Turkey Probes 2nd Crypto Exchange As Market Implodes
April 25, 2021
1:50 am
April 2021
Sri Lanka Arrests Muslim Leader Over Easter Attacks
April 25, 2021
1:44 am
The police in Sri Lanka on Saturday announced that it has arrested a top Muslim legislator in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks that killed 279 people.
This breakthrough was achieved just as pressure mounted to speed up the investigation.
According to reports, detectives took Rishad Bathiudeen, leader of the All Ceylon Makkal Party (ACMP) and a former minister, into custody under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), police spokesman Ajith Rohana said.
Bathiudeen and his brother Riyaaj were arrested in pre-dawn raids on their homes in Colombo.
‘They were arrested under the PTA based on circumstantial and …
Werner’s Goal Helps Chelsea Tighten Top Four Grip
April 25, 2021
1:36 am
Chelsea’s quest to play Champions League football next season got a major boost on Saturday as Timo Werner’s goal earned a 1-0 win over West Ham.
Following a long week dominated by controversies surrounding England’s ‘big six’ plans to guarantee top-level European football every season via a breakaway Super League (ESL), however, Chelsea and Liverpool turned their attentions to trying to earn a top-four Premier League finish on the field as they were both in action yesterday.
African Union Urges End To Military Rule In Chad
April 25, 2021
1:29 am
The African Union has appealed to all relevant stakeholders to do everything possible to ensure a possible end to military rule in Chad, whose president was killed by rebels a fortnight ago.
Shortly after the death of the former dictator, the army immediately announced that Idriss Déby’s son would head a military council for 18 months before elections were held.
The recent twist is that former colonial power France, which has a large military base in Chad, appears to back the takeover for ‘stability‘ amid ‘exceptional circumstances‘.
Opposition parties have equally spoken out to also condemn
130 Killed In Libya Shipwreck, Despite SOS Calls
April 25, 2021
1:21 am
No fewer than 130 people lost their lives to a shipwreck off the Libyan coast despite SOS calls for help according to the UN migration agency.
The tragedy was confirmed late on Thursday by the volunteer rescue vessel, Ocean Viking, which found dozens of bodies floating in the water northeast of Tripoli.
It had been in distress since Wednesday morning, the NGO said in a statement.
Speaking to journalists in Geneva Switzerland, IOM spokesperson, Ms. Safa Msehli, said that the victims had been on board a rubber dinghy for two days before it sank in the central Mediterranean.
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We’re Not Asking Fulanis To Leave Our land But… — Afenifere
April 25, 2021
1:15 am
The Acting leader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, yesterday said the group was not against the continued stay of the Fulanis in Yorubaland as widely speculated in the several quarters by mischief-makers.
According to him, the group is only asking the criminals elements among the Fulani to vacate the land in the interest of peace.
‘We are certainly not asking the Fulanis among us to leave. Those we are asking to leave are those among them who engage in various acts of banditry like kidnapping, raping of our women, killing, preventing our farmers from cultivating …
Nigeria Now Under The Grip Of The Devil — Islamic Cleric
April 25, 2021
1:05 am
The Islamic cleric made this assertion on Saturday in Abuja at the 2nd annual Ramadan lecture of the Forum for Islamic Guidance (FIG) with the theme: ‘Freedom from the Slavery of Sin‘.
Bello who was represented by Imam Mohammad Buhari Musa of Citec Mosque Mbora Estate Abuja, Dr. Bello
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Insecurity, Dwindling Economy Sinking Nigeria – Okowa
April 25, 2021
12:57 am
The Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has asserted that Nigeria was in troubled times due to a dwindling economy occasioned by various factors, including worsening insecurity across the country.
The governor made this assertion yesterday at the funeral service of Mrs. Comfort Nwagimeje which was held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Agbor, while urging Nigerians to pray that God should change the situation.
According to him, many people were hungry and could no longer feed themselves because they can’t farm the way they used to due to growing insecurity.
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Buhari Reacts To ‘Barbaric’ Killing Of Kaduna Students
April 25, 2021
12:48 am
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday condemned in strong terms the killing of three of the students kidnapped at Greenfield University, Kaduna State describing it as Barbaric.
In a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari decried the killing of the young students who were cut down by evil people in their prime while promising to ensure that the perpetrators of the dastardly acts were brought to book.
‘My thoughts are with their families in this time of grief. May their souls rest in peace,’ he said.
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Boko Haram: Pantami Can Be Prosecuted For Terrorism – Ozekhome
April 24, 2021
12:42 pm
Mike Ozekhome, SAN, a constitutional lawyer and Human Rights Activist, has faulted the President Muhammadu Buhari-led presidency for defending the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, amid alleged links to terrorist organisations.
Ozekhome, in a statement he issued on Friday, claimed that even though Pantami committed the alleged terrorist acts before the passing of the Terrorism (Prevention Amendment) Act 2013, the Minister could be prosecuted under Section 46 of the EFCC Act, 2004.
Recall that Pantami was accused of being sympathetic to terrorist organisations like Al-Qaeda, Taliban and Boko Haram.
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EFCC Never Detained Me Over $350,000 Attempted Bribe – Akpabio
April 24, 2021
12:37 pm
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has explained that at no point was he detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for attempting to bribe the agency’s boss, Abdulrasheed Bawa with a sum of $350,000.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Minister, Anietie Ekong, disclosed this in a press statement sent to our correspondent in Uyo on Saturday following a media report of the minister’s detention on Wednesday.
Ekong explained that Akpabio on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 had an audience with the new Chairman of the EFCC by Noon to discuss the transfer of funds …
No Sane Govt Allows Criminals Overrun Its Country – Wike
April 24, 2021
12:31 pm
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said no sane government would fold its arms and remain indifferent towards the unprecedented security threats orchestrated by non-State actors.
Governor Wike stated this when the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor and other top military officers paid him a courtesy call at the Government House, Port Harcourt.
The Governor, who charged the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor to reduce the level of insurgency in the country, cited terrorism as one of the biggest existential threats to the country.
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