Malala Warns Women, Minorities In Jeopardy As Taliban Takes Kabul
As a chaotic situation unfolds in Kabul with the Taliban taking control, human rights activist Malala Yousafzai is expressing concern about the fate of women and minorities in Afghanistan. The Taliban has taken over the Presidential Palace in Kabul as the U.S. military uses Afghan airspace for evacuations. President Joe Biden on Monday defended his […]
BREAKING: Ex-Deputy Senate President Ibrahim Mantu Dies At Age 74
Ex-Deputy Senate President, Senator Ibrahim Mantu, is dead. It was gathered that he died on Monday night in an Abuja hospital after a brief illness. He was aged 74. A family source in his hometown of Mangu, Plateau State, confirmed his demise in Jos on Tuesday The source said, ” Yes, it’s true. We just […]
Lalong Condemns Jos killings, Promises To Bear Medical Expenses Of Victims
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State yesterday depicted the killings in the state as demonstrations of guiltiness, notice that the state government would not endure any further demonstrations of viciousness and obliteration of property. Places visited by the governor and his team were the Bingham University Teaching Hospital popularly called Jankwanu, Plateau State Specialist Hospital, […]
IDPs Protest Against Bandits Attack In 45 Katsina Communities In 3 Days
Confronted with endless attacks by bandits in some villages around Danmusa and Matazu local government areas of Katsina State, a mass protest was staged yesterday by Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The bandits had attacked 45 communities in the area between Friday and Sunday, forcing the residents out of their communities to the Yantumaki town, where […]
Osinbajo Craves More Youth Participation In APC
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has asked for the youth arm of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to build a stronger membership base from the grassroots by mobilizing young Nigerians to join the party beginning from the ward level. According to a statement by his media aide, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo stated this yesterday when he […]
Biden Says He Stands ‘squarely behind’ Afghanistan Decision
Striking a defiant tone, President Joe Biden said Monday that he stands “squarely behind” his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan and that the Afghan government’s collapse was quicker than anticipated. Biden said he was faced with a choice between sticking to a previously negotiated agreement to withdraw U.S. troops this year or sending […]
World Leaders Blame Biden, Express Disappointment With Afghanistan
World leaders are speaking out about their disappointment with the security situation in Afghanistan, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson going so far as to pin the blame on President Joe Biden and the United States. Johnson said it was “fair to say the US decision to pull out has accelerated things, but this has […]
Thousands Flock To Afghanistan Airport In Attempt To Flee Country As Taliban Take Control
Thousands packed into the Afghan capital’s airport on Monday, rushing the tarmac and pushing onto planes in desperate attempts to flee the country after the Taliban overthrew the Western-backed government. U.S. soldiers fired warning shots as they struggled to manage the chaotic evacuation. The Taliban swept into Kabul on Sunday after President Ashraf Ghani fled […]
Haiti: Death Toll Of Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake Soars To 1,297 As Tropical Storm Approaches
The death toll from a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti soared to at least 1,297 Sunday as rescuers raced to find survivors amid the rubble ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching tropical storm. Saturday’s earthquake also left at least 2,800 people injured in the Caribbean nation, with thousands more displaced from their destroyed […]
New York City: At Least 16 People Shot In 90 Minutes In Brooklyn And Queens
At least 16 people were shot in an hour and a half in Brooklyn and Queens Sunday night into Monday morning, including eight people outside a city-run Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment complex. Those victims – four men and four women, ranging in age from 18 to 27 years old – were shot outside the Roosevelt Houses on […]
