.An MP has called for a "system change" after she was stopped by police while travelling in a car in east London. Former shadow equalities minister Dawn Butler accused the Met Police of racial profiling after the stop on Sunday. Labour MP Ms Butler told BBC Breakfast she had agreed to meet local police commanders… Continue reading Dawn Butler: MP Calls for System Change After Police Stop_Ada Nkong

More than 10,000 people have died from coronavirus in South Africa since the pandemic arrived in the country in March, the health ministry said.   The continent's most industrialised economy has registered 553,188 infections, more than half of the continental caseload, and the fifth biggest number of COVID-19 cases  in the world.     Minister Zweli Mkhize… Continue reading South African Coronavirus Deaths Top 10,000_Ada Nkong

The estimated number of people wounded in the monster explosion at Beirut’s port has shot up to 6,000, the health ministry said Saturday in a statement. The death toll rose to 158 and the number of missing dropped to 21 from 60 in the latest ministry figures.The authorities had previously put the number of people… Continue reading Number of Wounded in Beruit Blast Rises to 6000_Ada Nkong

At least 14 people were killed and 15 others were seriously injured Friday when an Indian passenger jet skidded off the runway after landing in heavy rain, officials said. Air India Express said more than 190 passengers and crew were on board the plane, which left from Dubai and landed at Kozhikode airport in the southern state… Continue reading At Least 14 Feared Dead as India Jet Skids Off Runway_Ada Nkong

The 71th birth anniversary of Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was celebrated today (5 August, 2020) at the Bangladesh High Commission in Nigeria in a befitting manner. The Programme included recitation from the Holy Quran, screening of documentary on the life of Sheikh Kamal, discussion meeting, cutting of… Continue reading Bangladesh Commission in Nigeria Celebrates 71st Birth Anniversary of Sheik Kamal_Ada Nkong

A number of Beirut port officials are being placed under house arrest pending an investigation into Tuesday's huge explosion, Lebanon's government says. The blast killed at least 135 people and injured more than 4,000 others. A two-week state of emergency has begun. President Michel Aoun said the blast was caused by 2,750 tonnes of ammonium… Continue reading Beirut Explosion: Port Officials Under House Arrest_Ada Nkong