Indonesia suspends search for crashed jet’s cockpit recorder

Indonesia suspends search for crashed jet’s cockpit recorder

    Indonesia on Wednesday temporarily suspended a search by divers for the cockpit voice recorder of a Sriwijaya Air that crashed with 62 people on board shortly after take-off on Saturday. The search in the Java Sea had to be halted due to bad weather that whipped up waves of up to 2.5 metres […]
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Mexico publishes rules on marijuana medical use

Mexico publishes rules on marijuana medical use

Mexico on Tuesday published rules regulating the medical use of marijuana, more than three years after its legalization by Congress. The move comes as lawmakers consider whether to also legalize marijuana for recreational use to reduce violence linked to drug trafficking. The medical rules regulate the planting of seeds for research and the manufacture, import […]

Trump: Lessons for America and the world

Trump: Lessons for America and the world

By Carl Umegboro THE outrageous conspiracy theories of the outgoing President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, have exposed the flaws and dangers in the America’s agelong democracy which is approaching its third century. The recent invasion of the Capitol Hill in Washington DC which houses the Legislative Chambers, just a stone-throw from […]

‘Projects to recommence across Akwa Ibom’

‘Projects to recommence across Akwa Ibom’

Infrastructural projects will recommence across Akwa Ibom State as the State Executive Council has approved the immediate disbursement of funds to major contractors across the State.

Nigeria records 1,270 new COVID-19 infections

Nigeria records 1,270 new COVID-19 infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 1,270  new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections to 102,601. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Tuesday. The public health institute confirmed 12 new deaths in the past 24 hours. This takes the nation’s death toll to 1,373. Nigeria has […]

Donald Trump’s failed coup

Donald Trump’s failed coup

By Rotimi Fasan Many have described the day as one that would live in infamy but Wednesday, January 6 was one in which America’s forty-fifth president, Donald John Trump, finally proved beyond any reasonable doubt that he is totally unhinged and there was no red line beyond which he would not go. It was on […]

Tension as herdsmen hack farmer to death in Osun

Tension as herdsmen hack farmer to death in Osun

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Some Bororo herdsmen on Tuesday were said to have killed a farmer identified as Ridwan after a herd of cattle destroyed the deceased’s farm. It was gathered that Ridwan, popularly referred to as Rado of Eesa’s compound in Ijabe, Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State was attacked on his farm […]

Accidents: Lagos govt vows to prosecute errant drivers

Accidents: Lagos govt vows to prosecute errant drivers

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has vowed that henceforth, it will not hesitate to arrest and prosecute drivers involved in careless and wanton auto crashes that often lead to an inferno, loss of lives and property. This happened as the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, on Tuesday issued a three-month ultimatum to […]

N197.2m theft: EFCC slams 21-count charge against 2 female bankers

N197.2m theft: EFCC slams 21-count charge against 2 female bankers

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has preferred a 21-count charge against two female bankers, Olawunmi Audu and Glory Michael Sado, before a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, for allegedly stealing about N197.2 million from the account of a customer.