North Korea Fires Two Ground-based Ballistic Missiles, South Korea Says
North Korea launched two ballistic missiles Thursday — the second such launch in less than a week. South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said in a statement that two short-range missiles had been fired from the Hamju area of South Hamgyong province toward the sea, off North Korea’s east coast, at 7:06 a.m. and 7:25 […]
Gov. Cuomo Prioritized Family Members And Associates For COVID Testing: Reports
A new controversy is surrounding New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, over COVID testing at the beginning of the pandemic. According to reports, the governor used state resources to prioritize testing for his family and associates, including his brother, CNN anchorman Chris Cuomo. Reports say a top state official was sent in a state trooper’s car […]
Sheikh Gumi- Bandits Are Ready To Negotiate
Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi says the Fulani herdsmen involved in banditry are ready to negotiate and be incorporated into the society. Sheikh Gumi on Wednesday said, “they are ready to negotiate, to tell us their grievances and they are ready to be incorporated into the larger society”. The Islamic cleric made this disclosure during a virtual […]
Hotel Rwanda ‘Hero’ Refuses Trial, Star US Witness Takes Stand
Paul Rusesabagina, the polarising hero of the hit movie “Hotel Rwanda,” refused Wednesday to participate in his trial, as an American citizen testified that he had financed rebel activities against his government. Rusesabagina, whose actions during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide inspired the movie, has been charged with nine offences, including terrorism for starting an armed group […]
Kamala Harris Put In Charge Of Migrant Influx As Biden Faces Down Critics
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday tasked Vice President Kamala Harris with tackling an influx of migrants on the Mexican border, aiming to take charge of a situation that has energized opponents of the new administration. “I can think of nobody who is better qualified to do this,” Biden said at a White House meeting […]
Nigeria’s Military Combs Benue Forest In Search Of Governor Ortom’s Attackers
The military on Tuesday stepped up efforts in hunting down gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen, who attacked Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, last Saturday, as troops combed forest and mounted surveillance around areas considered to be security flashpoints in the state. Commander of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), Maj. Gen. Adeyemi Yekini, told reporters at […]
Governing APC Plans To Rule Nigeria For 32 Years, Yobe Governor Buni Says
Chairman of the National Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Mai Mala Buni, Tuesday unfolded plans by the party to rule Nigeria for 32 consecutive years. Buni, who is also Yobe State governor, said at the inauguration of the party’s Strategy and Contact Committee in Abuja, that the long rule […]
Biden Considers Executive Actions On Guns, Calls On Congress To Pass Weapons Ban
US President Joe Biden urged Congress to swiftly pass gun control laws and may take action on his own to stop mass violence, the White House said on Tuesday, a day after the second deadly mass shooting in a week. The Democrat called on the Senate to approve two bills passed by the House of […]
N. Korea Fired Two Missiles In First Test Under Biden – US, South
North Korea fired two short-range missiles just days after a visit to the region by the top US defense and diplomatic officials, but President Joe Biden said they were not a serious provocation. It was nuclear-armed North Korea’s first launch since his inauguration — Pyongyang has been biding its time since the new administration took […]
Ogun Community Leader Regains Freedom
A community leader, Tajudeen Omotayo, who was kidnapped on Saturday in Imope, Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State has regained his freedom from his abductors He was said to have been released on Tuesday night after a sum of ₦5.5m was allegedly paid by the family to secure his freedom. His abductors had […]
