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North Korea blows up inter-Korean liaison office near border with South

North Korea Blows Up Inter-Korean Liaison Office Near Border With South

June 16, 2020 5:15 pm

North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office on its side of the border on Tuesday, triggering broad international condemnation after days of virulent rhetoric from Pyongyang.

The demolition came after Kim Yo Jong — the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — said at the weekend the “useless north-south joint liaison office” would soon be seen “completely collapsed”.

Footage of the explosion released by Seoul’s presidential Blue House showed a blast rolling across several buildings just across the border in Kaesong, with a nearby tower partially collapsing as clouds of smoke rose into the sky.

Analysts …

US to resume federal executions after 17 years

US To Resume Federal Executions After 17 Years

June 16, 2020 3:35 pm

The United States will resume federal executions on July 13, after a 17-year stay, the Justice Department said Monday.

There have been just three federal execution since the death penalty was reinstated by the US government in 1988.

Attorney General Bill Barr announced a year ago he intended to resume the use of the death penalty for federal crimes. Five convicted murderers were scheduled to undergo lethal injections in December 2019 and January of this year at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana.

But at the last minute, the US Supreme Court refused to lift a stay on federal …

Don’t Politicise Insecurity – Cleric Warns Nigerian Leaders

Indigenes Kick As Insecurity Worsens In The North

June 16, 2020 2:14 pm

Reacting to the growing cases of insecurity in Northern Nigeria, a lot of groups, leaders, and Northern stakeholders have cried out to the Government demanding immediate action on the terrible state of security in Northern Nigeria.

This outcry follows the recent massacre of some villagers in Katsina state by members of the Boko Haram sect.

A coalition of northern youth groups has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the service chiefs over the rising insecurity in the region.

In a statement on Monday, the coalition under the auspices of Coalition Against Killings in Northern Nigeria (CAKIN) and the Northern …

Naira Marley In Fresh Trouble, Accused Of Impersonating Minister Fashola

Naira Marley In Fresh Trouble, Accused Of Impersonating Minister Fashola

June 16, 2020 9:55 am

Nigerian singer Naira Marley may face a charge of impersonating Works minister, Babatunde Fashola.

Marley’s real name is Azeez Fashola.

In a new dimension to his COVID-19 rule breaking concert in Abuja on Saturday, the owners of Executive Jets, the charter flight that took him and crew to Abuja from Lagos, are claiming that Marley and crew deceived them by putting
Babatunde Fashola on the manifest.

In a letter of apology to Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, the chairman and CEO of Executive Jets Services claimed that he approved the flight when he saw ‘Babatunde Fashola’ on the manifest sent …

Herdsmen Butcher 65-Year-Old Man In Imo

Herdsmen Butcher 65-Year-Old Man In Imo

June 15, 2020 4:32 pm

A 65 -year- old -man, Mazi Ozoemena Iriaka, has been killed by herdsmen yesterday, in Umuekpu-Agwa, Oguta Local Government Area (LGA), Imo State.

This happened barely 48 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari reiterated his administration’s victory over incessant killing in the country and the need to regularize the activities of the herdsmen in the country.

Read Also: Killer Herdsmen May Cause Food Crisis In Nigeria – Bishop Ezeokafor

The villagers who converged at the scene of the incident said the killing has continued for some time as the bandits threatened to attack the community and their farmland again considering that …

Russia sentences US ex-marine to 16 years in spy trial

Russia Sentences US Ex-Marine To 16 Years In Spy Trial

June 15, 2020 2:29 pm

A Russian court on Monday sentenced former US marine Paul Whelan to 16 years in a penal colony for espionage in a verdict that has outraged Washington.A Moscow court found Whelan guilty of receiving classified information as he stood in the dock with a sign that read “Sham trial!” and pleaded for US President Donald Trump to intervene.

The court process is “slimy, greasy Russian politics, nothing more, nothing less,” he told reporters.

The case has strained ties between Moscow and Washington and fuelled speculation of a prisoner swap.

Whelan, 50, has been held in a Moscow jail since …

Atlanta Police Offer $10,000 For Info On Wendy’s Arsonist

Atlanta Police Offer $10,000 For Info On Wendy’s Arsonist

June 15, 2020 5:13 am

Police in Atlanta offered a $10,000 reward and published photos of what appeared to be a masked white woman as they sought the people who burned down a Wendy’s restaurant.

