Trump Organization Lawyers Make Last Pitch Against Prosecution
Lawyers for the Trump Organization met again Monday with prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in a last bid to forestall a potential indictment stemming from a long-running investigation into the former president’s company. Trump Organization lawyer Ron Fischetti told The Associated Press the meeting came as a grand jury nears a vote on […]
Florida Building Collapse Death Toll Rises To 11; 150 People Still Missing
Rescue workers digging for a fifth day into the remnants of a collapsed Florida condo building stressed Monday that they could still find survivors in the rubble, a hope family members clung to even though no one has been pulled out alive since the first hours after the structure fell. Another body was recovered Monday, […]
Court Fixes October 7 For Hearing Of Final Forfeiture Of Funds Linked To A Former First Lady, Patience Jonathan
The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday, fixed October 7 for hearing in the forfeiture proceedings concerning $5.78million and N2.4billion seized from some firms linked to a former First Lady, Patience Jonathan. The Court had earlier placed a temporary forfeiture order on the $5.78million and N2.4billion seized from those firms linked to the former […]
UAE Gives Discriminatory Protocols To Nigerian Flight To Dubai- Aviation Minister
The Minister says Nigerians have the right to travel to Dubai but that UAE will not be allowed to discriminate against citizens. The Federal Government on Monday said flights to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are yet to resume due to the discriminatory nature of protocol introduced by the United Arab Emirates, UAE. The Minister […]
Katsina Chief Judge Empowers Over 72 Rehabilitated Drug Abuse Victims
Over seventy-two victims of drug abuse in Katsina State have been rehabilitated and empowered with skill acquisition in the Funtua Zone of the State. Chairman Board Of Trustees, Centre for the Advancement of Mother and Children (CEAMOC) in Katsina, Justice Musa Danladi, who doubled also as the state’s Chief Judge, disclosed this while briefing pressmen […]
UN Chief Warns Against The Continuous Terrorist Threats
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres says despite important advances to fight terrorism across the world, the threats have continued to persist and diversity. Guterres told the Second High-level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism on Monday at UN headquarters, New York that the fight against terrorism had caused damage by exploiting social grievances and gender stereotypes. According […]
US Airstrikes Target Iran-backed Militias In Syria, Iraq
The U.S. military, under the direction of President Joe Biden, conducted airstrikes Sunday against what it said were “facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups” near the border between Iraq and Syria. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said the militias were using the facilities to launch unmanned aerial vehicle attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq. Kirby […]
Rescuers Stay Hopeful About Finding More Survivors In Florida Building Collapse Rubble
Rescue workers digging feverishly for a fifth day Monday stressed that they could still find survivors in the rubble of a collapsed Florida condo building, a hope family members clung to even though no one has been pulled out alive since the first day the structure fell. The death toll rose by just four people […]
Osinbajo: Nigerian Government To Tax Profits Made By Google, Twitter, Others In The Country
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the federal government is set to tax profits made in Nigeria by global technology and digital firms not based in the country, but with a significant economic presence. Laolu Akande, vice-president’s spokesman, in a statement on Sunday, quoted Osinbajo as announcing this during an interaction with a delegation of the Chartered […]
FCTA – Over 349 Illegal Structures Demolished In Lugbe
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Sunday demolished over 349 illegal building structures in Lugbe-Across, along Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The operation tagged ‘2021 mother of clean ups’ was led by Mr. Ikharo Attah, Chairman, FCT Ministerial Committee on City Sanitation, and some security and fire service officers. Attah said the operation was […]
