Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has pleaded leniency for former Deputy Senate Ike Ekweremadu who was found guilty of organ trafficking in the United Kingdom. Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice with a doctor, Dr. Obinna Obeta, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with a …
Read More »Court Bars Labor Party’s Chairman, Others From Parading As National Officers
A Federal Capital Territory High Court has issued an order restraining the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure; National Secretary, Farouk Ibrahim and two others from parading themselves as national officers of the party. Others stopped from parading themselves as national officers are the National Organising Secretary, Clement …
Read More »Buhari sacks NASENI Chief Executive, Prof Haruna
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered Professor Mohammed Sani Haruna, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), to resign immediately. Prof. Haruna has been mandated to hand over his office to the next most senior officer in the establishment, according to a statement …
Read More »Saudi Aramco To Build $10bn Refinery In China
Saudi Aramco is set for a major offshore investment as it plans to build a $10-billion refining and petrochemical complex in China over the next three years, taking advantage of the country’s growing demand for energy. The complex will have a capacity of 300,000 barrels of crude daily, Aramco said …
Read More »50 years of the Vietnam War
In 2012, President Obama signed a presidential proclamation, designating March 29 as the National Vietnam War Veterans Day to ‘thank and honour’ the US Army Vietnam Veterans for their sacrifice. By virtue of this proclamation, the Vietnam War Remembrance will continue over a 13-year period till November 11, 2025. On …
Read More »Maryland court reinstates murder conviction of ‘Serial’ subject Adnan Syed
Court Reinstates Adnan Syed’s Murder Conviction in ‘Serial’ Case and Orders New Hearing, maryland The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled that a lower court had violated the right of the victim’s brother to have been notified of and to attend a hearing. Nation Mar 28, 2023 4:34 PM EDT ANNAPOLIS, Md. …
Read More »‘An icon (Paul)’: Camilla, TV stars and animal charities pay tribute to Paul O’Grady
Host of Blind Date and Blankety Blank described as someone who stuck up for the underdog – particularly if they were canine Paul O’Grady, TV presenter and comedian, dies aged 67 A life in pictures Paul O’Grady, pictured with rescue dogs in Battersea Park, London, once said that given the …
Read More »TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi Singaporean? Twitter users don’t seem to think so from the way he speaks.
The TikTok CEO that has been making waves online might have fans simping after him and calling him “daddy” but not to some who are convinced he’s been lying about his nationality. Yesterday, Twitter user @003carrierfan started a thread questioning if 40-year-old Chew Shou Zi is indeed a Singaporean by noting that …
Read More »‘Racist’ Singapore woman throws big fuss at family she says is taking too much space on train (Video)
Redditor Yoomzster posted a thread yesterday titled Encounter with a possibly racist woman on the train berating a family over their luggage taking up space and explained about a recent incident in a train on the Downtown Line involving a tourist family and a woman who made a big public …
Read More »First Gen Z Congressman Rips GOP ‘Cowards’ With Damning Question.
With Damning Question Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), Generation Z’s first congressman ,(gen z congressman) slammed his GOP counterparts as “cowards” in a blistering speech on the House floor following the latest school mass shooting, in Nashville, that left three children and three adults dead. “I rise today because I am furious, angry that three …
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