The Committee for Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, have recently condemned the use of maximum force during the Shiite clash in Abuja. Reactions yesterday trailed the bloody clashes between members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, and security agencies,…
Couple arrested after ‘man kept in freezing garden shed for years’ at £1.2 million home (Metro)
A university lecturer and her husband have been arrested over claims they kept a builder as a slave in their garden shed for four years. Pritpal Binning, 56, and her spouse Palvinder, 54, are suspected of holding him against his…
2019: We won’t interfere in INEC’s duties, Amaechi tells EU (Nation)
The European Union (EU) has no preferred candidate in next year’s election, it said yesterday. EU Delegation Head Amb. Ketil Karlsen gave the assurance at an audience with Buhari Campaign Organisation Director-General Rotimi Amaechi. Amaechi told the EU that the…
Khashoggi murder: Saudi prince ‘said he was dangerous Islamist’ (BBC)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told the US he considered murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi to be a dangerous Islamist, media reports say. Prince Mohammed’s reported phone call to the White House came before Saudi Arabia admitted he had been…
Israel Warns On Impending Crisis In North Central (Leadership)
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Embassy of Israel in Nigeria has warned of impending crisis. Israel yesterday called on Nigerians to eschew bitterness and work for peace. Speaking at the 23th Memorial Lecture/ Anniversary of Late Prime Minister…
Usain Bolt leaves Central Coast Mariners football team (CNN)
Usain Bolt’s soccer career in Australia has come to an end with the announcement Friday that the Olympic sprint champion and the Central Coast Mariners have failed to reach a deal. Bolt made the move from sprinter to soccer player…
US using Saudi weakness over Khashoggi to push for end to Yemen War (CNN)
The United States is working to capitalize on what it regards as new leverage with Saudi Arabia to end the brutal civil war in Yemen and ease a regional standoff with Qatar, according to the multiple US and diplomatic officials.…
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect pleads not guilty to federal charges (CNN)
Defence attorneys for the suspect in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre entered a plea of not guilty Thursday to federal charges and requested a jury trial. Robert Bowers, 46, walked into court in wrist, waist and ankle restraints Thursday, with a…
Kano Assembly summons Gov. Ganduje over dollar bribery video (Vanguard)
The Kano State House of Assembly investigative committee set up to probe the series of video clips showing the state’s Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, receiving bribes in wads of dollars, has summoned the governor to appear before it on Friday. The…
96-year-old Kerala woman tops literacy mission exam with 98 per cent score (IndiaToday)
96-year-old woman from Kerala has topped the qualifying Class IV exam conducted by the Kerala Literacy Mission Authority with a 98 per cent score. She will receive a merit certificate from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan tomorrow (November 1) at the…