Chief Executive Officer of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has sparked reactions on social media after he shared a photo of the cars he and his wife are using. Sharing a photo of the two cars on his verified Facebook page, he wrote in the caption – “His and hers.” As we already know, Mark Zuckerberg is…
The Benue State Police Command has announced the arrest of an inmate who fled the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) when the facility was attacked by terrorists on June 5. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Command, Catherine Anene, disclosed this in a statement released on Thursday. The…
July 21, 2022Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre This morning, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19. He is fully vaccinated and twice boosted and experiencing very mild symptoms. He has begun taking Paxlovid. Consistent with CDC guidelines, he will isolate at the White House and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully…
Malami says the proposed ban could cut off sources of funds for terrorists and bandits. The Federal Government is considering banning the use of motorcycles popularly known as Okada across the country. Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice hinted about this on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Malami dropped the…
A 24-year-old Nigerian national has been arrested in India for duping a woman of Rs 3.25 lakh (over N1.6m) on a matrimonial site after introducing himself as a physiotherapist settled in the USA. The accused identified simply as Gideon, who currently reside in Greater Noida was arrested by Chandigarh Police Cyber Cell on Wednesday, July…
The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the launch by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, of the landmark opportunity for countries to apply for funding to introduce, or further roll-out, the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine. This international support of nearly US$ 160 million from 2022-2025 will facilitate increased vaccine access to children at high risk of illness…
A social media post alleging a young man was racially profiled and beaten by police at his Fayette County home is going viral on Facebook. It all unfolded over the weekend in Oakland when police say they were trying to conduct a traffic stop. WREG obtained an affidavit for the incident from the Fayette County…
Armed bandits have reportedly kidnapped ten police officers of the Nasarawa State Command in Kogi while returning from Osun State. A police source said, “the officers were kidnapped at Obajana, Kogi State on Sunday, July 17, while returning from election duty. “On July 17, at about 11:05 a.m., information received from Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Obajana,…
A group, All Progressive Congress (APC) Muslim youths has rejected the choice of Senator Kashim Shettima as the running mate to the All Progressive Congress (APC), presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. According to the APC Muslim youths, they preferred a Christian political leader from the North to enhance the party’s fortunes ahead of the polls,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, to hands off negotiations with the striking Mr Buhari, who gave the directive during a briefing by the heads of the various concerned ministries, departments and agencies of government on Tuesday in Abuja, also okayed the suggestion by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, to…