Graffiti in Barcelona’s Old Town tells tourists to stay away – NurPhoto/Getty For years now, governments and city authorities have introduced measures to control tourism – from regulating cruise ships to clamping down on short-term lets – but now, it seems, locals are taking matters into their own hands. All across Europe fingers are pressing down on spray-paint nozzles, bogus posters are being plastered onto walls, banners unfurling outside historic buildings. We spoke to our experts in Barcelona, Amsterdam, Greece, Croatia and Venice to shed light on the grassroots campaigns against overtourism, and how things stepped up a notch in…
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Sheikh Mishal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah was named as successor Eighty-three-year-old Sheikh Mishal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah — believed to be the world’s oldest crown prince — was named Emir of Kuwait. Sheikh Mishal, who had already assumed some key constitutional duties of the emir in 2021, has spent most of his career in Kuwait’s security and intelligence apparatus. The deputy prime minister and minister of state for cabinet affairs made the announcement on Saturday after the death of Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah. Shortly after Kuwait’s royal court confirmed Sheikh Nawaf’s passing. Condolences poured in…
A night fire gutted a Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) power substation in Maryland, Lagos State on Saturday. This revelation was contained in a statement released by the Director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, immediately after the fire was put out. She said no life was lost in the fire accident. “The fire that erupted at the Transmission Company of Nigeria power substation at Maryland Junction, Maryland, at about 20:06 hours has been put out by the gallantry crew of the Ilupeju Fire Crew of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service. “No casualties were recorded…
Following the visit of a contingent of Nollywood stars to the Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, to present him with the hosting rights of the 2023 edition of the Best of Nollywood Awards, he has declared war against film pirates in the state. The delegation to the Governor was led by Seun Oloketuyi, Founder and Convener of BON Awards. It had movie stars like Fred Amata, Yemi Blaq, Bimbo Thomas and Kemi Adekomi. According to Governor Adeleke, the choice of Osun State to host the 15th edition of the awards was a great move by the award organisers because…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vehemently declared a circulated strike notice as “absolutely fake.” The purported circular, addressed to the state councils of NLC and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) affiliate unions, reminded them of an alleged strike action set to commence on December 18, 2023. The circular, bearing the signatures of the General Secretary of the NLC, Comrade Emma Ugbaja, and the Secretary General of the TUC, Comrade Nuhu Toro, directed affiliate unions to withdraw their services on the specified date. Curiously, the document titled “NLC/TUC Nationwide Strike Action: A Gentle Reminder” remained silent on the…
On Monday 11 December, I stumbled on the 6th, in the series of opinions about the last general election being peddled by Daily Sun columnist, Amanze Obi. I was shocked by the cocktail of lies and fallacies put forward by the writer, on why his candidate, Peter Obi lost the last presidential election and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu won. This spurred my frantic search for the 5th edition. It was more of the same, indeed dangerous as Amanze tried, albeit fruitlessly, to instigate Christians and their leaders against President Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. Believing so much in his…
Two detentions coincide with arrests in Germany, where three people allegedly linked to Hamas have been detained. Denmark is holding two people in custody and targeting four more in an investigation that may have ties to others across Europe that are linked to Hamas. The two suspects detained have been ordered to remain in pretrial detention until January 9, prosecutor Anders Larsson said on Friday. The arrests coincide with detentions in Germany allegedly linked to Hamas and in the Netherlands. The Danish Security and Intelligence Service announced on Thursday the arrests of three people on suspicion of plotting to carry…
In 2014, Wike supported five lawmakers, led by Evans Bipi, in removing 27 lawmakers loyal to Amaechi, the then Governor of Rivers State.
A British Palestinian activist in Berlin has been accused of running Hamas networks across Europe, after several alleged members of the terrorist organisation were arrested on suspicion of planning an attack in Germany. The Times reported that a Briton was identified as the person alleged to be in charge of “Germany for Hamas” in internal documents produced by the German interior ministry. The report also claims that the unnamed man had contacts with the upper echelons of the group’s leadership and was a main organiser for events in a number of European countries. The revelations come after police in Germany,…
Lance Armstrong explained the simple reality of how he was able to evade drug detection as he was winning one Tour de France after another. The 52-year-old Armstrong appeared on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast and opened up about the drug-testing process. I’m not trying to justify anything that I ever said as something I’d want to repeat again, but one of the lines was, ‘I’ve been tested 500 times, I’ve never failed a drug test,’” Armstrong said. “That’s not a lie. That’s the truth. There was no way around the test. When I pissed in the cup and they tested…
