Minneapolis Braces For A Verdict In The Derek Chauvin Trial
Minneapolis is waking up to images of an occupied city on Monday, as the city and the world await a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial. What it’s like: Residents running errands, picking up dinner and heading to the dog park in recent days encountered heavily-armed National Guard troops stationed throughout the city. Some streets downtown […]
Derek Chauvin Trial: Jurors Are The Only Audience That Matters For Monday’s Closing Arguments
Having made their impression weeks ago, rival attorneys in the Derek Chauvin murder trial are poised to make their final arguments to jurors Monday in Hennepin County District Court. The lawyers in the long-running trial hope to do their best to make their words resonate as they spell out to jurors why they should acquit […]
Russia Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny To Be Transferred To A Hospital
The Russian state penitentiary service said Monday a decision has been made to transfer imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike, to a hospital. The announcement comes two days after Navalny’s physician said his health was deteriorating rapidly and the 44-year-old Kremlin critic could be on […]
Nigeria: FG To Recruit More Soldiers To End Boko Haram
The Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd) has said that more soldiers are to be recruited to halt the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast. According to him, the recruitment of soldiers with professional skills and fighting equipment with strategies could route out remnants of terrorists from hideouts. Magashi disclosed this yesterday while […]
18.17% Inflation Rate, Unhealthy For Nigerians, Economy —MAN
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has described the recent 18.17 percent inflation figure released by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS), as worrisome and very unhealthy for the well-being of Nigerians and the nation’s economy. While calling for proper management of the situation before getting out of hand, the Director-General of the association, Segun […]
Lebanon Faces Tough Ramadan Amid ‘Insane’ Food Prices
Many Muslim families in Lebanon are struggling to afford iftar, the evening meal which breaks the daily fast during the holy month of Ramadan, as food prices soar amid the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. “Prices are insane and they have gone up even more during Ramadan … a plate of salad will cost […]
SERAP Writes Buhari, Seeks Probe Of ‘Missing N106bn In 149 MDAs In 2018’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to investigate allegations that N106bn of public funds are missing from 149 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), as documented in the 2018 annual audited […]
Southeast: Deployment Of The Military May Lead To Nigeria’s Break Up – Ohanaeze
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, on Sunday, cautioned the Federal Government against any deployment of the military to the South-East. It warned that such action could lead to Nigeria’s break up. Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Secretary-General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, gave the caution in a statement. He said the “Southeast has remained the nation’s safest place for foreign […]
Munyenyezi Deported From The US For Her Role In The Rwandan Genocide
A woman who served a 10-year sentence in U.S. prison for lying about her role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide to obtain American citizenship, and then lost her bid for a new trial, has been deported to the East African nation and is likely to face prosecution there. Beatrice Munyenyezi, who a U.S. judge said […]
Nigeria:Yoruba Nation Rally Disrupted By Police In Ibadan
The Youth Initiatives of Ilana Omoodua, led by Yoruba leader, Prof. Banji Akintoye, yesterday insisted on the creation of a Yoruba Republic, saying that agitation for restructuring of Nigeria is too late for Yoruba people. This is even as the police barricaded Mapo Hall, Ibadan, Oyo State capital, the original venue the group planned to […]
