Terrorists Flog Kidnapped Train Victims In Fresh Video, Threaten To Kidnap Buhari, El-Rufai
Fresh video at the weekend, released by terrorists who kidnapped passengers aboard the ill-fated Abuja -Kaduna train; has elicited sympathy from the public, when the remaining victims were shown crying and wailing due to severe flogging by the terrorists. Both President Muhammadu Buhari and Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai were under threat from terrorists who […]
Tory Leadership: Truss And Sunak Promise Crackdown On Migration
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have vowed to toughen controls on migration into the UK as part of their bids to become next Tory leader and prime minister. Mr Sunak said he would tighten the definition of who qualifies for asylum and introduce a cap on refugee numbers. Ms Truss said she would extend the […]
Monkeypox: WHO Declares Highest Alert Over Outbreak
The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization. The classification is the highest alert that the WHO can issue and follows a worldwide upsurge in cases. It came at the end of the second meeting of the WHO’s emergency committee on the virus. More than 16,000 cases have […]
Trump And Pence Host Rival Rallies In Arizona
Donald Trump and his former vice-president, Mike Pence, have held rival rallies for Republican candidates hoping to be Arizona’s state governor. Mr Trump spoke at an event for Kari Lake, who backs his false claims about election fraud, while Mr Pence supports her opponent, Karrin Taylor Robson. Mr Trump and Mr Pence could both be […]
Wike: “On Atiku, I Will Speak Soon, Nigerians Will Know The Actual Truth”
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says he will soon break his silence on the recent happenings in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). His Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The governor stated that it has become relevant for him to speak […]
Group Opposes Housing Returned Artefacts In “Obaseki’s Museum”
A coalition of Benin Socio-cultural Organizations, a Benin pressure group, accused Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki on Saturday of endangering the peace in the Benin Kingdom by wanting to house the recovered artefacts in a proposed Edo Museum of West African Arts. The group indicated that it was expected that the artefacts would be stored […]
COVID-19: Nigeria Records 1,332 Cases In A Week, Fears Fifth Wave
Given the rise in the number of confirmed cases, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has once more issued a warning of a possible fifth wave of the Covid-19 virus in the country. It was disclosed that 1,332 cases were reported in one week. To stop the spread of the virus, it urged Nigerians to […]
Abiodun Terminates Contract With RAJCOM, Issues Two Week Ultimatum To FG Over Bad Roads
Due to the bad project’s slow pace, the Iwoye-Owode road reconstruction contract with RAJCOM Construction Company in the state’s Yewa South Local Government Area has been terminated by Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun. After expressing displeasure with the company’s performance on the 25.4-kilometer road during an inspection, Abiodun terminated the contract and ordered the Chinese […]
Blake Lemoine: Google Fires Engineer Who Said AI Tech Has Feelings
Google has fired one of its engineers who said the company’s artificial intelligence system has feelings. Last month, Blake Lemoine went public with his theory that Google’s language technology is sentient and should therefore have its “wants” respected. Google, plus several AI experts, denied the claims and on Friday the company confirmed he had been […]
Biden’s Doctor: President’s Covid Symptoms ‘have improved’
US President Joe Biden’s condition has improved since he first tested positive for Covid-19, the White House has said. The 79-year-old is experiencing mild symptoms, including a runny nose and fatigue. His doctor says he is responding well to medication. Mr Biden has continued working while in isolation, according to the White House, and on […]
