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The United States military has apologised after its drone strike on a vehicle in August  killed 10 civilians including children. In the final week of the US’ chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, ISIS-K launched suicide bomb attacks in Kabul, killing 11 US soldiers and more than 90 Afghans. Two days later, the US claimed it had retaliated against ISIS-K using a drone strike against a vehicle that was loading bombs heading to the Kabul airport, killing at least one ISIS-K terrorist. But on Wednesday, September 15, an investigation by the New York times found out that the drone strike did not…

Chief Femi-Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, has been taken to cleaners over his outbursts on the defection of former Akwa Ibom governor, Senator Godswill Akpabio to APC. FFK, as he is popularly known, had described  Akpabio who left Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to APC as a ‘coward and a traitor.’ After the defection of former Aviation Minister to APC, Akwa Ibom businesswoman based in Abuja, Blessing Osom shared screenshot of a piece allegedly written by Fani-Kayode. “Politicians and their words. So self centred. Now what can you say about yourself??? So embarrassing! Welcome to the same APC,” she wrote. The 2018…

South Africa’s top court, Friday, ruled that former President Jacob Zuma had failed in his bid to have his 15-month jail sentence for failing to attend a corruption inquiry overturned, Al Jazeera reported. The sentence was handed down in June after Zuma failed to testify at an inquiry probing corruption during his nine-year rule, seen as a test of post-apartheid South Africa’s ability to enforce the rule of law, particularly against powerful politicians. Zuma, recuperating in hospital after undergoing surgery for an undisclosed illness, asked the court in July to revoke its sentence for contempt arguing it was excessive, and…

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has directed its lawyers to appeal a ruling ordering its members to return to work. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by NARD President, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, and the union’s Secretary-General, Dr Jerry Isogun, on Friday The doctors said they have begun the process to appeal the ruling. “As we are all aware, especially those that were present in court today (Friday), the NIC has given a ruling on the application for interlocutory injunction filed by the Federal Government,” the statement said, noting ”We are not satisfied with the ruling.” “After…

Nigerian government has stated its readiness to appeal the judgment of an Oyo State High Court which awarded N20 billion damages to Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho. The Yoruba Nation agitator had sued Directorate of State Security (DSS) following the invasion of his home by the security agency at about 1:30 am on July 1, 2021. Justice Ladiran Akintola gave the order Friday, September 17, in a suit filed by Igboho who had demanded N500 billion for the damages done to his home. The court declared the raid illegal and criticized the DSS for “arbitrary aggression and prejudices,” dismissing…

Less than one day the former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode defected to All Progressives Congress (APC), he has started to court controversy. FFK who announced his defection to the APC Thursday had mentioned David Umahi of Ebonyi state; Ben Ayade of Cross River, and Bello Matawalle of Zamfara as Governors, he helped to facilitate their defection to the ruling APC. However, in an interview on Channels Television on Friday, September 17, Governor Umahi of Ebonyi State dismissed the claim as an insult to his person and other Governors. According to him, FFK has to withdraw the statement because he didn’t even…

The US House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, has taunted former President Donald Trump on his plan to run again for the White House top job in 2024. The Democrat made jabs at Trump during an event at Cambridge University on Thursday, September 16, when she talked about the January 6 riot at the Capitol. “I reference him from time to time as ‘What’s-his-name,'” Pelosi said. “If he wants to run again, he’ll be the first president who was impeached twice and defeated twice.” Her statement was met with applause from the crowd. Meanwhile, Trump has teased the idea of him running…

The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta, Senator Ita Enang, has knocked the lawmakers at the state and national levels for disappointing their people. Enang, who spoke in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Thursday, at this year’s Correspondent’s Chapel week, lamented that the present legislators indulge in arbitrary approvals of supplementary budgets to the executive arm of government without scrutinising the account of previous budgets. Speaking at the media roundtable and another lecture entitled: Assessing The Performance Of Akwa Ibom Legislators At the State And National Levels, noted that the lawmakers have become stooges in the hands…

The passage of different bills into law may enter the storybook of Akwa Ibom House of Assembly as a major achievement. Yet, inability by either the governor or the lawmakers to turn the bills into law poses a big drawback to such chest-thumping efforts of the lawmakers. This is the quandary that the 26-member Akwa Ibom House of Assembly led by Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey (Uruan), as the Speaker is finding itself. Few weeks ago, Civil Liberties Organisation, Akwa Ibom State Branch, accused Governor Udom Emmanuel of withholding assent to six people-oriented bills. These include Bill for a Law to Prohibit…

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode reacted angrily to an interviewer who asked him if his defection to All Progressives Congress has financial linkage. Speaking on Channels TV last night on his recent defection from PDP to APC, FFK said he felt insulted when he was asked if his defection to the ruling party he has always criticized, was ”financially related” as claimed by his critics. ”I don’t expect that kind of ridiculous and absurd question from you. I have never ever lacked in finances. There have been no inducements. Politicians don’t move because of finances. If I wanted finance, I…