Two Bethel Baptist Students Rescued, 118 Still In Captive – Kaduna Police
Police detectives in Kaduna have rescued two of the abducted students of Bethel Baptist High school in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state. The students were rescued in the Rijanna area along the Kaduna-Abuja highway, on Wednesday evening. While ascertaining the development, the spokesman of the Kaduna state police command, ASP Mohammed Jalige […]
Officials In AGF’s Office Causes Nigeria To Lose $274.2m On External Loan
The Senate has unwound how a few officials of the Office of Accountant General of the Federation caused Nigeria to lose $274.2 million (N54.1 billion) on external loans. Thusly, it asked the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, to distinguish the officials liable and sanction them for mismanagement of public funds, following Rule 3115 […]
Roiled By Presidential Assassination, Haiti Swears In New PM
Haiti’s new prime minister, Ariel Henry, took office Tuesday in the aftermath of the president’s assassination two weeks ago, pledging to improve the country’s dire security and to organize long-delayed elections. Henry was installed as head of a new government in an attempt to stabilize a country on the brink of chaos since the murder of President […]
US Intelligence Community To Probe ‘Havana syndrome’ Affecting Personnel Around The World
The U.S. intelligence community has launched a new panel of experts that brings together senior officers and outside medical and scientific experts to investigate the “anomalous health incidents” affecting dozens of U.S. personnel around the world, an intelligence official told ABC News. The U.S. government still has not reached a conclusion into the cause of […]
WHO Chief Backs Tokyo Olympics Days Before Opening Ceremony
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), has thrown his weight behind the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics, even as a surge in the Delta variant drives a resurgence of COVID-19 around the world and the event faces continued opposition just days before the opening ceremony. Speaking to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) […]
Senator Ladoja Asks The Nigerian Government To Confirm Exoneration For Sunday Igboho, Nnamdi Kanu
Former Oyo State Governor, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has asked the Federal Government to grant amnesty to Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho; and leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. He said this while addressing journalists in his Bodija residence on Tuesday. Ladoja said, “Federal government has declared amnesty for […]
Food Security: RIFAN Guarantee Nigerians Of Increased Rice Production
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) Oyo section, has guaranteed Nigerians of their obligation to support rice production to lessen the significant expense of the item. Mr. Samuel Akande, the Oyo RIFAN Chairman, gave the assurance in Ibadan, yesterday. Akande said that the farmers’ target for years was to get quality rice to the […]
South African Court Defers Jacob Zuma’s Case
A South African court has adjourned the case of the previous president, Jacob Zuma after the previous pioneer applied for a postponement to show up in person rather than virtually. His legal counselor Dali Mpofu on Tuesday told the court that the case ought to be deferred for Zuma to show up face to face […]
Blue Origin Launch: Jeff Bezos Reaches Space On Company’s 1st Flight With People
Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft. The Amazon founder was accompanied by a hand-picked group: his brother, an 18-year-old from the Netherlands and an 82-year-old aviation pioneer from Texas – the […]
Coronavirus Updates: American Academy Of Pediatrics Says Kids Should Mask Up At School
The CDC is under pressure to revisit its COVID-19 guidance once again after a leading group of pediatricians called for students to mask up when schools reopen for the fall. “We know that there are lots of kids in our school buildings who are younger than 12 and not yet eligible to be vaccinated,” said […]
