Navy Declares 5 Missing Sailors Dead After Helicopter Crash, Shifts To Recovery Operations
The U.S. Navy declared five missing sailors dead Saturday after they disappeared in a helicopter crash off the coast of California on Tuesday. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday released the following statement confirming their deaths and signaling that the focus of the search and rescue operation has now shifted to recovery. “We are […]
Nigeria Governors Caution FG Over Payment Of $418m Paris Club Refund To Six Consultants
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has cautioned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the federal government against going ahead with the planned payment of the sum of $418 million to some individuals and organisations for the roles they played in the Paris Club refund received by the federal government. The governors have also warned […]
Ndume To FG: Members Of Surrendered Terrorists Must Face The Law
Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, has demanded that members of Boko Haram who have surrendered should not be profiled, interrogated and those with blood in their hands must be prosecuted. Ndume (Borno South), spoke with State House correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. The former […]
Gov. Makinde: We’ll Transform Ibadan To 21st Century City
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, asserted that his administration will turn Ibadan into a 21st-century city through the provision of developmental projects across the city. The governor conveyed this at the inauguration ceremony of 2021/2023 Executive Council of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), led by its President-General, (Prince) Oluyemisi Adeaga, at […]
Oyetola: Why I Overturned Aregbesola’s Education Policies
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun has given reasons why he returned the 6-3-3-4 education policy to the state and canceled the single uniform policy immediately on the assumption of office in 2018. The governor disclosed the reasons in Abuja when he appeared at NAN Forum, the flagship interview program of the News Agency of Nigeria […]
Zambia Elects First Woman As Parliament Speaker
Zambia’s parliament has elected its first female speaker, more than a week after longtime opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was sworn in as the country’s new president. Nelly Mutti, a lawyer based in the capital, Lusaka, was elected unopposed on Friday to replace Patrick Matibini, a retired high court judge who served as speaker for 10 […]
‘Unacceptable Error’: Facebook Mistakenly Labels Black Men ‘Primates’
Facebook has announced that it disabled its topic recommendation feature after it mistook Black men for “primates” in a video on the social network. A Facebook spokesperson called it a “clearly unacceptable error” and said the recommendation software involve was taken offline. “We apologize to anyone who may have seen these offensive recommendations,” Facebook said […]
Nigeria: Herdsmen Kill Former Presidential Candidate Sowore’s Brother
Suspected herdsmen have killed the younger brother of a former Nigeria presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore. Mr Sowore who is also the convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, says his brother, Olajide Sowore who is a student of Igbinedion University, Okada was shot dead in Nigeria’s southern Edo state on Saturday. “My immediate younger brother, Olajide Sowore […]
NDLEA Confiscate Drugs Worth N100 Billion, Jailed 1,630 Drug Dealers- Marwa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confiscated over N100 billion worth of drugs since its new management assumed office some months ago, the chairman of the agency, Buba Marwa, stated. Mr. Marwa, a retired army general, said this Friday after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. Mr. Marwa, […]
Lagos/Kano Train Experiences Low Patronage Amid Heavy Downpour
The Nigerian Railway Corporation recorded low patronage on its Lagos to Kano line due to a heavy downpour in Lagos on Friday. The NRC dispatched its Lagos to Kano transport on Friday which is only meant to work just on Fridays. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the Lagos to Kano train departed Iddo […]
