Maui Residents Had Little Warning Before Flames Overtook Town; At least 55 People Died
Maui residents who made desperate escapes from oncoming flames, some on foot, asked why Hawaii’s famous emergency warning system didn’t alert them as fires raced toward their homes. Hawaii emergency management records show no indication that warning sirens were triggered before a devastating wildfire killed at least 55 people and wiped out a historic town, […]
Rohingya: At least 23 Dead, 30 Missing After Boat Sinks
The bodies of 23 Rohingyas who were fleeing Myanmar’s Rakhine state have been recovered after their boat sank. Thirty others are still missing, while eight people are reported to have survived the mishap. The survivors said they were trying to reach Malaysia when their boat carrying more than 50 passengers foundered and was abandoned by […]
Nigerian Army Reacts As 25 Soldiers Resignation Causes A Stir Online
The resignation of several soldiers, which has become a trending topic on some social media platforms, has prompted a reaction from the Nigerian Army. The affected soldiers reportedly resigned owing to corruption in the Army, according to a report published on Wednesday by an online publication (not DNTWOK). To the contrary, the Army claimed in […]
ECOWAS Orders Deployment Of Standby Military Force Against Niger Coup
The restoration of constitutional order in the Niger Republic has been mandated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) thereby deploying its standby military force. At the ECOWAS Extraordinary Meeting in Abuja on Thursday, President of ECOWAS Omar Alieu Touray said this while reading the resolution of ECOWAS on the Niger coup. Touray […]
“We Don’t Have Plans To Give Amnesty To Terrorists” – Kastina Gov
Residents of Katsina State have received assurances from Governor Dikko Radda that his administration will not bargain with terrorists or bandits. He continued by saying that while his administration would not pardon terrorists, it was willing to accept them if they would embrace peace and lay down their arms. In order to ask for divine […]
IPMAN Raise Alarm On Possible Increase In Petrol Price To N750 Per Litre
The Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) pump price may increase to about N750 per litre, according to the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN). Speaking in Abuja, the association’s national spokesperson, Chinedu Ukadike, conveyed this. He cited the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), which keeps its ex-depot pricing at N587.7 at the moment. If […]
El-Rufai Loses Interest In Ministerial Appointment
Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, is said to have lost interest in President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial nomination appointment. After a Tuesday meeting at the Presidential Villa, El-Rufai decided against joining President Tinubu’s cabinet. Recall that El-Rufai met with the President the day after the Senate approved 45 ministerial nominees after a week-long […]
Cheng Lei: Journalist Held In China Says She Misses Sunshine
An Australian journalist – held in detention in China for three years as of this weekend – has spoken publicly for the first time. “I miss the sun. In my cell, the sunlight shines through the window, but I can stand in it for only 10 hours a year,” Cheng Lei said in an open […]
Candidate In Ecuador’s Presidential Election Fernando Villavicencio Shot Dead
A candidate in Ecuador’s forthcoming presidential election who campaigned against corruption and gangs has been shot dead at a campaign rally. Fernando Villavicencio, a member of the country’s national assembly, was attacked as he left the event in the capital, Quito, on Wednesday. He is one of the few candidates to allege links between organised […]
Russian Convicts Released To Fight With Wagner Accused Of New Crimes
A prisoner believed to have been released early to fight with Wagner mercenaries in Ukraine has been accused of committing a double murder in Russia after returning home from the war. Demyan Kevorkyan, who was given an 18-year prison sentence in 2016, has been arrested for killing a young man and woman on their way […]