The restaurant was where a black man, Rayshard Brooks, was fatally shot by an officer as he tried to escape arrest on Friday night.

The fast-food outlet was torched late on Saturday during demonstrations that erupted over the killing of the 27-year-old.

His death on Friday came against a backdrop of nationwide and international protests against racial injustice and brutality by law enforcement following the May 25 death of George …

Gun Duel In Borno: 20 Boko Haram Terrorists Terminated

Boko Haram: Local Hospitals Overwhelmed With Monguno Attack

June 14, 2020 9:25 am

Residents and NGO staff in Monguno local government area of Borno State, in the northeast Nigeria, on Sunday said the attack on the town by Boko Haram would have been deadlier than that of Faduma village in Gubio.

They said the situation was saved by the prompt action taken by the Nigerian military with the swift strike by a fighter helicopter.

According to the residents, the insurgents burnt down the UN humanitarian hub to the ground and were targeting other NGO infrastructure.

Read Also: Boko Haram: Atiku Reacts As Terrorists Kill 81 Persons In Borno

They also said, the fighters

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Rayshard Brooks - Atlanta Police Shoots Another Black Man

Rayshard Brooks: Atlanta Police Shoots Another Black Man

June 14, 2020 4:50 am

A white Atlanta police officer fatally shot an African American father of several young children late Friday night following a struggle outside a Wendy’s restaurant on the city’s southside, sparking calls for reform and demonstrations that led to vandalism and arrests. 

The shooting further inflamed tensions over police use of force and racial injustice that have rocked Atlanta and cities across the nation since the Memorial Day death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis.

By nightfall, the Wendy’s was in flames and demonstrators had shut down Atlanta’s busy Downtown Connector.

Video of the shooting of 27-year-old …

Sexagenarian To Be Stoned To Death For Rape In Kano

Another Student Grace Oshiagwu Raped, Murdered In Ibadan

June 14, 2020 4:30 am

Rapists struck again in Sasa area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, killing another female student, Grace Oshiagwu, after molesting.

The 21-year old Grace was said to be a National Diploma (ND) I student of Oke Ogun Polytechnic, Saki, Oyo State.

The incident occurred just two weeks after 18-year old Barakat Bello and 29-year old Azeezat Shomuyiwa were also murdered in Akinyele area of the city.

According to THE NATION, Oshiagwu was raped and killed on Saturday at her parents’ residence around Idi Ori, Sasa.

Read Also: Atlantic Hotel Sacks Worker For Reporting Attempted Rape By Indian Boss

In a …

Ex-BBNaija Housemate, Khafi’s Brother, Alexandra Shot Dead

Ex-BBNaija Housemate, Khafi’s Brother, Alexandra Shot Dead

June 13, 2020 9:04 am

Alexandra Kareem, brother to former Big Brother Naija housemate, Khafi Kareem, is dead.

Alexandra was shot dead in West London by unknown gunmen on Askew Road in Shepherd’s Bush on Monday.

According to BBC, the 20-year-old was said to have died after sustaining gunshot wounds to his chest and abdomen.

Detectives said a white Range Rover Evoque linked to the murder was later found burnt out three miles away in Acton, Ealing.

Read Also: BBNaija Stars Khafi And Gedoni Are Engaged

The Police are yet to make any arrests.

Det Insp Wayne Jolly, who confirmed the incident said, “Alexander was

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Atlantic Hotel Sacks Worker For Reporting Attempted Rape By Indian Boss

Atlantic Hotel Sacks Worker For Reporting Attempted Rape By Indian Boss

June 13, 2020 6:40 am

Some workers of Atlantic Hotels have accused the management of sacking a female worker, Grace (Not real name), after she was sexually harassed by one Sanjiv Raut, a cooking staff and an Indian national.

The hotel, which is situated at number 4, Adeleke Adedoyin Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, is owned and managed by Indians.

Newsmen gathered that Raut had gone into the lady’s room while she was sleeping and attempted to rape her but was overpowered by her.

It was gathered that Grace pushed him to the wall, gave him a slap and ran out of the room.

She later …

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