Negotiations Drag On Over 17 Missionaries Kidnapped In Haiti
Negotiations stretched into a fourth day seeking the return of 17 members of a U.S.-based missionary group kidnapped over the weekend by a violent gang that is demanding $1 million ransom per person. The group includes five children whose ages range from 8 months to 15 years, although authorities were not clear whether the ransom […]
Queen Elizabeth II Accepts Medical Advice To Rest, Cancels N Ireland Trip, Buckingham Palace Says
Queen Elizabeth II has reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest for a few days and has canceled a trip to Northern Ireland, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday. The palace didn’t offer specifics on the decision, but says the 95-year-old monarch is “in good spirits,” and disappointed that she will no longer be able to visit Northern […]
#EndSARS Memorial: Car Procession In Progress
At the Lekki Tollgate, a car procession has begun to commemorate the victims killed during the Lekki shootings on Tuesday, October 20, 2021. Okechukwu Peter, a #EndSARS protester, was also detained for protesting at the Lekki Toll Gate. His phone was also taken away from him. He said, “Remember those who were killed.” […]
#EndSARS memorial: Police warns against protest in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday issued a warning against street protests in honor of the one-year #EndSARS memorial, which is set to take place today in Lagos, adding that only an interior and virtual event will be permitted. Adekunle Ajisebutu, the command’s spokeswoman, told journalists that the command’s attention had been called to […]
Makinde’s Loan Request For N18.7 billion Approved By Oyo Assembly
The Oyo State House of Assembly has approved Governor Seyi Makinde’s proposal to use N18.7 billion federal government bridge facility to help the state cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. The request was contained in a letter sent by Makinde to the state legislature and read by the Speaker, Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, on Monday’s plenary. The […]
#EndSARS Memorial: Nigeria Fails To Give Justice To Victims Of Police Brutality, Killings A Year After – Amnesty International
According to Amnesty International, the Nigerian government failed to prosecute perpetrators of violence and killings of unarmed citizens during the #EndSARS protests in October 2020. Activists from the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other police tactical units organized rallies across several Nigerian cities and towns against human rights violations and violence done by the […]
FG’s Mandated COVID-19 Vaccine For All Civil Servants Has Elicited Diverse Reactions
The Federal Government’s declaration last week that COVID-19 immunization will be required for civil personnel starting December 1, 2021, caught many Nigerians off guard. The announcement has elicited a range of reactions. Dr. Monday Ubani, the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, NBA-SPIDEL, has threatened to take the […]
Buhari Declares Total War As Bandits Massacre 40 In Sokoto Market
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday declared total war on bandits wreaking havoc in parts of the country, saying their days are numbered. The president, who was reacting to the killing, on Sunday, of over 40 people by bandits at Goronyo market, in Sokoto State, sent a tough warning to the criminals and declared, “The clock […]
Tigray: Ethiopian Government Admits Mekelle Airstrike
Ethiopia has admitted it was behind airstrikes in the capital of the conflict-riven Tigray region – hours after it denied it had carried out what rebels say were deadly raids. The state-run news agency said the attacks had targeted rebel’s communications and weapons facilities. But media controlled by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) said […]
Taliban Says Afghan Girls Will Return to Secondary Schools Soon
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior Affairs has said girls will be allowed to return to secondary schools soon. Saeed Khosty, a spokesman for the interior ministry, told Al Jazeera on Sunday that the exact timing will be announced by the Ministry of Education. “From my understanding and information, in a very short time all the universities […]
