Texas Teacher Accused Of Locking Son In Car’s Trunk To Avoid Exposure To COVID-19
A Houston-area teacher allegedly locked her 13-year-old son in the trunk of her moving car as she drove him to a COVID-19 testing site because he had already tested positive and she didn’t want to be exposed, authorities say. Police issued an arrest warrant for the teacher, 41-year-old Sarah Beam, for felony endangering a child […]
Super Tucano Will Only Be Used On Terrorists Not Civilians – NAF
Nigerians have been told by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) that the Super Tucano aircraft will only be used on terrorists in the country’s northern regions. Air Commodore Wap Maigida, the NAF’s Acting Director of Defence Information, gave the assurance in an interview with The PUNCH on Thursday. During the employment of fighter planes against […]
“GEJ Is Coming Back”: Poster Of Goodluck Jonathan 2023 Presidential Campaign Emerges
A poster has emerged online further fueling speculations that former President Goodluck Jonathan is interested in contesting the 2023 presidency. The poster, labeled “GEJ Is Coming Back,” was sponsored by a group known as the National Agenda For Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, according to the details on it. A photo of Jonathan features on the campaign […]
Buhari Reveals Two Strategy To Combat Corruption
President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that one approach to tackle corruption is for Nigerians to refrain from living a flamboyant lifestyle. Buhari encouraged citizens to live within their means and not wish to live a lavish lifestyle in an interview with NTA on Thursday. According to Buhari, another strategy to combat corruption is for state […]
Biden Warns Of US Peril From Trump’s ‘Dagger’ At Democracy
President Joe Biden forcefully blamed Donald Trump and his supporters Thursday for holding a “dagger at the throat of democracy” with election lies that sparked last year’s deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol, using the anniversary of the attack to warn that America’s system of government remains under urgent threat. The president set the tone […]
CDC Warns About Rabies Linked To Bats After 3 Americans Die In Recent Weeks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning Thursday about the risk of rabies after three Americans — including a child — died from the disease over a six-week period last year. All three patients contracted rabies after being exposed to bats. This brings the total number of rabies cases in 2021 to five, which […]
Kazakhstan Unrest: Troops Ordered To Fire Without Warning
Kazakhstan’s authoritarian leader says he has ordered security forces to “fire without warning”, amid a violent crackdown on anti-government protests. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also said “20,000 bandits” had attacked the main city of Almaty, the epicentre of protests sparked by a fuel price hike. He has blamed foreign-trained “terrorists”, without giving evidence. The interior ministry […]
EFCC Secures 2,220 Convictions In 2021- Uwujaren
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, secured a total of 2,220 convictions across all its Commands in 2021. The figure which emerged from a review of the Commission’s performance in the outgone year, shows that the Lagos Command of the Agency recorded the most convictions-481, closely followed by the Ibadan Command with 324 convictions, […]
US Govt Insist On Protection Of Human Right As FG Plans To Deploy Super Tucano Jets Against Bandits
The US government has urged that human rights must be respected in the deployment of Super Tucano planes against bandits. It noted that it is happy with how the planes have been deployed in the fight against Boko Haram and ISWAP so far, but that similar regard for the rule of law and human rights […]
Buhari Govt Denies Plan To Lay Of Federal Workers
The administration of Muhammdu Buhari has denied plans to lay off any federal employees. Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, denied the claims in an interview on NTA’s Good Morning Nigeria on Thursday. Ahmed was reportedly reacting to claims that the government was planning to cut its personnel to save money. […]
