COVID-19: FG Issued New Criteria To Inbound Travelers
Following the United Kingdom’s relaxation of COVID-19 travel restrictions for fully vaccinated Nigerians, the Federal Government has issued new criteria to inbound travelers to Nigeria. Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 said in a statement on Friday that fully vaccinated travelers entering […]
Ayade Criticized By Lawmakers, Others For His Frequent Absence From SGF Sessions
Governor Ben Ayade’s repeated absence from the Southern Governor’s Forum meetings has been criticized by the Peoples Democratic Party Renaissance Group, which is made up of party chieftains in Cross River State. As a result, they requested him to cooperate with other southern states in the state’s and region’s best interests. The group claimed in […]
Robert Durst Sentenced To Life In Prison Without Parole
Robert Durst, the notorious millionaire real estate heir and subject of HBO docuseries “The Jinx,” was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of his longtime friend Susan Berman. During the sentencing hearing, the victim’s son, Sareb Kaufman described his mother as an “eccentric, vivacious and generous to a […]
Nigerian Army Confirms The Death Of ISWAP Leader Al-Barnawi
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, says Abu Musad Al-Barnawi, a leader of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), is dead. The military chief confirmed this while speaking to journalists at the weekly ministerial briefing in the State House, Abuja. Barnawi’s death comes months after Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader, was […]
U.S-Teen Luchiano Lewis Gets 9 years To Life In Murder Of Barnard Student Tessa Majors
The 16-year-old convicted in the stabbing death of college student Tessa Majors was sentenced Thursday to the maximum nine years to life in prison. Luchiano Lewis, one of three teens charged in the 2019 murder of the Barnard freshman in Morningside Park, pleaded guilty last month to robbery and murder. “The murder of Tessa Majors tore at […]
Bill Clinton Hospitalized In California For Blood Infection, Spokesperson Says
Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to the University of California Irvine Medical Center’s intensive care unit for a urinary tract infection that spread to his bloodstream, his doctors told CNN on Thursday. “He was admitted to the ICU for close monitoring and administered IV antibiotics and fluids. He remains at the hospital for continuous […]
COVID-19: FG Plans To Set Op Mass Vaccination Centers Across The Country
The Federal Government has announced that plans to establish mass vaccination centers across the country are in the works. This came as Nigeria was classified the worst-performing country in West Africa in the global effort to combat inequality during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Federal Government has been ordered to invest heavily in public education, […]
CBN Allocate N60bn For Lagos Blue Rail Project, Discusses N45bn
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said that it has set aside a N60 billion intervention fund for the Lagos State Blue Rail Line project, with N45 billion already disbursed. Yussuf Phillip, the CBN’s Director of Development Finance, revealed this yesterday during an inspection of the Blue Rail Line Project in Marina, Lagos, noting that […]
Fayemi, Other Governors Call For Decentralization Of Police In The States
Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has revealed that the National Security Adviser (NSA) was involved in delaying states’ eligibility to purchase drones in the fight against insecurity. Mr. Fayemi, who spoke at the Ekiti Economic and Investment Summit on Thursday alongside Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, emphasized the importance of multi-level security in the country. He […]
Norway officials: Bow-and-Arrow Attack Appears To Be An Act Of Terror
A Danish man suspected of a bow-and-arrow attack in a small Norwegian town that killed five people is a Muslim convert who was previously flagged as having been radicalized, police said Thursday. Norway’s national security agency said the suspect’s actions “currently appear to be an act of terrorism.” The man is suspected of having shot […]
