EFCC Arrests Niger State Top Politician For Extorting Job Applicant
Mohammed Umar a politician and businessman from Niger State is now in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for extorting a job applicant to the sum of N200,000. The said politician had originally demanded the sum of N750,000 from the job applicant to foster the procurement of employment with the Nigeria Customs […]
We Have To Correct Vaccine Inequity, If We Are To Recover Sustainably -Okonjo- Iweala
The director general of World Trade Organization Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has advised African Continent to correct the vaccine inequity that is so evident in the world today. The director general as one of the panelists on United Bank For Africa’s (UBA) Africa to the World event on Zoom said solving economic problems in Africa is […]
Kaduna Plane Mishap: My Husband Dreamt Of Crash, Officer’s Widow Laments
Jennifer, the widow of the late Flight Lieutenant Alfred Olufade, on Monday lamented that her husband dreamt of last Friday’s plane crash a day before the incident. Olufade was among the 11 persons that died in the ill-fated Nigerian Air Force Beechcraft aircraft, which was conveying the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General […]
Nigeria: Terrorists Abduct 25 In Niger State, Incensed Protesters Block Abuja-Kaduna Highway
Protesters in Nigeria’s north-central Niger state are currently demonstrating along the Abuja-Suleja-Kaduna expressway over incessant attacks by armed men in the state, with no less than 25 people reportedly kidnapped in Suleja during Monday morning’s raid. Suleja is less than an hour’s drive from the heart of the West African country’s capital. Reports suggest that […]
UN Calls For Immediate Release Of Mali President Bah Ndaw
The UN mission in Mali has demanded an immediate release of President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane, after reports that they were detained by soldiers. In a tweet (in French), the Minusma mission also called for calm in the impoverished West African nation. This comes after reports that interim President Ndaw and Mr Ouane […]
Open Grazing Ban:Presidency Says Southern Governors Did Not Provide Any Solution
The Presidency has faulted the recent resolutions of the Southern Governors, including the ban on open grazing in the entire southern part of the country. In a statement on Monday, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, believes the Governors have failed to provide any solution to the lingering crisis between […]
One Year After George Floyd’s Murder, NBA Social Justice Coalition Urges Passage Of Policing Reform Bill
On the eve of the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, the NBA’s social justice coalition released a statement Monday night calling on the U.S. Senate to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act as a way to honor the memory of Floyd and “others who have been victims of police brutality.” The George […]
US Secretary Of State Blinken In Israel On Mideast Tour To Shore Up Gaza Truce
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Israel at the start of a Middle East tour aimed at shoring up the Gaza cease-fire. He will face the same obstacles that have stifled a wider peace process for more than a decade, including a hawkish Israeli leadership, Palestinian divisions and deeply rooted tensions surrounding […]
Indian Couple Rent Plane For Mid-air Wedding To Escape Covid Curbs
An Indian couple has chartered a passenger jet to stage a mid-air wedding that violated coronavirus restrictions by taking more than 160 guests, reports said. India’s civil aviation authority has ordered an investigation and suspended the crew of the jet, officials said on Monday. Because of a brutal new coronavirus wave that saw India’s death […]
US Military Presence Has Deterred Iranian Aggression On Saudi Arabia: General
General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., the top U.S. general in the Middle East, visited Saudi Arabia Sunday and said the country is still asking for American military assistance to deter Iran, even as the possibility looms that the U.S. could reduce the number of troops in the region to pivot toward threats in Asia. The […]
