Category: News
Falana Links Deadly Nigerian Stampedes to Negligence and Poverty
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has decried the loss of over 105 lives in stampedes during food and cash distribution events in Nigeria, attributing [more…]
Stampedes Are a National Tragedy, Says Shettima, Prays for the Victim
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has described the recent stampedes during sharing of food items to the less privileged in some parts of [more…]
Death Toll In Brazil Bus Crash Rises To 41
Handout picture released by Minas Gerais Fire Department shows a truck on top of a car on the site of a crash in Teofilo Otoni, [more…]
Pope Again Condemns ‘Cruelty’ Of Israeli Strikes On Gaza
Pope Francis waves as he addresses the crowd from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St.Peter’s square during his Sunday Angelus prayer at the [more…]
Trump Threatens To Take Back Control Of Panama Canal
(FILES) US President-elect Donald Trump (Photo by ALLISON ROBBERT / POOL / AFP) Incoming US president Donald Trump on Saturday slammed what he called unfair [more…]
‘Ukraine Won’t Give Up,’ Zelensky Hails Usyk Victory Over Fury
FILE: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. (Photo by CLODAGH KILCOYNE / POOL / AFP) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over Tyson Fury [more…]
Biden Signs Funding Bill To Avert Government Shutdown
The US Capitol is seen in Washington, DC, on December 20, 2024. – The US House of Representatives voted on December 20 to avert a [more…]
Ukraine Drone Hits Russian High-Rise 1,000km From Frontline
In this video grab taken from a handout footage released on the official Telegram account of the Mayor’s Office of Kazan on December 21, 2024, [more…]
Albania To Shutdown TikTok For At Least One Year
(FILES) The TikTok logo is displayed outside TikTok social media app company offices in Culver City, California, on March 16, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. [more…]
NDLEA Arrests Businessman at Kano Airport Over Cocaine Trafficking
The suspect, Olisaka Calistus, was nabbed on Sunday, December 15 with 256 wraps of cocaine weighing 6 kilograms. Operatives of the National Drug Law [more…]