Senate Demand Justice As Autopsy Commences On Osinachi Body
The remains of late Dunamis International Church lead vocalist, Osinachi Nwachukwu, were subjected to an autopsy on Thursday, according to the Federal Capital Territory Police Command. The autopsy, which was supposed to take place on Wednesday but was postponed due to the absence of some family members, started on Thursday at the National Hospital in […]
Amotekun Arrest Three Notorious Robbers Anini, Osunbor, Oyenusi In Ondo
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, has arrested three notorious robbers who have been terrorizing residents of the state. Among the suspects arrested were two teenagers, Timilehin Femi (12), aka Anini, and Sunday Ojo (16), aka Oyenusi; and 20-year-old Odeyemi Ayodele, aka Osunbor. Anini, Oyenusi, and Osunbor were hardened criminals […]
East Africa, Horn Of Africa Prepare For Worst Drought In Decades
Agricultural workers in the east and Horn of Africa are preparing for their most severe drought in 40 years, as authorities warn that higher temperatures and less than normal rainfall was recorded by weather agencies in March and April this year. The Intergovernmental Authority on Development said rains will likely fail for a fourth consecutive […]
At Least 306 Killed In Catastrophic Durban Floods, Ramaphosa Calls It Climate Change Disaster
Flooding in South Africa’s Durban area has killed at least 306 people and is a “catastrophe of enormous proportions,” President Cyril Ramaphosa says. “This disaster is part of climate change. It is telling us that climate change is serious, it is here,” Mr Ramaphosa said as he visited flooded areas of Durban and the surrounding […]
NYC Subway Shooting Suspect Set To Appear In Brooklyn Federal Court
The New York City man accused of opening fire on a rush-hour subway train in Brooklyn is expected to make his initial court appearance Thursday. Frank Robert James, 62, was arrested in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said, more than 24 hours into an intense manhunt that began after 10 people were shot on a crowded subway car […]
UK To Give Asylum Seekers One-way Ticket To Rwanda
Some asylum seekers who cross the Channel to the UK will be given a one-way ticket to Rwanda, under new government plans. The trial will involve mostly single men arriving on boats or lorries. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the £120m scheme would “save countless lives” from human trafficking. Refugee organisations have criticised the plan […]
FG Reveals Those Responsible For Kaduna Train Attack
Preliminary assessments reveal that ousted Boko Haram terrorists and bandits were behind the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train on March 28, 2022, according to the Federal Government. The two criminal groups conspired to carry out the terror attack on the passenger train, according to Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information. After the Federal Executive Council […]
Supreme Court Orders Ex-pension Director To Refund Govt N22.9 Bn, Sentence To Six Years In Jail
Mr. John Yakubu Yusuf, a former Federal Director of Pensions (FDP), was sentenced to six years in jail and ordered to refund the government N22.9 billion on Wednesday in Abuja by the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Yusuf confessed to misappropriating N22.9 billion from the Police Pension Fund before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court. […]
28 People Including Five Children Dies In A Canoe Accident In Sokoto
A canoe accident in Gidan-Magana village, Shagari Local Government Area, Sokoto State, claimed the lives of 28 persons. The incident happened on Wednesday, according to Mohammed Auwalu, when the victims were crossing the river in a canoe to a neighbouring village called Badiyawa. The accident occurred after the canoe collided with a tree in the […]
Coleman Proposes A Solution To The National Grid’s Inexorable Collapse
With its investment in the manufacturing of gap cables in the country, Coleman Cable and Wires claims to be able to address the problem of the nation’s national grid’s continual collapse. Mr. George Onafowokan, Coleman’s managing director/CEO, stated this in response to the country’s national grid’s recent collapse. Coleman, according to Onafowokan, has positioned itself […]
