The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Monday, received a list of 35 operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, who have been recommended for prosecution and outright dismissal from the Nigeria … Continue reading AGF Receives List of 35 SARS Operatives Okayed for Dismissal, Trial
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Monday, briefed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on the ongoing protests across the country. Speaking with State House correspondents after the meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the … Continue reading #EndSARS: Youths minister briefs Buhari
The Lagos State Government has lost at least N234m to the closure of tollgates as the #EndSARS protests on the Island enters its 9th day, However, the state has continued to generate money from adverts at the toll plazas. The … Continue reading Lagos Loses N234m to Tollgates’ Closure
In addition, warnings were posted on 150 million examples of false information posted online, the former British deputy prime minister told the French weekly Journal du Dimanche. Facebook has been increasing its efforts to avoid a repeat of events leading … Continue reading 2.2 Million Facebook and Instagram Ads Rejected Ahead of US Vote – Facebook
People across France are expected to join rallies Sunday in a show of solidarity and defiance following the beheading of a teacher outside his school for showing pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. The killing of history teacher Samuel Paty … Continue reading France to Rally in Solidarity, Defiance After Beheading of Teacher
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Party overwhelmingly won the country’s general election on Saturday, her opponent Judith Collins said. “To Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who I have phoned, congratulations on your result because it is, I believe, an … Continue reading Ardern Wins Re-Election as New Zealand PM
Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo has come out to apologise to Nigerian youths on behalf of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration for “not moving faster” enough. This is as the #EndSARS protest continue to gather momentum in all parts of … Continue reading #EndSARS: We Could Have Moved Faster, We’re Sorry ― Osinbajo
A former Mexican defense minister has been arrested in the United States on suspicion of links with drug cartels, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Friday, lambasting the country’s old “mafia government.” Salvador Cienfuegos, who was defense chief from 2012 … Continue reading Mexico Ex-Defense Chief Held in US on Drug Allegations
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala voiced confidence on Friday in her quest to lead the crisis-wracked World Trade Organisation after all of Africa backed her candidacy, vowing she would champion reform. “I feel the wind behind my back,” she told a virtual … Continue reading WTO: 79 Countries Endorse Okonjo-Iweala’s Candidacy
The African Travel and Tourism Association has accused the United Kingdom of “discriminating” against travellers from the continent by failing to open travel corridors. Africa is one of the few continents with no corridor from the UK, meaning that all … Continue reading Travel Association Asks UK to Repeal 14-Day Quarantine Law for African Travellers
