An unidentified female individual was fatally crushed by a 40-foot container in the Alapere region of Lagos State. After the driver allegedly lost control of the Nissan car with license plate ABJ 692 BG due to speeding, a Mack 40-foot fully loaded container was involved in an accident. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq, revealed this in a statement that was made available to media on Friday. The statement claims that the Mack articulated truck driver and his motorboy left the scene of the crash. According to Taofiq, the scene was…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — For decades, only three people knew Gloria Johnson had had an abortion. But a year of watching women and doctors agonize under Tennessee’s strict abortion ban kicked up a fire in the longtime Democrat. She watched in dismay as her Republican colleagues in the General Assembly dismissed concerns that the law was harming women. Many GOP lawmakers argued that only on rare occasions was an abortion needed to save a life. So without telling her legislative staff or family in advance, the then-60-year-old state representative stood before a Republican-controlled House panel in March 2023 and testified about the abortion she…
No fewer than 188 terrorists were killed and 330 arrested during operations conducted across the northern parts of the country in the last one week. Moreover, during the review period, troops stationed throughout the nation managed to free 133 hostages. This was revealed in a statement released on Friday by Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations. He said that the troops were in a strong position to win the current war against terrorists because of their recent accomplishments. The statement read, “The armed forces are working decisively to kill the terrorists, stop the insecurity, and ensure the…
CHICAGO − It looks a bit like the huge monolith from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. But in fact, it’s a giant ketchup dispenser and it’s come here to change the way humanity thinks about the condiment. Ketchup giant Heinz put it here, right in the heart of Chicago on the Navy Pier, to try and sway Chicagoans to the notion that ketchup on a hot dog is not such a bad thing. Throughout the ages, Chicago has firmly eschewed ketchup on hot dogs, and Heinz is trying to paint the city red with ketchup appreciation. For some in the Windy…
‘Support President Tinubu with prayers’— Senator Yari urges Nigerians Former Zamfara State Governor and current Senator representing Zamfara West, Alhaji Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari, has called on Nigerians to pray for President Tinubu to effectively address the economic and security challenges facing the nation. Speaking to journalists at his Talata Mafara country home, Senator Yari expressed his belief that the current issues surpass the capacity of the incumbent Nigerian president. According to him, President Tinubu needs fervent prayers to move the entire country forward. “The Islamic teachings encourage Muslims to engage in fervent prayers for their leaders. That is…
WASHINGTON (AP) — No woman has appeared more often before the Supreme Court than Lisa Blatt, who will make her 50th argument this month. No lawyer, male or female, has done it with quite the same mix of humor, passion and style. And her win-loss record isn’t bad, either: 40-6, with two cases yet to be decided. She elicits laughs and the occasional sharp response from the justices, who seem to enjoy Blatt’s presentations as much as they respect her legal acumen. When Blatt joked that Justice Samuel Alito was being her “enforcer” with a friendly question in a case about a…
Hours after the Florida Supreme Court cleared the way for an abortion access referendum to be on the November ballot, President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign touted the state as being “in play” in 2024. Shifting from their once cautious stance on the state, Democrats argued the measure would drive turnout, particularly among progressive and younger voters, boosting Biden’s prospects there. But a new USA TODAY/Ipsos poll finds that Democrats continue to face significant headwinds in the Sunshine State. Passage of the ballot initiative that would expand access to abortion also faces an uphill battle. The court thrust abortion – a winning issue for Democrats…
Al-MUGHAYYIR, West Bank (AP) — Israel’s army said Saturday the body of a missing Israeli teen was found in the West Bank after he was killed in a “terrorist attack,” as violence escalated across the Israeli-occupied territory where tensions have simmered for months. The disappearance of 14-year-old Binyamin Achimair sparked attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian villages on Friday and Saturday. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in a statement on social media urged people not to take the law into their own hands. On Friday, Palestinian Jehad Abu Alia was killed and 25 others were wounded in the attack on al-Mughayyir village, Palestinian health…
Nze Chidi Duru, the Deputy National Organizing Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on President Bola Tinubu to reverse the electricity tariff hike, labeling it as an anti-party measure. He argued that the current tariff hike for some consumers is a policy that could potentially harm the electoral prospects of the ruling party in the next election. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, April 9, Duru warned, “This has unintended consequences for the government and for the party. People are groaning on account of difficulties and I call on the regulators to go to the Nigeria Communication Commission NCC and…
Records from across the country show just how much of the internet is blocked by school web filters, including LGBTQ+, suicide prevention and Planned Parenthood sites. Even NASA was blocked. This article was copublished with The Markup, a nonprofit, investigative newsroom that challenges technology to serve the public good. A middle school student in Missouri had trouble collecting images of people’s eyes for an art project. A high school junior couldn’t read analyses of the Greek classic “The Odyssey” for her language arts class. An eighth grader was blocked repeatedly while researching trans rights. All of these students saw the same message in…
