Court Halts PDP Zonal Congress In Port Harcourt, Nigeria
A High court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State has granted an interim injunction restraining the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from going ahead with its South-South zonal Congress slated for Port Harcourt on Tuesday. The restraining order was consequent upon a suit instituted against the party by four aggrieved members – Kingsley Ntuisong, Raphael Stephen […]
Zamfara Govt Secures Release Of 10 Abducted Victims
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has again secured the release of ten kidnapped victims without ransom. The victims who had been in captivity for over three months and two weeks said they were abducted in the Gwaram community of Talata Mafara Local Government Area of the state. Among them are three men, including the father […]
Ohio College Student Dies From Alcohol-related Hazing At Fraternity Event, Attorney Says
A Bowling Green State University (BGSU) sophomore died after drinking at a fraternity event, an attorney for his family said. Stone Foltz, 20, was given “a copious amount of alcohol,” attorney Sean Alto told The Columbus Dispatch. In a statement to CNN on Sunday, Alto called Foltz’s death “a tragedy.” “He was a beloved son, brother, and […]
Austria Suspends AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Batch After Death
Austrian authorities have suspended inoculations with a batch of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine as a precaution while investigating the death of one person and the illness of another after the shots, a health agency said on Sunday. “The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) has received two reports in a temporal connection with a […]
Nigeria’s Northern States Tighten Security To Curb Schoolchildren Abductions
No fewer than 11 Northern states have beefed up security around schools to prevent the abduction of pupils by bandits in their states. It was learnt at the weekend that the states stepped up security in schools following the recent abductions of 27 pupils from Government Science College, Kagara in Niger State and 297 others […]
Fresh Mass Protests Set To Hit Senegal
Senegal is bracing up for a fresh round of protests with demonstrations planned in the West African country from Monday as opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, is expected to make a court appearance in the capital, Dakar, following his arrest last week. Mr Sonko is set to face questions about a rape charge, which he says is politically […]
8 Migrants And Guards Killed In A Fire Outbreak
At least eight migrants and guards were killed, and scores more injured, in a fire on Sunday at a holding facility in Yemen’s capital, the International Organization for Migration said. “Eight people confirmed dead, the total death toll is reported to be much higher,” tweeted Carmela Godeau, IOM’s regional director for the Middle East and […]
Buhari Celebrates Vice President Osinbajo On His 64th Birthday
President Muhammadu Buhari has celebrated Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on the occasion of his 64th birthday. President Buhari described the Vice President as a reliable and dedicated deputy who is admirably competent. He said, “Happy 64th Birthday to Vice President a reliable and dedicated deputy who is not only admirably competent but also exudes confidence […]
Alleged Culpable Homicide: Elzakzaky’s Trial Resumes Today
The trial of the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat, resumes today at the Kaduna State High Court. The presiding judge, Justice Gideon Kurada had during the last sitting on January 26, adjourned the case to March 8 and 9 after the prosecution counsel, Chris […]
Biden To Sign Executive Order Expanding Voting Access
President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order Sunday expanding voting access in what the White House calls “an initial step in this Administration’s efforts to protect the right to vote and ensure all eligible citizens can freely participate in the electoral process.” The move comes just three days after the House of […]
