Family Of US Police Shooting Victim Settles Civil Case For $12mn
“No amount of money will bring back Breonna Taylor,” the group said. Relatives of Breonna Taylor, a black woman killed in a police shooting in her own home, announced Tuesday…
Mali Crisis: Osinbajo Attends ECOWAS Summit in Ghana
File Photo: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has departed Nigeria for Ghana to attend the Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Osinbajo,…
Soleimani Killing: Trump Vows ‘1,000 Times Greater’ Response To Any Iran Attack
US President Donald Trump on Monday vowed that any attack by Iran would be met with a response “1,000 times greater in magnitude,” after reports that Iran planned to avenge…
US Court Sides With Trump On Deporting Immigrants
FILE PHOTO U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media in Washington, DC. Joshua Roberts/Getty Images/AFP A US court of appeals on Monday gave the green light for the Trump…
Nigeria Records 132 New COVID-19 Cases
Nigeria has recorded 132 new cases of the Coronavirus. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Monday via its official Twitter handle. Of the new cases, 52…
Fake Crude Oil Merchant Bags 21 Years In Lagos
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has convicted and sentenced a fake crude oil merchant, Adesanya Olufemi, to twenty-one year imprisonment, for defrauding a…
EFCC Re-Arraigns ‘Mama Boko Haram,’ Others For Fresh N97.4m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Maiduguri Zonal office, on Monday, September 14, 2020, re-arraigned Aisha Alkali Wakil, a.k.a “Mama Boko Haram” before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno…
AfDB: Obasanjo Hails Buhari Over Adesina’s Re-Election
President Muhammadu Buhari greets AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina inside the Presidential Villa on Thursday… September 10. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has commended President Muhammed Buhari’s led Federal Government for the…
Sanwo-Olu, Amaechi Visit Site Of Train Accident In Oshodi
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has visited the site of the Monday fatal accident involving a commuter train and two vehicles. Two persons reportedly died in the accident, which…
Big-Spending Chelsea Whip Brighton To Begin New Season
Chelsea’s English defender Reece James celebrates scoring during the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Chelsea at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern…
Justice Salami Sends Magu’s Lawyers Out Of Court
There have been reports of some drama at the venue of the presidential panel, probing the activities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, under the watch of its…
‘France Is The Country Of Innovation’: President Macron Defends 5G Technology
French President Emmanuel Macron is seen on a screen as he delivers a speech during the annual “French Tech” event at the Elysee Palace in Paris on September 14, 2020.…
US Eases China Travel Warning, Citing Virus Progress
File photo: US President Donald Trump (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping leave a business leaders event at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017.…
UAE, Israel Seal First Banking Deal
File photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference in Jerusalem on August 13, 2020. (Photo by Abir SULTAN / POOL / AFP) The National Bank of Dubai,…
‘I Found It Amusing’: Lampard Laughs Off Klopp’s Chelsea Spending Jibe
File photo: Chelsea’s English head coach Frank Lampard gestures during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge in London on December 14, 2019. OLLY…
Aviation Unions Shut Down Arik Air
A photo of Arik Air Two aviation unions on Monday shut down the operations of Arik Air over non-payment of salaries. They are the National Union of Air Transport Employees…
TikTok Rejects Microsoft Offer, Oracle Sole Remaining Bidder
This photo illustration taken on September 14, 2020 shows the logo of the social network application TikTok (L) and a US flag (R) shown on the screens of two laptops…
Tensions Soar Over Australia’s ‘Heartbreaking’ Border Closures
Police in the southern New South Wales (NSW) border city of Albury check cars crossing the state border from Victoria on July 8, 2020 after authorities closed the border due…
Vice Chancellor, Students Locked Out As ASUU, NASU Members Protest In Lagos University
Picture showing gridlock at the main gate following a protest by ASUU and NASU members in Lagos State University on Monday, September 14, 2020. The Academic Staff Union of Universities…
Kaduna To Hold Maiden International Marathon Race
A file photo of Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Kaduna State Government has unveiled plans to organise the maiden edition of its international marathon race in November this year. The…