By Deborah Akpede Police in Lagos State says it has begun investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of one Anosikwa Patrick allegedly stabbed by a police officer. Spokesman of the police command in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos. Hundeyin said that the incident happened […]
By Thompson Yamput At least 14 persons died in a head-on collision involving two Toyota buses on Sunday in Kogi. Thirteen persons survived in the accident which occurred at Aloma community in Ofu Local Government Area of the state, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. An eyewitness told NAN that the accident involved a […]
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, April 20, 2024 (NAN) UN Secretary-General António Guterres has again appealed to all parties involved in the Middle East crisis to de-escalate the situation, saying the retaliatory spiral in the region should end. Guterres made the appeal in a statement following reports of alleged Israeli strikes inside Iran near a […]
A man carrying a dummy explosive belt has forced his way into the Iranian diplomatic mission in Paris, triggering a major police operation. A special police unit initially cordoned off the area on Friday due to fears of a threat, according to the Paris Prefecture of Police. The 60-year-old Iranian finally left the consular section […]
United Nations, April 20, 2024 (Reuters/NAN) Some 800,000 people in a Sudanese city are in “extreme and immediate danger” as worsening violence advances and threatens to “unleash bloody inter-communal strife throughout Darfur,” top UN officials warned the Security Council. War erupted in Sudan one year ago between the Sudanese army (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support […]
A man set himself on fire in a park opposite the courthouse in New York during the ongoing criminal trial of former president Donald Trump, according to U.S. media reports. The man poured a liquid over himself and set himself alight, unanimous reports from various media outlets, including the New York Times and CNN revealed. […]
By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s money laundering charge filed against former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Monster of Justice, Mohammed Adoke. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling on Adoke’s no-case submission, said he found that the EFCC had been unable to […]
By Cecilia Ologunagba Israeli Ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, has expressed sadness over Security Council Members voting in favour of granting Palestine UN Membership, saying the vote will make peace almost impossible. In a vote of 12 in favour to one against, with two abstentions, the Council did not adopt a draft resolution that […]
Kenya’s military chief, Gen. Francis Ogolla, and nine other military representatives died in a helicopter crash. Kenyan President William Ruto made the announcement at a news conference on Thursday. Ruto has ordered three days of national mourning. The helicopter crashed in the afternoon in the west of the country in the Elgeyo Marakwet district, shortly […]
By Mohammed Tijjani The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Kaduna State Sector Command, said it has arrested a BUA Company driver who crushed six persons to death and 30 others injured on Kano-Zaria road . The Sector Commander, Mr Kabir Nadabo, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),on Friday in Kaduna. Nadabo […]