Day: December 5, 2020

Ego Boyo, Shaibu Husseini, Ahmed Yerima return as judges for 4th Beeta Playwright Competition

The Beeta Universal Arts Foundation (BUAF) spearheaded by actress and producer, Bikiya Graham-Douglas, announces the fourth edition of the Beeta Playwright Competition, which has over the years, birthed plays from its past winners; ‘Our Son, the Minister’ by Paul Ugbede, ‘Jagagba’ by Abdul Qudus-Ibrahim and ‘Daughters of the East’ by Achalugo Chioma Ezekobe; playwrights who… Read More Ego Boyo, Shaibu Husseini, Ahmed Yerima return as judges for 4th Beeta Playwright Competition

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Kuwaitis vote in legislative polls as nation faces economic crisis

Kuwaitis voted in legislative polls on Saturday with the Gulf state mired in its worst economic crisis in decades, which poses a challenge for the government’s often stormy relationship with a parliament blamed for blocking reforms. More than 300 candidates, including 29 women, are vying for 50 seats in the Gulf’s oldest and most outspoken… Read More Kuwaitis vote in legislative polls as nation faces economic crisis

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Eighteen dead following accident at coal mine in China’s city of Chongqing

Eighteen people have died after being trapped in a mine in China’s southwestern city of Chongqing, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday, the region’s second such accident in just over two months. The dead were among 24 people trapped underground by excessive levels of carbon monoxide gas at the Diaoshuidong coal mine, the… Read More Eighteen dead following accident at coal mine in China’s city of Chongqing

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U.S. judge orders government to reopen ‘Dreamers’ program

In a rebuke to President Donald Trump’s administration, a judge on Friday ordered the U.S. government to reopen to first-time applicants a program that protects from deportation and grants work permits to hundreds of thousands of immigrants who live in the United States unlawfully after arriving as children. The action by U.S. District Judge Nicholas… Read More U.S. judge orders government to reopen ‘Dreamers’ program

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