June 4, 2020

Cop Kneels On Another Black Man's Neck During Arrest

Cop Kneels On Another Black Man’s Neck During Arrest

June 4, 2020 5:08 pm

A Florida police department has launched an internal investigation after a video surfaced on social media showing a Sarasota police officer kneeling on a black man’s neck during an arrest.

In the nearly 90-second cellphone video taken by a bystander during the May 18 incident, three officers can be seen attempting to take a male individual into custody. One of the two officers is then seen kneeling on the head and neck of the man.
The man, who was arrested on a domestic violence/battery charge, is heard yelling, “Why am I being arrested?” as the officer kneels on him.
“As
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UK Unemployment Hits 5.0% On COVID-19 Fallout

US Faces Unemployment Crisis Amid Record Trade Drop

June 4, 2020 5:04 pm

In further signs of the crisis facing the world’s largest economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, new data Thursday showed US a record plunge in US exports as layoffs exceeded 42 million.

The two key reports on economic health indicate that even as Wall Street regains its strength and some industries show signs of recovery as virus lockdowns ease, the United States is not out of the woods yet.

The Labor Department said 1.87 million workers filed new jobless claims last week, 249,000 less than the week prior but still a grievous figure nearly three times higher than the weekly record …

37 Kids Injured In A Knife Attack At Elementary School In China

37 Kids Injured In A Knife Attack At Elementary School In China

June 4, 2020 4:09 pm

An attacker with a knife injured 37 children and two adults at an elementary school in southern China on Thursday, according to a local government statement.

The attack, which took place in Cangwu county in the southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, saw all 39 victims hospitalized, though none were in a serious condition. The 37 children, were “slightly injured” according to a statement released by the Cangwu county, while the two adults had more severe wounds.
The police have detained a single suspect, according to the statement. Chinese state-run tabloid Global Times claimed the attacker was a security guard at
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Germany suspects sex predator killed missing British girl Madeleine McCann

Germany Suspects Sex Predator Killed Missing British Girl

June 4, 2020 4:07 pm

German prosecutors appealed Thursday for information about a sex offender they suspect killed missing British girl Madeleine McCann, in what her parents called a potentially significant development in solving a mystery that has captured public attention for over a decade.

Madeleine vanished from the family’s holiday apartment in southern Portugal in 2007, a few days before her fourth birthday, sparking a huge investigation, global interest — and a slew of theories about what had happened.

Germany urged anyone with information to come forward after police said Wednesday a 43-year-old man with a history of child sex abuse and currently in …

Obaseki Reveals How He Helped Oshiomhole Become Edo Governor

Obaseki Reveals How He Helped Oshiomhole Become Edo Governor

June 4, 2020 2:36 pm

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has said his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole, had no money when he contested to become governor in 2007.

Oshiomhole, who was a former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), contested under the Action Congress (AC) and lost the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Oserheimen Osunbor.

However, he challenged the outcome of the election in court and was declared winner a year later.

Obaseki, speaking with journalists after submitting his nomination and expression of interest forms for the 2020 governorship election in Abuja, also insisted he did not betray Oshiomhole, who is now the

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Protesters Take Over Anambra Govt House Over Crisis In State

Protesters Take Over Anambra Govt House Over Crisis In State

June 4, 2020 2:35 pm

Two communities in Anambra State; Nibo in Awka South and Abba in Njikoka Local Government Areas on Thursday mobilized Indigenes in separate protest marches to take over the gate of the Anambra State government house.

The communities’ indigenes who wielded placards called on the state governor, Willie Obiano to save them from impending bloodshed arising from communal clashes.

Ikwenna Ekwenugo, an elder in Nibo community, representing Ifite Umuamam village in the cabinet of the traditional ruler who led his Indigenes to the protest said they were at the government house to bring to the notice of the governor the

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Mattis Trump trying to 'divide' America - ex-Pentagon chief Mattis

Trump Trying To ‘Divide’ America: Ex-Pentagon Chief Mattis

June 4, 2020 2:26 pm

Former Pentagon chief Jim Mattis issued a stinging rebuke of his erstwhile boss Donald Trump on Wednesday, accusing the president of trying to “divide” America and failing to provide “mature leadership” as the country reels from days of protests.

