Ex-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez Indicted On US Drug Charges
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been charged by U.S. authorities with drug trafficking and weapons offenses that allegedly link him to tons of cocaine imported into the United States over the last two decades. Three federal charges — conspiring to import cocaine, using and carrying machine guns in furtherance of cocaine importation, and […]
US Bride And Caterer Arrested For Allegedly Drugging Guests With Cannabis
Police in Florida have arrested a bride and her caterer after finding they allegedly added cannabis to food that was later served to wedding guests. The arrests came some two months after officials were called to the wedding to assist guests who said they felt as though they had been drugged. Danya Svoboda and caterer […]
PMB Meets Service Chiefs, Ministers Over Insecurity
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with the service chiefs, ministers, and heads of security agencies over the security challenges confronting the country. The meeting is being held at the council chamber of the presidential villa. The meeting comes about a week after the national council of state convened to discuss the country’s security challenges […]
Segun Oni Begs Drivers To Avoid Being Recruited As Political Thugs Ahead Of The Gubernatorial Election
The Segun Oni Campaign Organisation has asked the leadership of the driver unions in Ekiti State to work hard and prevent their members from being recruited as political thugs during the June 18 governorship poll. The Social Democratic Party (SDP) campaign structure characterized commercial driving as a noble profession that should not be subjected to […]
NDLEA: Abuja Hotel Raided To Stop Hemp Party
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), yesterday, offered reasons why its operatives raided and sealed Diplomatic Suite Hotel, Asokoro, Abuja, in a joint operation with men of the Department of State Services (DSS). The agency in a statement yesterday said the operation was meant to stop a cannabis party and the launch of a […]
Macron Cements French Presidential Frontrunner Status With Combative Debate Performance
French President Emmanuel Macron cleared a major hurdle on the path to re-election with a combative TV debate performance against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen that convinced most viewers, a poll said, even if he was still deemed arrogant. Although Le Pen came across as more polished and composed than in a TV duel for […]
Queen Celebrates 96th Birthday In Sandringham
The Queen is celebrating her 96th birthday on Thursday in Sandringham. Britain’s longest-reigning monarch travelled by helicopter to her Norfolk estate, where she is being joined by family and friends. She is thought to be staying in a cottage particularly liked by her late husband, Prince Philip. A photograph has been released to mark the […]
Train Attack: Gov. Nasir El-Rufai Approves N18 Million For Bereaved Families
The Kaduna State government has approved the issuance of N18 million to families of nine persons killed aboard the ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna train attacked by terrorists. The Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA), Mr. Muhammed Mukaddas, revealed this on Wednesday in Kaduna. He said that Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State had […]
Senator Adamu: Cold War Between Serving Governors, Predecessors Tearing APC Apart
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdulahi Adamu, has said that the cold war between serving and former governors is tearing the ruling party apart. Adamu stated this Wednesday at the 11th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the APC. He said the supremacy battle between the serving and former governors […]
Gov. Tambuwal: I Will Unite Nigerians Come 2023
Sokoto State Governor and Presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Aminu Tambuwal, has submitted his presidential nomination form at the party secretariat, promising to lift the country if given the ticket and elected as president. Speaking shortly after submitting his nomination and Expression of interest forms, the Governor said he decided […]
