U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday warned that soldiers deployed to the Mexican border could shoot Central American migrants who throw stones at them while attempting to cross illegally. Trump told journalists at the White House that a group of…
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TRUMP THREATENS TO SHOOT ‘MIGRANT INVADERS’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday warned that soldiers deployed to the Mexican border could shoot Central American migrants who throw stones at them while attempting to cross illegally. Trump told journalists at the White House that a group…
Read MoreU.S. GRANTS EIGHT COUNTRIES IRAN SANCTIONS WAIVERS
The U.S. government has agreed to let eight countries, including close allies South Korea and Japan, as well as India, keep buying Iranian oil after it reimposes sanctions on Tehran from next week, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing a U.S….
Read MoreNIGERIAN GOVT REASSURES SAFE RELEASE OF LEAH SHARIBU
The Federal Government on Thursday reassured Nigerians that it was doing its best to ensure safe release of Leah Sharibu, the only one of the kidnapped Dapchi school girls who remained in captivity. The Minister of Information and Culture,…
Read MoreHIT AND RUN DRIVER KILLS NDLEA OFFICER IN JIGAWA
A hit-and-run driver has killed one Mr Ogbennewo Oluwanifemi, an officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of Jigawa command. Mr. Ankeli Adah, Public Relations Officer of the Command announced this in a statement on Thursday in…
Read More1,100 JOURNALISTS MURDERED OVER A DECADE – UN
No fewer than 1,100 journalists were murdered over a decade in the , the UN has said. In 2018 alone, at least 88 journalists have been killed, according to the UN. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, in a video message…
Read MoreNIGERIAN ARMY ESTABLISHES HUMAN RIGHTS DESK
The 82 Division of the Nigerian Army in Enugu State says it has established human rights desks in all its formations to address alleged rights abuses. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Kabuk disclosed…
Read MoreTRUCK DRIVER KNOCKS DOWN PEDESTRIAN
A 42-year-old truck driver, Lukman Jimoh, was on Friday brought before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly knocking down a pedestrian, Lawal Isa. Jimoh is facing a two-count charge of manslaughter and reckless driving. The Prosecutor, Police…
Read MoreMY ADMINISTRATION HAS SPENT N200BN ON ROAD CONSTRUCTION – AJIMOBI
The Oyo State government has committed over N200bn to road construction and rehabilitation under the Governor Abiola Ajimobi-led administration, across rural and urban centres of the state. The governor stated this during the inauguration of Impact African Television, IATV,…
Read More23 CULT MEMBERS ARRESTED ON INITIATION GROUND
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested 23 suspected cult members while initiating new members. The cultists who came from various locations in Ijebu-Igbo, Ago-Iwoye and Oru-Ijebu assembled at Ilaporu in Awa-Ijebu for the purpose of initiating…
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