June 26, 2020

North Korea Accuses Biden Of Pursuing ‘Hostile Policy'

N-Korea Says It Will Counter Nuclear With Nuclear Over Hostile US Policy

June 26, 2020 5:17 pm

North Korea Thursday said it has no choice but to “counter nuclear with nuclear” over the “hostile policy” of the United States, which it blames for failed bilateral talks.

“In order to eliminate the nuclear threats from the U.S., the DPRK government made all possible efforts either through dialogue or in resort to the international law, but all ended in vain,” North Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Institute for Disarmament and Peace said in a report, according to NK News, a U.S. website based in South Korea. “The option left was only one, and that was to counter nuclear with …

Wrongly Arrested Black Man Sues A Georgia City And Police Officers

Wrongly Arrested Black Man Sues A Georgia City And Police Officers

June 26, 2020 5:14 pm
A Black man who was slammed to the ground as he was wrongly arrested is suing the Georgia city of Valdosta and numerous Valdosta Police Department officers for excessive force and for violating his civil rights, according to court documents.
In a lawsuit filed Friday in federal court, Antonio Arnelo Smith, a Valdosta resident, also accused the police department of illegal arrest, false detention, assault as well as battery and is seeking $700,000 in a settlement.

The city attorney was served with a copy of the lawsuit on Monday and

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Mexico City’s Top Security Official Injured In Apparent Assassination Attempt

Mexico City’s Top Security Official Injured In Apparent Assassination Attempt

June 26, 2020 4:46 pm
MEXICO CITY —At least a dozen armed men staged an attack Friday on Mexico City’s top security official, who narrowly escaped the apparent assassination attempt that left at least three people dead.
 

The gunmen shot 50-caliber weapons at the SUV carrying Omar García Harfuch, Mexico City’s secretary of public security, in one of the capital’s most exclusive neighborhoods. García Harfuch was injured in the attack but was in stable condition. Two police officers and one passerby were killed, officials said. Twelve people were detained.

Violence has continued

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Ajimobi Died When We Needed Him – APC

Ajimobi Died When We Needed Him – APC

June 26, 2020 2:46 pm
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed sadness over the death of Abiola Ajimobi, former governor of Oyo State.

Ajimobi died on Thursday after battling coronavirus related health complications.

Ajimobi had been appointed the APC Acting National Chairman after the Court of Appeal upheld the suspension of the party’s National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole.

On Friday, Mai Mala Buni, Chairman APC National Caretaker Committee, spoke glowingly of the deceased.

Buni, the Governor of Yobe State, assumed the position on Thursday.

Read Also: Multiple Organ Failure Killed Ajimobi – Lagos Commissioner

He said Ajumobi’s death came “at a crucial time the party

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Illegal Construction - Lagos Shuts 42 Buildings

Illegal Construction: Lagos Shuts 42 Buildings

June 26, 2020 2:42 pm

The Lagos State Government says it has shutdown 42 buildings in the state over illegal construction.

The government also said it targets meaningful reduction in the incidence of illegal building construction as it extends its Special Enforcement Operations to Lekki to herald its Zero Tolerance for illegal building construction in the area.

Leading the operations, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Idris Salako stated that it was high time the menace of illegal buildings became a thing of the past as it had become necessary to stem the tide of building collapse and also protect the built …

Chicago Bulls Sack Coach Jim Boylen

NBA’s Vince Carter Announces Retirement

June 26, 2020 2:41 pm
American basketball player, Vince Carter has announced his retirement after a 22-year career spanning four decades.

The 43-year-old NBA player announced his retirement on his podcast, confirming a decision he made last year when he re-signed with the Atlanta Hawks.

Carter ranks 19th all-time scoring with 25,728 points. He won the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest with a spectacular array of dunks.

His slam in the 2000 Olympics where he leapt over 2.18-metre Frenchman Frederic Weis is perhaps the greatest in-game dunk ever.

Read Also: ‘I’m Too Big,’ Tyson Fury Tells Mike Tyson

With the coronavirus interrupting this season and the …

COVID-19 - 145 Nigerians Arrive Abuja From Sudan

COVID-19: 145 Nigerians Arrive Abuja From Sudan

June 26, 2020 2:41 pm
About 145 Nigerians on Friday returned to the country from Sudan.

Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM confirmed their arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

Read Also: 292 Nigerians Evacuated From Saudi Arabia Arrive Abuja

On its official Twitter page, NIDCOM wrote: “145 Nigerians arrive Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport, Abuja at about 12.45pm local time via Air Sudan today, Friday, 26th June 2020”.

“All Evacuees will now proceed on 14 days self-isolation mandated by NCDC.”

According to NCDC rules, the returnees would be tested on arrival and would go on compulsory 14-days isolation in line with the protocol for

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Liverpool Win Historic Premier League Title

Liverpool Win Historic Premier League Title

June 26, 2020 2:39 pm

Liverpool FC have ended a three-decade drought to become Premier League champions.

And what a period it has been for the Reds: they won the European Champions League and the Club World Cup in the past year.

Now they have crowned it all with a championship they have been looking for since Coach Kenny Dalglish won it 30 years ago.

Read Also: European Football Clubs Hit By Coronavirus, Valuation Plunges

Chelsea assisted them to make it past the final hurdle.

This was after defending champions Manchester City faltered 2-1 at Stamford Bridge in London.

After Liverpool hammered Crystal Palace 4-0 …

Karma Works - Omokri Blasts Oshiomhole, Tinubu, Sanusi

“Karma Works”: Omokri Blasts Oshiomhole, Tinubu, Sanusi

June 26, 2020 2:23 pm

Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday mocked Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi former CBN Governor and Emir and Adams Oshiomhole, the suspended APC National Chairman.

Reacting to the leadership crisis in APC, Omokri said Tinubu and Oshiomhole are reaping what they sowed.

In a tweet, the former presidential aide said both men among others lied against Jonathan.

Read Also: Democracy: Omokri ‘Exposes Lies’ From Buhari’s Broadcast To Nigerians

Others Omokri claimed lied against Jonathan include, dethroned Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi; Wole Soyinka, Omoyele Sowore, Rabiu …

FFK Fulfills His Promise To Hawker With Angelic Voice

FFK Fulfills His Promise To Hawker With Angelic Voice

June 26, 2020 12:54 pm

Chief Femi Fani Kayode, Former Minister of Aviation has satisfied his guarantee by giving the little Igbo kid with a celestial voice the some of ₦250,000 Naira.

In a video he shared on his official Facebook page, one of his agents can be seen giving the money over to the family member of the young boy.

The boy whose real name is Oluomachi Joseph Opara became an internet sensation after videos of him singing became viral. Many have described his voice as supernatural and a rare gift from God.

Read Also: Fani-Kayode Reacts To Demolition Of High Commission Quarters In

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Hate Speech: Igbo Muslims Fleeing Their Homes - MURIC

Leave The Fulani Alone – MURIC Warns Amotekun

June 26, 2020 12:30 pm

An Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has strongly warned the South West security outfit, Amotekun, to leave the Fulani alone and stop endangering the lives of Yoruba people living in the North and other regions of the country.

MURIC said that Amotekun must focus its attention on attacks on the people of Ile-Ife by thugs sponsored by illegal miners and not on Fulani herdsmen. MURIC, however, commended Amotekun for its alertness, but tasked it on professionalism and detribalized security consciousness.

Read Also: Amotekun: MURIC Reveals Plots To Create Oduduwa Republic

The organization also cautioned Amotekun …

Uzodimma Conducted Birthday Party, Not Congress - Okorocha

‘Okorocha’s Projects Were Substandard, Threatened Lives’- Onyema

June 26, 2020 12:18 pm
The Media Directorate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Imo State, has claimed that the eight years reign of ex-Governor of the State, Rochas Okorocha was disastrous to the Imo people.

 

Kelechi Onyema, a member of the Imo APC Media and Publicity, in a statement on Friday, berated Okorocha of allegedly littering Imo with substandard projects ranging from constructions, public buildings and street infrastructures.

Read Also: Retract Your Statement Now – Okorocha Tackles EFCC

The APC chieftain was speaking on Governor Hope Uzodinma-led government proposed construction of Roundabout at the site of a demolished tunnel in the state

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