Derek Chauvin Sentenced To 22 1/2 Years In Prison For George Floyd’s Murder
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin’s knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S. in generations. The punishment – which fell short of the 30 years that prosecutors had requested – came after […]
Canada: 751 Unmarked Graves Found At Residential School
An indigenous nation in Canada says it has found 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in Saskatchewan. The Cowessess First Nation said the discovery was “the most significantly substantial to date in Canada”. It comes weeks after the remains of 215 children were found at a similar residential school in […]
George Floyd Statues Vandalized In Brooklyn, Newark
There is growing outrage in Brooklyn and in Newark after two statues to honor George Floyd were targeted by vandals. The George Floyd statue that was unveiled on Juneteenth at 1545 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn was discovered vandalized around 7:20 a.m. Thursday. They say the video captures them walking near the scene before and after the incident. […]
Former Police Officer Derek Chauvin Set To Be Sentenced For The Murder Of George Floyd
Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who killed George Floyd on a Minneapolis street last year, is set to be sentenced Friday to a potentially lengthy prison stay. Chauvin, 45, was convicted in April on charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for his role in Floyd’s death. Prosecutors for the state of Minnesota requested a 30-year […]
Urgent Search After Miami-area Condo Building Partially Collapses; 3 Dead, Up To 99 Missing
The urgent search for survivors continued Friday morning after a multi-story building partially collapsed in southern Florida’s Miami-Dade County. At least three people are confirmed dead and up to 99 remain missing after Thursday’s early morning collapse. Champlain Tower South — a 12-story residential condo in the beachside town of Surfside, about 6 miles north […]
Federal, States, Local Government Share N605.958bn
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) at its virtual meeting on Wednesday night, shared N605.958 billion as federation allocation for May 2021 among the three tiers of government. The money was revenue generated in the previous month of May. The distributed statutory revenue of N428.198 billion received for the month was lower than the N497.385 […]
PMB Appoints Jime As Executive Secretary Of Nigerian Shippers’ Council
President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the appointment of Emmanuel Jime as the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, validated this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. According to the statement, Jime, who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law, brings […]
Governor Bala: I’m Consulting On The 2023 Presidency
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has urged a political pressure group, the Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF), to give him three weeks to make consultations on the 2023 presidency. The governor announced this yesterday when he was presented with the letter of demand to declare interest in the presidency. The executive members of NYLF […]
Insecurity: CDS Wants Ex-senior Military Officers’ Experience
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, has expressed the determination of the Nigerian Armed Forces to tap into the wealth of experience of retired senior military officers in the country, saying this is urgently needed to tackle security challenges facing the nation presently. The military chief, who gave the charge […]
1 Dead In Partial Collapse At Miami-area Condo Building; Boy Pulled From Rubble Alive
At least one person has died when a multi-story building partially collapsed in southern Florida’s Miami-Dade County early Thursday morning, authorities said. Local hospitals have received at least three patients, and two are critically injured. The building, which appears to be residential, is located in the small, beachside town of Surfside, about 6 miles north […]