The lawmaker representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency, Abia State, Obinna Aguocha, has urged President Bola Tinubu to use his office to secure the release of detained Indigenous People of Biafra’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu has been in detention since his extradition in June 2020, facing charges of alleged terrorism by the Federal Government. Despite a 2022 Court of Appeal order for his release on health grounds, the Federal Government appealed to the Supreme Court, directing Kanu to resume trial at the Federal High Court. He has remained in the detention facility of the Department of State Services. In a…
Nigerians have reacted differently to a viral video of Mohbad’s dad, Joseph Aloba calling on Nigerians to donate to his newly opened Gofundme account. Joseph Aloba had stated in the video that he opened the GoFundme account for Nigerians who want justice for his son to donate. According to him, the money donated into the GoFundme account would be used to seek justice for late Mohbad according to him. He could be heard in the video saying; “Good day Nigerians, thank you for your support and your constant clamour of justice for my son. Please I beg you all the GoFundme that I…
China is helping Russia undertake its biggest military expansion since Soviet times, US officials said Friday, stepping up public pressure as concerns rise over Ukraine. US officials are hoping the release of the intelligence will encourage European allies to press China, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads to Beijing this weekend and Group of Seven foreign ministers meet next week in Italy. Unveiling US findings, officials said China was helping Russia on a range of areas including the joint production of drones, space-based capabilities and machine-tool exports vital for producing ballistic missiles. China has been the key factor in revitalizing Russia’s defense industrial base “which had…
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, will from Tuesday embark on a three-day working visit to Ogun State. During the visit, the IG will unveil the newly built Ogun State Police Command Headquarters, the Technical Intelligence Unit as well as the Complaint Commission Unit, all within the premises of the state police command at Eleweran, Abeokuta. Egbetokun will also pay a courtesy call on Governor Dapo Abiodun, the four paramount rulers of Egba, Ijebu, Remo, and Yewa lands while also meeting the police operatives in the state and other stakeholders. The spokesperson for the state police command, SP Omolola…
Some 2,000 foreign troops and police will be sent to Paris to bolster security for this summer’s Olympic Games as France remains on high alert following attack threats, the French armed forces minister said Friday. “We have something like 2,000 foreign police officers, gendarmes and troops who will be joining the protection system for the Olympic Games,” Sebastien Lecornu told all-news television station LCI. France, which will host the games from July 26 to August 11, has raised its security alert to the highest level after a Moscow concert hall attack claimed at least 144 lives on March 22. The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility for…
Nollywood actress, Adanma Luke, who was the producer of the movie titled “The Other Side of Life,” in which Junior Pope was starring before his death, has broken her silence on the incident. Junior Pope and four other crew members died when their boat capsized while returning from a movie location on the River Niger. In videos shared on her Instagram page on Saturday, Luke stated that she was supposed to be on the boat with them, but her Director of Production told her to bring the memory card used for the filming. She further stated that the movie was her…
He acknowledged in the interview that he had a near-death experience, but when he talks about it, people still look at him in doubt. Nigerian singer Oladipupo Olabode Oladimeji, better known as Oladips, has expressed dissatisfaction at the fact that many still doubt his assertion that he died and rose from the dead. Oladips addressed the “death hoax” and stressed that, in contrast to common belief, he truly died in a recent interview with Hip TV. Recall that while many believed Oladips had died, it was subsequently confirmed that he was still alive after initial reports of his death from last year. He…
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on Friday for a “re-balancing” of trade relations between Europe and China on the eve of the German leader visiting Beijing. In a video call between the two European leaders, they also discussed the impact of the war in Ukraine on European security, officials in Macron’s office said. Scholz travels to China this weekend for a delicate three-day trip at a time when the West is sharpening its tone towards Beijing, both about its trade practices and its closeness to Moscow. The European Union has accused China of inundating Europe with subsidised goods sold at below-market prices.…
The Programme Director and Chief Executive of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiatives, Michael Oluwagbemi, has announced the Federal Government’s plan to target over 25,000 jobs and $2.5bn worth of investment by 2027. Oluwagbemi made this known during the Presidential CNG stakeholders’ engagement workshop held at BOVAS Auto-Gas filing stations, Ajibode Bus-Stop in Ibadan, Oyo State capital on Friday. He said the initiative, which was part of palliative measures to ease the burden of the removal of fuel subsidy, will attract enormous investment and job creation that will impact the lives of Nigerians positively. Meanwhile, he called on Nigerians to…
He recounted how stereotypes prevented him from working for any organisation or conducting business due to his neck tattoo. Popular Nigerian singer, Ahmed Ololade, better known as Asake has said that getting a job in Nigeria is tough for those with tattoos on their bodies. Asake made this claim in an article published in the most recent issue of GQ magazine. He recounted how stereotypes prevented him from working for any organisation or conducting business due to his neck tattoo. In his words; “In Nigeria, if you have a tattoo on your neck, you can’t work anywhere. I can’t work for any company. I can’t…