Times Square Subway Station Bomber Set To Be Sentenced In Lower Manhattan
A judge will decide the fate of a man convicted of trying to carry out a suicide bombing in the Times Square Subway Station, only to have it blow up in his own face. 35 years in prison is the defendant Akayed Ullah’s best-case scenario. That’s what his lawyer is asking for, but prosecutors want […]
Students Shisha Video Buttress The Need To Ban Tobacco Products Near Schools— CAPPA
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, has commended the Lagos State Government on its decision to rehabilitate the five students smoking shisha in a recent viral video but wants the state government to complement that action by enforcing the ban on the sale of tobacco products near schools as contained in the National […]
Lack Of Access To Adequate Forex Causes Flight Delays, Cancellations
To say the country’s aviation sector, particularly its domestic airline business is in a bad shape may not be an exaggeration given the series of flight delays and cancellations. This is just as key players are calling on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to make available enough forex to the domestic airlines to enable […]
OAU Student’s Suicide Not Associated With Academic Failure Says PRO
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Mr. Abiodun Olanrewaju, has said that the suicide committed recently by a student of the university was not as a result of academic failure. Olarewaju, who stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday, in Ile-Ife, added that […]
EFCC Interrogates Ex-Zamfara State Governor For Seven Hours
Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over alleged illegal financial dealings and misappropriation of funds. Yari, who was arrested on Tuesday by operatives of the anti-graft agency, was taken to the Sokoto office of the commission where he was detained after being drilled […]
Insecurity The Consequences Of 33% Unemployment Rate – Fayemi
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi on Tuesday stated that insecurity in Nigeria is a consequence of unemployment, adding that more steps should be taken to address the menace. Speaking at a program tagged: Financing Safe Schools, Fayemi said there is a need for a coordinated response to unemployment and addressing the socio-economic effects on citizens. […]
Greenfield University Students Kidnapped In Kaduna
Gunmen have again abducted a number of students from a university in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna. The police spokesperson in the state, Muhammad Jalige, confirmed the abduction saying ‘‘many’’ students were kidnapped from their dormitories. But he said a headcount was still going on to determine the actual number of students. The victims […]
‘Unprovoked Escalation’: US Slams Russian Plan To Block Black Sea
The US State Department has branded as an “unprovoked escalation” reported Russian plans to block parts of the Black Sea, which could ultimately impact access to Ukrainian ports amid heightened tensions over Moscow’s military manoeuvres. The US and its European allies have expressed concerns regarding Russia’s military build-up in recent weeks and fear Moscow might […]
Suspect In Deadly Supermarket Shooting Faces Arraignment On Long Island
The Stop & Shop supermarket on Cherry Valley Road in West Hempstead remains a crime scene this morning, after an employee opened fire, killing one person and wounding two others. 31-year-old Gabriel Dewitt Wilson, who authorities say has a history of mental illness, was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon. He will be arraigned later this […]
Derek Chauvin verdict: Jury Finds Ex-cop Guilty Of Murder, Manslaughter In George Floyd’s Death
Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man’s neck in a case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S. Chauvin, 45, was immediately led away with his hands […]
