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Victoria has recorded 779 new local Covid-19 cases as the state’s coronavirus outbreak continues to spiral out of control. There was two Covid-related deaths on Sunday, the Victorian health department has also confirmed.  It comes after Victorians were told to expect mask mandates and limits on home gatherings to be a part of daily life even after 80 per cent of the population are fully vaccinated, a health expert has warned. Victoria’s Health Minister Martin Foley said on Saturday it would be a ‘challenge’ to keep case numbers down when the 80 per cent double dose target was met. Victoria recorded 847 new Covid-19…

The North Atlantic island of 371,000 citizens has seen a period of stability since 2017 under the ruling left-right coalition, after years of political scandals and distrust of politicians following the 2008 financial crisis.The current government coalition led by Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir’s Left-Green Movement won its mandate on a promise to secure stability after Icelanders went to polls five times from 2007 to 2017.In 2017, the Left-Greens, who call themselves a “radical left wing party,” teamed up with unlikely partners — the pro-business Independence Party and the center-right Progressive Party — to the anger of some in the party…

play videoIrbard Ibrahim is a security consultant and social commentator • Alpha Conde was ousted as president of Guinea by the military• Guinea has since been suspended from the ECOWAS• Irbard Ibrahim says he needs some commendation for some good he has doneIrbard Ibrahim has asked that people cut the ousted president of Guinea, Alpha Conde, some slack because he wasn’t an entirely bad leader. According to the security consultant and social commentator, Alpha Conde brought a lot of good things to his people until very recently when he attempted to change the constitution to allow him run for a…

He made this statement in a series of tweets on Saturday, September 25. “Sometimes rich is boring,” he tweeted. He further stated: “I miss being broke!” It’s unclear the intention of statements, however, it looks like he is tiring of enjoying the wealth he has acquired over the years. Yesterday, the rapper shared a new video on social media showing off his newly acquired American pistol. The multiple award-winning rapper, who is known for living a flashy lifestyle on social media, has gone the extra mile to get full protection for his life. He took to his Instagram story page…

Hearts of Oak legend, Mohammed Polo Hearts of Oak legend, Mohammed Polo, has urged his former side to beat Wydad Athletic of Morocco in the next round of the CAF Champions League preliminary round.The Phobians defeated Guinean side CI Kamsar to reach the next stage of the competition.Mohammed Polo in an interview indicated he is unhappy only Hearts of Oak is representing Ghana in the CAF Inter-club competition.“The slots we have lost isn’t good for Ghana football,” he told Odiasempa Kwame Oware on Wamputu Sports on Happy 98.9FM.“I wasn’t happy only Hearts of Oak is representing Ghana. I hope they…

I may give you the millions I won from BBNaija tasks – Saga to Nini. Big Brother Naija housemate, Saga has hinted that if his love-interest, Nini wants the money he has so far won during the course of the show, that he would gladly give it to her. He stated this on Friday night while they were talking about their earnings in the house. Nini had told Saga that he is supposed to give her 30 percent of the ‘millions’ he won in the house. In response, he affirmed that he’d consider giving it to her. Nini told Saga; “You…

Nigeria recorded no fewer than 612 deaths across 103 LGAs in 29 states in August, a security report has revealed. Victims were reportedly killed by gunmen and kidnappers in various armed attacks, violent crimes and bomb attacks in Borno, Yobe, Kwara, Niger, Kogi, Plateau, Nasarawa, FCT, Benue, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kaduna, Rivers, Delta, Ebonyi, Imo, Osun, Ondo and other states. The report was released in Abuja last Saturday by Beacon Consulting, a Nigerian security consulting firm offering bespoke security advisory services, risk management, and resilience solutions. The firm explained that the August figure represented marked reduction in the number of fatalities…

A former BBC boss opposed to Brexit has been accused of triggering the petrol pump crisis.Ministers say Rod McKenzie sparked the nationwide panic-buying frenzy by selectively leaking remarks made by a BP executive at a private Government meeting. Senior sources suggested he ‘weaponised’ the comments to deflect blame for the UK’s supply chaos.Mr McKenzie, who ran BBC Radio 1’s Newsbeat for more than two decades before joining the Road Haulage Association, last night denied the claim.As managing director of policy for the RHA, he has blamed post-Brexit immigration restrictions for the crisis in the industry and has been leading calls…

A journalist in the city told CNN that a group of four men kidnapped a merchant with his son in Herat province a few days ago.The Taliban freed the merchant and his son and killed the kidnappers. The bodies of the kidnappers were then hanged in four different locations of Herat city on Saturday, the journalist and one other source said.The Deputy Governor of Herat, Shir Ahmed Ummar Muhajir, also told a local journalist: “Four people were killed and one armed member of the Islamic Emirate was wounded in a clash in the 14th district of Herat.”Video and images from…

Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey Alfred Asiedu Adjei, Presiding Member for the Accra Metropolitan Assembly has stated that Henry Quartey’s “Operation clean your frontage and let Greater Accra work” policy will catapult development and attitudinal change if strictly adhered to.He said the policy would also stimulate the conscience of residents of the region and beyond on sanitation, waste management, cleanliness, discipline, and crime and solutions.Mr Adjei, who is currently attending a workshop, at Birmingham Hall 5, the NEC, North Avenue, Marston Green, on Recycling, Resource and Waste Management said changing the mindset of people against certain habits, though gradual…