Egypt Arrests Top Muslim Brotherhood Leader
Egypt on Friday arrested a top leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, the latest swept up by Cairo’s long-running crackdown against the outlawed Islamist group, the interior ministry said. Mahmud Ezzat, the group’s acting leader, has already been handed two death sentences in absentia, as well as life imprisonment. Egypt has jailed thousands of members and […]
Mauritania’s Ex-President Aziz Says ‘Victim Of Score Settling’
Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has lashed out at unnamed enemies, saying he had been targeted for “a settling of old scores” after undergoing a week-long interrogation over suspected corruption. Aziz, who handed over power in August last year, took his case to the media late Thursday, three days after being released from […]
Protests Rock South African Suburb After Police ‘Shot’ Teen
Violent protests broke out in a Johannesburg suburb on Thursday following the gunning down of a disabled teenage boy allegedly by South African police on patrol. Police fired teargas, stun grenades and rubber bullets to repel hundreds of angry protesters in Eldorado Park, southern Johannesburg, an AFP photographer at the scene said. Residents burnt tyres […]
Buhari Reacts To Lagos Helicopter Crash, Mourns
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to Friday’s helicopter crash at Salvation Road, Opebi area of Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. A Bell 206 copter belonging to Quorum Aviation crashed into a building at Salvation Road on Friday, killing two people, with one injured. Reacting to the development, Buhari, in a statement issued by his Special […]
Liverpool Coach, Klopp Speaks On Messi Joining Man City
Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp, has welcomed Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, to Manchester City. Messi has already told Barcelona that he wants to leave Camp Nou this summer and wants to trigger a clause in his contract which will see him become a free agent. The Argentine captain has since been linked with a move to […]
Create Laws Against Hate Speech – Youths Task Kano Assembly
A youth Group in Kano State has advocated the enactment of a strict legal framework to allow severe punishment against hate speech perpetrators. The group under the aegis of Kano State Youths Forum urged the state Assembly to amend the law on hate speech to provide a strict punishment against anyone found guilty of bad […]
el-Rufai/NBA Saga: Northern Lawyers Form New Association
Some aggrieved northern lawyers have exited from the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) following the removal of Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai from the list of speakers at the annual conference of the association. According to a statement released by the new group on Friday, the recent developments within NBA have generated increased concern which necessitated […]
5 Possible Successors Of Ailing Japanese PM Abe
Five possible successors within Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party have emerged following his announcement on Friday that he would step aside due to health issues. They are, not surprisingly, all men, with the first being Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso. Aso, 79, who also serves as finance minister, is expected to […]
Helicopter Crashes Into Building In Ikeja, Lagos
A helicopter has crashed into a building at Salvation Road, Opebi area of Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. The helicopter reportedly crashed around 12:15pm on Friday. However, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, confirmed the crash, saying that response team of the agency was on their way to the area. Read Also: Bristow Helicopters Sacks […]
Kim Jong-Un Orders Military To Kill Anyone Near Border With China
Kim Jong-un has reportedly ordered North Korean troops to open fire on anyone who goes within half a mile of the country’s border with China to avoid coronavirus spreading. It comes after the dictator back-peddled on claims his country is totally untouched by the deadly global outbreak. Instructions have been sent out to shoot anyone […]
FAAN Increases Passenger Service Charge By 100%
Rabiu Yadudu, managing director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), says domestic airlines in the country will pay ₦2,000 as passenger service charge from September 1. This is a 100 percent increase from the ₦1,000 currently paid by airlines. Under the revised service charge, International passengers within the Economic Community of West African […]
Joe Biden’s Agenda Is Made In China – Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday night drew the curtains on the Republican National Convention with blistering attacks on his Democratic challenger in the Nov. 3 presidential election, Mr Joe Biden. In a speech that lasted a little over an hour, Trump dismissed Biden as a puppet of China, repeating his claim that China would […]