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COLIN POWELL'S DEMISE, A HUGE LOSS TO HUMANITY - EMEKA KALU   It was with a heavy heart that we received the shocking news of Colin Powell s demise on the 18th October, 2021.This was a great African American who had in several capacities worked for the political transformations and promotion of a balanced international security upkeep across the globe during his service as the 65th US Secretary of State in the government of President George Bush Jr. A four star general who dedicated most of his life enhancing, developing and streamlining America Military Intelligence and national defence.   As…

Plane carrying 19 people smashes into field The plane rolled through a fence and burst into flames Plane carrying multiple people engulfed in flames after crashing in Texas An aircraft crashed in Waller County, Texas on Tuesday morning, prompting firefighters to rush to the scene to quell the flames engulfing the wreck. Thankfully, all 19 occupants onboard the plane - 16 passengers and three crew - have made it out of the wreckage safely, according to officials. One individual suffered a back injury and was taken to a nearby hospital. The plane apparently went down shortly after takeoff. Waller County…

A private jet crashed into an empty office building in Milan on Sunday, killing all eight on board. The aircraft hit the building in the industrial suburb of San Donato Milanese, close to the city’s Linate airport. According to the LaPresse news agency, two crew members and six passengers, including a boy, died in the crash. The fire service tweeted that no one other than those on board the plane is currently believed to have been hurt or killed during the incident, which took place on Sunday afternoon. Several nearby parked cars were set ablaze but it is thought that…

Former French President, Sarkozy convicted of illegal campaign financing A Paris court has found Nicolas Sarkozy, France’s former president, guilty of illegal campaign financing of his unsuccessful 2012 re-election bid. Thursday’s ruling came six months after the 66-year-old was handed a one-year prison sentence for corruption in a separate trial. Sarkozy was accused of having spent almost twice the maximum legal amount of 22.5 million euros ($26m) on a re-election bid that he lost to the Socialist Party’s Francois Hollande. Some of the outlay was used to fund extravagant campaign rallies and then hire public relations agency Bygmalion to mask…

French President Macron ‘Stoned’ With Egg By Protester Shouting ‘Vive La Revolution’ Emmanuel Macron was struck by a small projectile believed to be an egg while surrounded by the press and members of the public in Lyon. The object struck the French president on the side of the face before bouncing away during a visit to the Eurexpo convention centre. According to Lyon Mag, whose reporters filmed the incident, the young man who threw the object made a gesture of protest and shouted “vive la révolution”. He can be seen being placed in handcuffs by security services in their video.Top…

Former Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio, who made national history in 2005 with extraordinary use of his powers to dissolve parliament and oust an unstable majority government, died on Friday at the age of 81. The cause of death was not disclosed, though Sampaio had been hospitalized since Aug. 27 with breathing difficulties. After an uneventful first term in 1996-2001, the affable Socialist former lawyer won another five-year mandate that turned out to be more turbulent and showed the might of presidential powers in what is usually a ceremonial office. With the budget deficit rising and Portugal teetering on the verge…