Killing: Niger Gov-elect mourns U.S. Embassy Staff, policemen
The Niger state Governor-elect, Alhaji Mohammed Umar-Bago, has condoled with the bereaved families of two staff of the U.S. Consulate and two policemen killed in Anambra.
Two climbers die on Everest, toll reaches seven
Two more climbers have died on Everest, expedition organisers said Thursday, bringing the number of deaths on the world’s highest peak this spring climbing season to seven. The latest fatalities were a 58-year-old Indian woman who said before her expedition that she had a pacemaker, and a Nepali member of a team clearing trash from […]
NDLEA arrests 34 drug suspects in FCT
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), FCT Command, says it has arrested 34 suspects when it conducted a sweep operation on illicit drug dens in the territory. The FCT Commander of the agency, Kabir Tsakuwa, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. Tsakuwa said that […]
Court extends Seun Kuti’s remand by four days
A Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday granted an application for an extension of remand of afrobeat singer Seun Kuti for additional four days.
Ruto suspends 27 Kenyan govt officials over contaminated sugar
Kenyan President William Ruto has suspended 27 government officials in connection with the illegal sugar that was imported into the country in 2018.
