US, Haiti Seek Release Of Missionary Group Abducted By Gang, Including 5 Children
U.S. officials are working with Haitian authorities to try to secure the release of 12 adults and five children with a U.S.-based missionary group who were abducted over the weekend by a gang notorious for killings, kidnappings and extortion. The group was snatched by the 400 Mawozo gang, which controls the Croix-des-Bouquets area east of […]
Bill Clinton Released From UC Irvine Medical Center After Treatment For Blood Infection
Bill Clinton was released Sunday from the Southern California hospital where he had been treated for an infection, and will head home to New York to continue his recovery, a spokesman said. The former president left the University of California Irvine Medical Center around 8 a.m. with Hillary Clinton on his arm. Dressed in jeans […]
IPOB Refuses To Engage In Dialogue With INEC Over Anambra Election
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, refused dialogue with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, warning it not to include its name in the November 6, 2021 governorship election in Anambra State. The pro-Biafra organization also slammed the Nigerian Police’s announcement that 33,000 personnel and eight helicopters will be deployed to Anambra State for […]
Amaechi Completes 700km Railway
According to the federal government, a 700-kilometer railway line has been completed and is now used for commercial purposes within the country. Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the length was part of a 5000km to 6000km journey that the current administration planned to take. The […]
NDLEA Comb Lagos Drug Hideout, 661 People Arrested, Including Fake Police, A Soldier
When agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency searched notorious drug joints in Lagos, Abuja, Benue, and other regions of the country, they detained 663 suspected drug traffickers and users, including a fake policeman, a fake soldier, and a member of the National Youth Service Corps. Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA’s Director of Media and […]
Bill Clinton Expected To Be Released From Hospital Today
Former President Bill Clinton is expected to be released from the hospital today following an infection. “President Clinton has continued to make excellent progress over the last 24 hours,” his spokesperson said Saturday. “He will remain overnight at UC Irvine Medical Center to continue to receive IV antibiotics before an expected discharge tomorrow.” Update, from […]
Venezuelan Government Suspends Negotiations With Opposition After Cape Verde Extradites Saab To US
Venezuela on Saturday said it would suspend negotiations with the opposition that were set to resume this weekend, after Cape Verde extradited Colombian businessman Alex Saab, a Venezuelan envoy, to the United States on money laundering charges. The announcement was made by Socialist party legislator Jorge Rodriguez, who heads the government’s negotiating team. Rodriguez said […]
Up To 17 US Missionaries And Family Kidnapped In Haiti
As many as 17 American Christian missionaries and their families, including children, were kidnapped on Saturday by gang members in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince, U.S. media reported. The kidnapping happened after the missionaries left an orphanage in the crisis-engulfed Caribbean nation, the New York Times and CNN said. The Washington Post reported that an audio from the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries […]
Melbourne To Ease World’s Longest Covid Lockdowns As Vaccinations Rise
Melbourne, which has spent more time under COVID-19 lockdowns than any other city in the world, is set to lift its stay-at-home orders this week, officials said on Sunday. By Friday, when some curbs will be lifted, the Australian city of 5 million people will have been under six lockdowns totalling 262 days, or nearly […]
UK Warns Citizens Against Possible Terror Attacks In 12 Nigerian States, #EndSARS Protests In Lagos, Abuja
The United Kingdom government has warned its citizens in Nigeria against visiting 12 states in the country over possible terror attacks. The advisory from the UK through its Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) followed concerns on the possibility of terrorists carrying out attacks in Nigeria. In a statement published on its website “still current at […]
