Tear gas has been fired and a curfew imposed amid angry protests after police fatally shot a black man in a traffic stop in the US city of Brooklyn Center, just north of Minneapolis.

Tear gas has been fired and a curfew imposed amid angry protests after police fatally shot a black man in a traffic stop in the US city of Brooklyn Center, just north of Minneapolis.

Tear gas has been fired and a curfew imposed amid angry protests after police fatally shot a black man in a traffic stop in the US city of Brooklyn Center, just north of Minneapolis. The man has been identified by relatives as 20-year-old Daunte Wright. Brooklyn Center's mayor issued a curfew, telling people to "be safe and to go home". Tensions in Minneapolis are high as the trial of a […]

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NEWS

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory has arrested 17 suspects over cultism along Gwagwalada, Gwagwa, Lugbe and Kurudma axis of the territory.

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory has arrested 17 suspects over cultism along Gwagwalada, Gwagwa, Lugbe and Kurudma axis of the territory. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mariam Yusuf, disclosed this to our correspondent, Toffa Momoh, on Monday in Abuja. She said the arrest of the suspects was in line with the command’s commitment to rid the FCT of criminal elements, adding that the suspects had […]

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NEWS

The Nigerian Army on Monday laid to rest, the remains of Captain Adeolu Adedayo and eleven other soldiers killed by bandits in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State.

The Nigerian Army on Monday laid to rest, the remains of Captain Adeolu Adedayo and eleven other soldiers killed by bandits in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State. Bereaved family members, colleagues, and senior officers of the 72 battalion Makurdi led by the Commander, 4 Special Forces Doma, Brigadier General L.G Lepbung and the Commander Operation Whirl Stroke, Major General Adeyemi Yekini attended the burial ceremony at the military […]

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BUSINESS

Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors have asked the Federal Government to honor its agreement with the union.

Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors have asked the Federal Government to honour its agreement with the union. They warned that should the government fail to honour its agreement in the next four weeks, they would be forced to declare another indefinite nationwide industrial action. President of NARD, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, said they have been given a leap of faith to believe in the system and hope that […]

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ENTERTAINMNET

South African rapper, Nellie Tembe died on Sunday at the Pepper Club Hotel in Cape Town.

South African rapper, Nellie Tembe died on Sunday at the Pepper Club Hotel in Cape Town. The rapper whose real name is Kiernan Forbes and Nellie got engaged in February 2021. A statement from the Tembe and Forbes families said Nellie fell from one of the upper floors of the hotel. Meanwhile, Western Cape police spokesperson, Captain Frederick Van Wyk, has said investigations into the unfortunate incident were still underway.

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ENTERTAINMNET

Sad news for Nollywood lovers as veteran actor, Bruno Iwuoha passed away at the age of 68

The death of veteran actor, Bruno Iwuoha, has continued to attract tributes from his colleagues and fans. Iwuoha died on Saturday at the age of 68 after a prolonged battle with diabetes, and is survived by a wife and six children. Meanwhile, some of his colleagues have said he would be missed for the fatherly advice he readily dished out to them. Actor, Kanayo Kanayo, said he was pained by […]

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ENTERTAINMNET

Mrs. World 2020, Caroline Jurie, has stepped down from the title after an onstage fracas with the Mrs Sri Lanka pageant winner, Da Silva, on Sunday.

Mrs. World 2020, Caroline Jurie, has stepped down from the title after an onstage fracas with the Mrs Sri Lanka pageant winner, Da Silva, on Sunday. The Beauty Queen snatched the crown off her successor after announcing she was not qualified for the win because she was divorced. Da Silva, who later received the crown on Tuesday, said in a Facebook post that being apart from her husband was different […]

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BUSINESS

Showbiz personalities, Sunny Neji, Asha Gangali and Matthew Ohio, have been appointed to the board of the Musical Copyright Society Nigeria.

Showbiz personalities, Sunny Neji, Asha Gangali and Matthew Ohio, have been appointed to the board of the Musical Copyright Society Nigeria. The appointment of Neji and Gangali followed MCSN’s agreement with the Performing Musicians’ Employers’ Association of Nigeria, which provides that the music body would have two seats on the board of MCSN. On the other hand, Ohio’s appointment was said to be based on his wide interest and representations […]

April 12, 2021 9

BUSINESS

The Senate Public Accounts Committee has summoned a former managing director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Gimba Kumo, to appear before it to explain the rationale behind the alleged irregular award of N3bn when he was at the helms of affairs of the bank.

The Senate Public Accounts Committee has summoned a former managing director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Gimba Kumo, to appear before it to explain the rationale behind the alleged irregular award of N3bn when he was at the helms of affairs of the bank. The Senate panel, currently scrutinising the 2015-2018 report of the Auditor-General for the Federation, took the decision following a query raised against the […]

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