Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida escaped injury in an incident Saturday in which a man threw what appeared to be a bomb while he was appearing for a campaign speech in western Japan. Kishida was declared safe although one police…
Suspect in assassination of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe charged with murder more than 6 months later
Japanese prosecutors formally charged the suspect in the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with murder, sending him to stand trial, a court said Friday. Tetsuya Yamagami was arrested immediately after allegedly shooting Abe with a homemade gun as…
Shinzo Abe: A divided Japan bids farewell to its slain ex-PM
In a black kimono Shinzo Abe’s widow Akie walked slowly, carrying her husband’s ashes in a silk-covered funeral urn. She placed it on a wide altar covered in white chrysanthemums. Above it hung a huge photo of Abe, Japan’s longest-serving…
Japan police chief to resign over killing of former prime minister Abe
Japan’s national police chief said Thursday he will resign to take responsibility over the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a campaign speech last month. National Police Agency Chief Itaru Nakamura’s announcement came as his agency…
Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-PM dies after being shot
Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died in hospital after being shot during a campaign speech, local broadcaster NHK reports. Authorities have arrested a male suspect. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot on Friday…
*Kuje: INTERPOL gets fleeing inmates’ data, border security heightened (Punch)*Catholic priest abducted in Benue (Guardian)
Kuje: INTERPOL gets fleeing inmates’ data, border security heightened (Punch) The Federal Government on Thursday began uploading the data of 60 escaped terrorists and other criminals to the International Criminal Police Organisation database. As of press time, it was learnt…
*Apprentice mechanic repairing truck killed few weeks to freedom – Eyewitness (Punch) *Mushin residents agonise over refuse heaps, blocked drains (Guardian)
Apprentice mechanic repairing truck killed few weeks to freedom – Eyewitness (Punch) A yet-to-be-identified apprentice auto mechanic lost his life on Monday, a few weeks to securing his freedom, while working under a containerised truck beside the Chivita Teashop at…
*Gunmen invade MKO Abiola’s house in Lagos (Punch) *COVID-19 sample tests exceed 100,000 in Lagos (Vanguard)
Gunmen invade MKO Abiola’s house in Lagos (Punch) Gunmen on Wednesday invaded the house of the late Chief Moshood Abiola in Ikeja, Lagos State and stole property worth millions of naira. A source confirmed the development to The PUNCH. “Armed…
Japan’s Abe vows to reform constitution despite no ‘supermajority’ (Guardian)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday pledged to keep alive his plans to amend the country’s pacifist constitution, despite failing to secure a “supermajority” in upper house elections. His ruling coalition retained its majority in the upper house in Sunday’s…
Trump dismisses North Korean tests of ‘some small weapons’ (BBC)
US President Donald Trump has dismissed concerns about recent North Korean missile tests, appearing to contradict his own national security adviser. In a tweet issued shortly after his arrival in Japan on Sunday, Mr Trump called the missiles “small weapons”.…