Over 100 people have died and many more are missing in Mozambique and neighbouring Zimbabwe following a tropical cyclone attack on Sunday. Report confirmed by a lawmaker named Chimanimani in Zimbabwe that the toll there had risen to 65 in the east of the country, while Mozambique indicated that 48 people were killed in affected…
Brenton Tarrant: The Man Behind New Zealand Terror Attack
Facts have emerged about the identity and motive of Brenton Tarrant, a white supremacist and Australian terrorist, who live-streamed as he murdered people at a Christchurch mosque in New Zealand on Friday, March 14. Media reports claim that Tarrant’s murderous activities, majorly carried out in a Christchurch mosque, were fuelled by anti-immigration motives. According to…
49 Killed in Mass Shooting at Mosques in New Zealand
No fewer than 49 people were confirmed dead and over 20 others seriously injured, after gunmen opened fire at two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday.An eyewitness to the horror confirmed that a gunman ran out of the mosque, dropped what appeared to be a semi-automatic weapon in Peneha’s driveway, and…
Collapsed Building: Protest in Lagos As Hospital Authorities Demand Payment Before Treatment
As they grief over what has befallen them and their loved ones, some families of survivors of the collapse building in Lagos are protesting demand for payment before treatment at the Lagos Island General Hospital. It was gathered that hospitals are demanding for as much as N150, 000 before commencing comprehensive treatment of some of…
Nigeria, US Suspend B737 Max Planes From Flying
The Nigerian government has issued a directive, warning that no airline operator should fly Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 models into the country’s airspace, following the worldwide suspension of the airplane models after the fatal crash of Ethiopian Airline Flight 302 in which all 157 persons on board died last Sunday. Two Nigerians,…
Reporter’s Diary: A Day With Political Thugs, Soldiers, And Vote Buyers
A reporter’s account of how political thugs, soldiers and vote buyers had a field day during an election It was early morning on March 9, the day Nigeria held the governorship and State House of Assembly elections. I had visited one of the polling units, Units 020/021, in Agbado, Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun…
More Countries Suspend Boeing 737 Max From Flight Operations
With the rising number of countries that have banned the Boeing 737 Max 8 model aircraft, following the crash of Ethiopian Airline Flight 302 on Sunday 10 March 2019, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has assured air travelers in the country of their safety, affirming that the aircraft model is not in operation in…
Delta Airline Confirms Death of Lagos Passenger Aboard
Delta Airline has confirmed the death of a passenger aboard its Flight DL54 on Monday during a 12 hours flight from Atlanta in the United States to Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. In a statement issued on Monday, the carrier disclosed that local medical professionals met the plane upon arrival in Lagos and confirmed that…
Pius Adesanmi: The Nigerian Prof. Who Died On Flight 302
On March 10, 2019 a Nigerian Born Canadian Professor, writer, literary critic and columnist, Pius Adesanmi, was named among 149 passengers and eight crew members who died in Ethiopian Airline Flight ET 302, a Boeing 737 Max 8, which crashed shortly after, take off. Adesanmi was on his way to Nairobi, Kenya to attend the…
Vote Buying: How Voters Went for Highest Bidder in Ogun
The governorship and State Assembly poll in Ogun State was characterised by massive buying of votes by some party officials.In most of the polling units visited under Ifo local government area of Ogun State, it was observed that vote buying was not done in secret as some of the voters went for the highest bidder.TELL…
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