Kenyan defence chief, senior officers die in helicopter crash
Kenya’s defence chief and nine other top brass died on Thursday in a military helicopter crash in a remote area of the country, President William Ruto said. “Today at 2:20 pm, our nation suffered a tragic air accident… I am deeply saddened to announce the passing of General Francis Omondi Ogolla,” Ruto told reporters. The…
Fake Rev. sister arrested for allegedly trafficking 38 children
The Edo Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has arrested a fake Reverend sister over the alleged trafficking of 38 children in Delta State. It was gathered that the suspect, Ikejimba Maryvianney (alias Oluchi) 40 years old, and one Chidera, now at large, handed over the children to…
16 feared killed by terrorist bomb in Borno
No fewer than 16 persons were feared dead and 20 others injured when a commercial vehicle plying the Baga -Kukawa Road in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State drove over an Improvised Explosive Device suspected to have been planted by ISWAP terrorist group. Credible military intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and…
Nigerian chess master, Onakoya, US counterpart, Martinez team up in marathon record
Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya and his United States counterpart, Shawn Martinez, are both attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon. The challenge, which has currently exceeded 23 hours, is underway at New York City’s iconic Times Square and is scheduled to end on April 19. Onakoya’s foundation, Chess in…
El-Rufai’s probe: ‘You can’t intimidate us with your threat’ – Kaduna Speaker tells ex-gov’s son
The Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Honorable Yusuf Liman, has warned Bello El-Rufai, the son of the immediate past governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai, against threatening and intimidating the House over the probe of his father’s 8-year tenure in office. Honorable Liman expressed concern that Bello, a member representing Kaduna North…
EFCC declares Yahaya Bello wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, wanted for offences relating to economic and financial crimes. This was contained in a notice posted on the commission’s official Facebook page on Thursday. “Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, is wanted by the EFCC for offences relating to…
Osun House of Assembly Promises to Partner, Boosts Enrollment in O’SHIA Initiative
Osun state House of Assembly on Thursday, promised to partner and collaborate with Osun Health Insurance Scheme (O’SHIA) initiative by boosting enrollment into the initiative. The speaker of the House Of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun made the promise during an advocacy visit by O’SHIA management at the Speaker’s office in Osogbo, the state capital….
Probes: El-rufai’s son sent insults, threat messages to me — Kaduna Speaker
…warns lawmaker against threatening, intimidation Kaduna State House of Assembly Speaker, Hon Yusuf Liman, has warned Bello El-rufai, the son of the immediate past governor of the state, Nasir El-rufai, from threatening and intimidating the House over the probe panel set up to investigate his father’s eight-year tenure in office. Hon Liman expressed worry that…
US, UK unveil sanctions on Iran’s drone programme
The United States and the United Kingdom announced widespread sanctions against Iran’s military drone programme on Thursday in response to its weekend attack against Israel. Washington is targeting “16 individuals and two entities enabling Iran’s UAV production, including engine types that power Iran’s Shahed variant UAVs, which were used in the April 13 attack,” the…
Google sacks 28 workers for protesting contract with Israel
Google fired 28 employees following a disruptive sit-down protest over the tech giant’s contract with the Israeli government, a Google spokesperson said Thursday. The Tuesday demonstration was organised by the group “No Tech for Apartheid,” which has long opposed “Project Nimbus,” Google’s joint $1.2 billion contract with Amazon to provide cloud services to the government…