The total number of known executions carried out around the world in 2022 rose by 53 per cent on the figure recorded for 2021, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. The human rights organisation, in a report on the worldwide use of the death penalty, documented at least 883 executions in 20 countries for 2022, […]
Air strikes and artillery fire intensified sharply across Sudan’s capital early on Tuesday, residents said, as the army sought to defend key bases from paramilitary rivals it has been fighting for more than a month. The air strikes, explosions, and clashes could be heard in the south of Khartoum, and there was heavy shelling […]
By Mohammed Tijjani The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), on Monday said the list purporting to be the official selection list for the 75 Regular Course of the Academy is fake. The Academy’s Public Relations officer, Maj. Victor Olukoya, said in a statement in Kaduna that “The attention of the NDA has been drawn to […]
By Chinenye Offor Dana Airline says it will support Guinness World Record -breaking chef, Hilda Baci with one year free tickets. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this was announced on Dana Air Twitter handle @DanaAir . Ememobong Ettete , the Chief Operating Officer of Dana Airline said the proud Nigerian brand would […]
By Florence Onuegbu Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Sunday expressed support for the ambitions of Sen. Godswill Akpabio and Sen. Barau Jibrin as President and Deputy President of the 10th Senate, respectively. Sanwo-Olu expressed his support at a consultative visit to Lagos House, Marina, when he received members of the “Stability Group’’, consisting […]
By Fortune Abang The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sudan on Sunday condemned in strong terms the attack on worshipers by the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF), saying it grossly violated human rights and international law. The condemnation is contained in a statement released in Abuja by Mohamed Abdelmannan, the Sudanese Ambassador to Nigeria. The […]
A nurse in Germany has been handed life sentence for two counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder after sedating patients so that they did not bother him at work. Due to the particular seriousness of the offences, the court on monday ruled that he would almost certainly not be eligible for early […]
A court in China has sentenced a 78-year-old U.S. citizen to life in prison on espionage charges. John Shing-Wan Leung, who has a U.S. passport and permanent residence in Hong Kong, was convicted by the court in the eastern city of Suzhou, near Shanghai, on Monday. Leung’s assets worth about 500,000 Yuan (72,000 dollars) were […]
By Ibironke Ariyo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested two businessmen for ingesting 193 pellets of cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. A statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja, said both men have excreted the pellets of the illicit drugs […]
Olukayode Babalola The Police Command in Nasarawa said it has begun investigation into the murder of 15 persons at Tarkalafia and Kwaja villages in Karu Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement by the Spokesman of the Command, DSP Ramhan Nansel on Sunday in Karu. He said the Command on […]