Man Acquitted Of Bombing 1985 Air India Flight Shot Dead In Canada
A man acquitted over the bombing of a 1985 Air India flight has been killed in a suspected targeted shooting in Canada, police say. Ripudaman Singh Malik was shot dead in his car in Surrey, British Columbia, and police found a burnt-out vehicle nearby. Mr Malik denied involvement in the terror attack that killed 329 […]
Sri Lanka Swears In Ranil Wickremesinghe As Acting Leader After Mass Protests
Sri Lanka’s prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as acting president as the country reels from an economic crisis and unrest. He replaces Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled to Singapore after unprecedented mass protests which saw demonstrators overrun the presidential palace. Protesters defied a curfew to celebrate his resignation during the night. Sri Lanka […]
Nigeria, China Sign Agreement On Intellectual Security Project
Nigeria and China, have signed a bilateral intellectual agreement to find lasting solutions to the challenges of insecurity in both countries. Speaking on the Nigeria, China bilateral intellectual agreement, the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun, said, Nigeria and China have challenges of insecurity and that the two countries need to work together in harmony […]
Ajetunmobi Couple Ordered By The Court To Pay Ponzi Victims N18.9 Billion
Yesterday, an Ikoyi-based judge from the Lagos State High Court ordered Imagine Global Holding Company Ltd, Imagine Global Solutions Ltd, Mr. Bamise Ajetunmobi, and Mrs. Elizabeth Ajetunmobi to pay N18.9 billion to people who were allegedly the victims of their alleged Ponzi scheme. Justice Taofiquat Oyekan-Abdullahi, the trial judge, made the ruling as he handed […]
Increased Petrol Pump Price From N165 To N185, Dissipate Queues At Abuja Filling Stations
In defiance of the N165 per liter pump price that the Federal Government had approved, oil marketers yesterday unilaterally increased the price of petrol from N165 to N185. The increase, which came a day after MOMAN, the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, claimed the present price was no longer acceptable, caused the queues at […]
Atiku, Others Campaign For Adeleke
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, urged Osun State voters on Thursday to support Ademola Adeleke for governor and to keep track of their votes on Saturday. Atiku spoke at a mega party rally in Osogbo that was attended by many notable people, including PDP National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu, former Vice President […]
Enugu: INEC Suspends CVR After An Attack On Officials
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in a local government in Enugu State following an attack on officials. The unnamed officials of the commission were attacked by gunmen on Wednesday at a community primary school in Umuozzi Ward 19 of Igboeze North Local Government Area of the […]
NPC: Accurate Demographic Data Crucial To Nigeria’s Development
National Population Commission (NPC) has called on relevant strategic partners to join hands with the commission in realizing the dream of providing the needed demographic data that will stimulate and place Nigeria on the pedestal of sustainable development. Its federal commissioner in Bauchi State, Ibrahim Mohammed Darazo, made the call at a press conference held […]
Ivana Trump, 1st Wife Of Former President Donald Trump, Dies At 73
Ivana Trump, the first wife of former President Donald Trump whose high profile marriage was only eclipsed by a scandalous divorce, died Thursday afternoon at her Manhattan apartment. She was 73. Police responded to a call of a person in cardiac arrest at 10 East 64th Street on the Upper East Side at 12:40 p.m. […]
Japan PM Blames Police For Death Of Former Leader Shinzo Abe
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday blamed inadequate police protection for the death of former leader Shinzo Abe, who was shot last week while giving an outdoor campaign speech. Abe, one of Japan’s most influential politicians, was assassinated last Friday in western Japan, shocking a nation known for its low crime rate. Photos and […]
