Massacre In Zamfara As Vigilantes Storm Market, Execute Bandits
There have been several reports on the massacre in Zamfara State on Friday as some vigilantes stormed the Dansadau market in Maru Local Government Area and killed tallies of suspected bandits in an execution-style manner. It was gathered that the vigilantes from Ruwan Tofa and other neighboring communities carried out the massacre to avenge the […]
Rape Widespread Hits Lagos, 91 Violated In 10 Weeks
In Lagos, the offense of rape holds a life sentence, yet residents are not backing down on the act. According to an official figure from the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, in the first 10 weeks of the new year (January to mid-March 2021), a total of 91 rape and defilement cases were recorded. […]
Printing Of N60bn By CBN, Wake Up Call For Buhari – PDP warns
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the recent statement by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki over the printing of N60 billion by the federal government, which was shared for states is a wake-up call for President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC. Governor Godwin Obaseki had in a statement […]
WTO DG Okonjo-Iweala Rallies Global Action For Increased Access To Vaccines
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has recommended actions for countries and drug makers to increase production of COVID-19 vaccines and share them more widely and fairly. Okonjo-Iweala spoke during a closed-door meeting of producers, governments and others over inequitable access, with low-income countries administering just 0.2 per cent of […]
Princes William, Harry Won’t Walk Side-by-side At Funeral
Prince William and Prince Harry won’t walk side-by-side Saturday as they follow their grandfather’s coffin into the church ahead of Prince Philip’s funeral, minimizing the chances of any awkward moments between the brothers who are grappling with strained relations since Harry’s decision to step away from royal duties last year. Buckingham Palace on Thursday released the broad outlines […]
R. Kelly To Be Moved To New York City For Sex-trafficking Trial: Judge
A federal judge gave the green light Thursday to move jailed R&B singer R. Kelly to New York City to go on trial this summer after several delays. Kelly has been held in Chicago, where he’s facing a potential second trial in the fall in a separate federal case related to a sprawling sex crimes […]
NYC Protesters Block Traffic, Shut Down Holland Tunnel Over Shootings Of Daunte Wright And Adam Toleda
Protests broke out in New York City leading to the closure of the Holland Tunnel on Thursday night. Demonstrators protesting the police shootings of Adam Toleda in Chicago and Daunte Wright in Minnesota blocked traffic on the New York side of the tunnel. Police were on the scene until the protesters dispersed. There were no […]
8 People Dead In Indianapolis Mass Shooting
Eight people have been killed and many injured in a shooting in the US city of Indianapolis, police say. Witnesses heard several gunshots at a FedEx facility and one said he had seen a man firing an automatic weapon. The gunman, thought to have been acting alone, is reported to have killed himself. Authorities said […]
80 fresh outbreaks of COVID-19 in 11, FCT states says, NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has registered another 80 outbreaks of COVID-19 in eleven states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This brings the total number of recorded cases so far to 164,080. NCDC made this known on Thursday night via a tweet on its verified Twitter handle. The agency also announced the […]
Unknown Gunmen Attack Bank In Anambra, Hoist Biafra Flags
Unknown Gunmen on Thursday attacked a First Bank Plc branch in Abagana, Dunukofia LGA, Anambra State, shooting sporadically into the air, dispersing bank customers and passersby. A source said the gunmen, numbering about ten, drove a black Honda Pilot Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) to the bank, and shot in all directions, causing panic, while also […]
