Ex-Jacksonville City Council members sentenced to prison in fraud case;Katrina Brown sentenced to 33 months, Reggie brown gets 18 months in prison .
Ashley Harding, ReporterJoe McLean, Reporter by News4Jax.  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The long-delayed sentencing hearing for ex-Jacksonville City Council members Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown reached a conclusion Thursday afternoon, with both receiving prison sentences. A judge handed Katrina Brown a sentence of 33 months followed…
U.S. Opposes Pick to Lead World Trade Organization, Riling Member Nations-Trump administration was alone among body’s 164 members in opposing Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s appointment as director general
 STAFF/REUTERS- Reports The Wall Street Journal By Laurence Norman in Brussels and Drew Hinshaw in Warsaw October 29, 2020 The U.S. opposed the selection of former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the World Trade Organization’s new leader, officials said Wednesday, the latest Trump administration challenge to the…
Trump throws spinner in Nkonjo-Iweala’s WTO election
The World Trade Organization’s ( WTO) bid to select a new leader was plunged into uncertainty on Wednesday after the United States rejected Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala proposed as the global trade watchdog’s next director-general. Just six days before the U.S. election in which trade is…
Seven Nigerian stowaways arrested in oil tanker by British soldiers.
British soldiers arrested seven Nigerian stowaways, aboard an oil tanker, Nave Andromeda, off England’s south coast. The crew of the vessel were forced to take shelter around 1000GMT and called for help, when they were reportedly threatened by the Nigerians. “In response to a police…
Zimbabweans hold protests against US, EU economic sanctions.
Zimbabweans held isolated demonstrations countrywide on Sunday calling for removal of sanctions imposed on the country by America and European Union countries.Zimbabwe has been under sanctions for the past two decades following an embargo that was imposed after the country implemented the land reform which…
EndSARS Killings: Congressional Black Caucus writes Buhari
Congressional Black Caucus Sends Letter to President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari on State Sanctioned Violence Against Peaceful ProtestersWASHINGTON, October 21, 2020 Today, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Rep. Karen Bass sent a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on the state sanctioned violence against peaceful non-violent protesters in…
WORLD FOOD DAY, TIME TO CHANGE COURSE; Does Kenya need genetically modified cassava? by Timothy A Wise.
World Food Day: Time to Change CourseDoes Kenya need genetically modified cassava?It is World Food Day, a good time to remind us all that another food system is possible. I thought it a good time to celebrate friend and colleague Hans Herren, who won the…
Hurricane Isaias, Bahamas & Florida for now, will it go away ?
Bahamas and Florida brace for heavy rain as Hurricane Isaias barrels through the AtlanticBy Amir Vera, CNNUpdated 3:00 AM EDT, Sat August 01, 2020 (CNN)Like many in southeastern Florida this weekend, West Palm Beach resident Benjamin Peterson was at Costco Friday stocking up on essentials…
China Trying to Rewrite the Bible Force Churches to Sing Communist Anthems….By Samuel Smith, CP Reporter
Why Christians need to Speak Up, Pray and Act for our society, and seek Gods plan.Why will a Christians follow this kind of system? China Trying to ‘Rewrite the Bible,’ Force Churches to Sing Communist AnthemsChina Trying to ‘Rewrite the Bible,’ Force Churches to Sing Communist…
75 Things White People can do for Racial Justice in America By Corinne Shutak
75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice. Corinne Shutack. Aug 13, 2017 · 15 min read Google whether your local police department currently outfits all on-duty police officers with a body-worn camera and requires that the body-worn camera be turned on immediately when officers respond to…
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