People convicted of rape in Pakistan could be chemically castrated if a new law being backed by the country’s Prime Minister gets the go ahead. Imran Khan this week approved in principle a law which would also fast track sexual assault cases, according to local reports. He gave his approval during a federal cabinet […]
With the magnitude of violence witnessed during the #EndSARS saga, which was experienced in many parts of the country, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has stated that the carnage was aided by the spread of fake news on social media. According to Adamu, who stated this in Akure, the Ondo State capital during […]
The Nigerian Navy, Thursday, announced the promotion of 203 officers to the various senior ranks in the service. A breakdown of the promotion indicated that 122 Lieutenant Commanders were promoted to the rank of Commander, 38 Commanders were elevated to Captain, 24 Captains to the Flag Rank of Commodore while 19 Commodores were moved to […]
*Says: ‘They move house to house, market to market with AK-47s’ …as CAN insists #EndSARS protest a wake up call to all Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Saad Abubakar, has raised the alarm that bandits were fast overrunning the North, as they currently carry out their activities openly, unchecked and without any form of resistance from […]
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) is playing petty and irresponsible politics. Atiku in a statement by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, said instead of finding solutions to the economic crisis that the party has put the country, the APC was busy taking roll call of who have joined […]
The wife of an Abuja-based vendor, Mr. Ifeanyi Okereke, who was shot and killed by a security aide attached to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila on November 19, has disassociated herself from the law suit filed against the Speaker demanding a compensation of N500 million from the Speaker. The decease’s […]
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Thursday, said troops undertaking operations to check economic sabotage in the South South, seized a total of 774 bags 50kg bags of foreign parboiled rice worth over N24 million. This was even as the troops of Operation Delta Safe intercepted 11, 375 litres of illegally-refined products suspected to be premium motor […]
With Nigeria sliding into recession twice within five years, the Pan-Yoruba Socio-political organisation, Afenifere has expressed concern over the continued survival of the country. While emphasizing that the country is on the brink of imminent collapse, the group stated that the worsening security situation across various parts of the country has further compounded the woes […]
South Korea reported 583 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest since March, as it grapples with a third wave of infections that appears to be worsening despite tough new social distancing measures. The government reimposed strict social distancing rules on Seoul and surrounding regions this week, only a month after they had been […]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was caught out by a prankster impersonating climate campaigner Greta Thunberg. Trudeau took the call – orchestrated by Russians Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov – in January, which the pair have just released on YouTube alongside an animated video, reports Sky News. Fake Greta begins in earnest fashion, saying […]