest-growing fitness chain. We highlight five Nigerian private capital transactions, as featured in our sister publication, Africa Private Equity News’ Dealmaker’s Log, a database of reported investment deals, exits, and fundraising closes. 1. DPI and Verod invest in Nigeria’s Pan African Towers Pan African Towers (PAT), a digital infrastructure company based in Nigeria, has announced a strategic investment from Development Partners International (DPI) and Verod Capital. Established in Nigeria in 2017 to capitalise on the growing demand for wireless communications across Africa, PAT has emerged as a prominent telecommunications and…