A spain-bound drug trafficker, Mr Okonkwo Henry arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja on Easter day, Sunday, April 4, 2021, has excreted a total of 113 wraps of cocaine with a street value of 423 million naira. Mr Okonkwo was arrested and taken into custody by the International Drug Law and Enforcement Agency […]
In united kingdom, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II who was also the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Phillip has died at the age of 99. According to Buckingham palace, Prince Phillip passed away peacefully on Friday morning, April 9, 2021, at Windsor Castle. Expressing condolences at downing street, the Prime Minister, Mr Boris Johnson said […]
Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde has inaugurated the governing council for Oyo State College of Health Science and Technology, Ibadan, and Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso. The inauguration ceremony was held at the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Ibadan. The Governor who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun, urged […]
Te President of Ivory Coast, Mr Alassane Ouattara has said his predecessor, Mr Laurent Gbagbo and his youth leader, Mr Charles Blé Goudé are free to return to Ivory Coast after they were acquitted of crimes against humanity. President Ouattara’s remarks came a week after the International Criminal Court (ICC) upheld ex-President Gbagbo’s judgement with […]
Australia’s Prime Minister, Mr Scott Morrison has announced that Politicians and Judges will no longer be exempted from rules against sexual harassment at work. This came as the Prime Minister tried to quell public anger over his Government’s handling of a series of sexual abuse scandals. Speaking to reporters in the Australian capital, Mr Morrison […]
Gunmen suspected to be terrorising waterways in the Ese-Odo Local Government area of Ondo State, have allegedly razed 14 houses in a midnight attack on the Asere riverine community. According to a report, the gunmen attacked the community for tipping off Security Agencies about their activities and movement. Women in the community protested the attack, […]
Four suspected leaders of bandits have surrendered themselves to the Police along with several arms and ammunition, as well as rustled cows in Katsina State. Parading the repentant bandits at the Police Headquarters in the State, Police Commissioner, Mr Sanusi Buba identified the four to include Sale and Mani Turwa, Ado Sarki and Sani Mai-daji. […]
Abia State Government has shut the Union Primary School, Afaraukwu located in the Umuahia North Local Government Area of the State, as suspected explosive devices were discovered in the School. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr John Kalu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Meanwhile, necessary measures have been taken to […]
The health of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny is deteriorating as he keeps up his hunger strike in prison, with a new numbness in his hands, according to his lawyers. This came a week after President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent opponent who is serving a two-and-a-half-year sentence on embezzlement charges stopped taking food to demand […]
One person was killed and at least three others were wounded by gunfire after troops in Benin Republic cleared protesters in a flashpoint city three days before President Patrice Talon seeks re-election. Protests have erupted in the West African country’s opposition bastions ahead of Sunday’s vote, which critics say is skewed in Talon’s favour after […]
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