Mattis, who resigned in December 2018 over Trump’s ordering of a full troop withdrawal from Syria, also voiced support for the demonstrators whose anti-racism rallies have roiled the country.

“Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people — does not even pretend to try,” Mattis wrote in a blistering statement posted …

Edo, Ondo Polls - INEC Bans Party-Branded Face Masks

Edo, Ondo Polls: INEC Bans Party-Branded Face Masks

June 4, 2020 1:00 pm

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has banned party-branded face masks at polling booths.

The directive comes ahead of the Edo and Ondo governorship elections scheduled for September 19 and October 10.

INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Electoral Operations and Logistics Committee (EOLC), Prof. Okechukwu Ibeanu, gave the warning on Wednesday in Abuja.

Read Also: INEC To Redesign Polling Units To Comply With Virus Regulations

He spoke during the commission’s first virtual consultative meeting with the media.

Ibeanu said wearing of face masks to polling units will be compulsory, but that “any voter with branded face masks will be turned

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We’ll Take Over Ekiti In 2022 – PDP Boasts

We’ll Take Over Ekiti In 2022 – PDP Boasts

June 4, 2020 1:00 pm

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has vowed to end the current rift among stakeholders in the party and take over the state in 2022.

The party, through the Caretaker Committee headed by Senator Hosea Agboola, also assured all members of fairness and pursuit of peace as the mission of the current leadership is to bring both old and new members together again.

Following the expiration of the tenure of Barrister Gboyega Oguntuase-led executive of the party in Ekiti and inability to conduct state Congress, the Prince Uche Secondus-led National Working set up the caretaker Committee to preside

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2 U.S. Police Officers Gets Suspended For Attacking Journalists

2 U.S. Police Officers Get Suspended For Attacking Journalists

June 4, 2020 11:00 am

Two police officers have been suspended after attacking two Australian journalists, who were covering the George Floyd protests in Washington D.C.

U.S. Park Police (USPP) said on Thursday that the suspension was in retaliation to the call received from Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

Earlier, on Monday, June 1, 7NEWS U.S. correspondent Amelia Brace and cameraman Tim Myers were attacked by police officers during their coverage of riots near the White House in Washington.

Read Also: George Floyd: New York Imposes Curfew, Deploys More Police Officers

The next day, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison called on the country’s embassy in …

Buhari, Lawmakers Dragged To UN Over ₦27bn For Renovation

Buhari, Lawmakers Dragged To UN Over ₦27bn For Renovation

June 4, 2020 10:10 am
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the United Nations (UN) to request the Nigerian government and the National Assembly (NASS) to immediately reverse the budget cuts to education and healthcare.

The body also wants the UN to stop the authorities from spending billions of Naira to renovate buildings within the federal legislature.

In the revised 2020 budget approved, the Buhari administration reportedly gave NASS N27billion for the renovation of its complex.

Read Also: Reps Okay Buhari’s $22.7 Billion Loan, As Southeast Laments

It cut the health budget to ₦25.5bn from ₦44.4bn and the UBE budget to ₦51.1bn

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Kajuru Killings - Ethnic Cleansing, Not Communal Clash - SOKAPU

Kajuru Killings: Ethnic Cleansing, Not Communal Clash – SOKAPU

June 4, 2020 10:10 am
The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union, SOKAPU, has described the incessant attacks on the people of Adara as ethnic cleansing and not communal clashes.

The SOKAPU National Public Relations Officer, Luka Binniyat, in a statement after the fresh killings in Agwalla Magayaki and Tudun Agwalla in Idon Ward, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State said, “War is being waged against our people and the Nigerian Government pretends that nothing is going on. We are facing a huge humanitarian crisis.

“SOKAPU still maintains that no matter how Cafra Caino, and people in authority want to make the pogrom against the Adara

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