Shanghai Orders Covid Tests For All 26 Million Residents
Shanghai on Sunday ordered its 26 million residents to undergo two more rounds of tests for COVID-19 as public anger grows over how authorities in China’s most populous city are tackling a record coronavirus surge. Residents should self-test on Sunday using antigen kits and report any positive results, Shanghai government officials told a news conference, […]
Pakistan Heads For Early Election Amid Move To Remove PM Imran Khan
Pakistan’s president has dissolved parliament – a step towards early elections – following an attempt to remove PM Imran Khan from office. It comes after parliament’s deputy speaker refused to hold a vote of no-confidence the PM was expected to lose. Mr Khan claims the US is leading a conspiracy to remove him because of […]
Ukraine War: Bucha Street Littered With Burned-Out Tanks And Corpses
A suburban avenue in Bucha became one of the first graveyards for Russia’s hopes of encircling and entering Kyiv and then deposing the government of President Volodymyr Zelensky. The moment came two or three days after the first Russian forces crossed into Ukraine on 24 February, when Ukrainian forces destroyed a column of Russian tanks […]
Enraged Son Kills Father Over Rousing Him Up From Sleep
A 27-year-old man identified as Ibrahim Sikiru has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly killing his father, Mumuni Ibrahim after rousing him up from his sleep. The incident began when the deceased, Mumuni Ibrahim, a guard, got home from work on Wednesday morning and saw his son asleep. Ibrahim is claimed […]
Angry Lagos Husband Sets Mother Of Four And Brother-in-law On Fire
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Benjamin Ogudoro, 50, for allegedly lighting his wife, Chinyere, and his brother-in-law, Ifeanyi Edoziem, on fire at their residence. According to reports, the incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, April 1st, 2022, at House 5 Oteyi community, Abule- Ado, in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of […]
One Week After Convention, APC Fails To Refund Over 120 Aspirants
Over 120 aspirants who stood down for consensus candidates at the All Progressives Congress’s recent convention have yet to be refunded the cost of their forms, despite promises made over a week ago. Major General Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria, had encouraged the party to accept the consensus, which was the methodology used to fill […]
Attacks On North: El-Rufa’i Informs FG That North-West States May Hire Mercenaries
Nasir El-Rufa’i, the governor of Kaduna State, has stated that if the federal government fails to deal with terrorists swiftly and decisively, the North-West states of Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto, and neighboring Niger may resort to hiring mercenaries to end the terrorists’ reign of terror. El-Rufai said in a Hausa-language interview at the State […]
Power Outage At Lagos Airport Has Left Hundreds Of Passengers Stranded
Hundreds of passengers were stuck at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed Airport on Saturday due to a power outage that affected a part of the airport. Though, owing to the failure of the national grid, the country has been experiencing power shortages for the last several weeks, which has affected airports, with the power problem intensifying in […]
EFCC Arrest Cubana Chief Priest
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Pascal Okechukwu, also known as Cubana Chief Priest, a Nigerian socialite, on suspicion of money laundering and tax fraud. The commission allegedly arrested him at the Lagos airport on Thursday, but officials of the commission have remained silent on the matter due to pressure from his […]
US Investigators Fly To China To Aid In Plane Crash Probe
U.S. accident investigators have flown to China to help authorities there probe last month’s deadly crash of a Boeing jetliner. The National Transportation Safety Board said the team departed for China on Friday to participate in the Civil Aviation Administration of China’s investigation of the crash of a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 in which all 132 people on […]
