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Darnella Frazier, the teenage girl who filmed the harrowing death of George Floyd, has spoken out about the experience a year after the incident. In a Facebook post titled “1 year Anniversary”, the 18-year old, who was at the scene of the incident when she was 17, wrote about the trauma and grief that became a part of her life …

Mali’s interim president and prime minister resigned as part of mediation efforts Wednesday after being arrested in an apparent second military coup in nine months, a top junta aide said. President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, tasked with steering the return to civilian rule after a coup last August, had been held since Monday and resigned “before the …

The Special Assistant to President Muhammdu Buhari on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, has said the £4.2m looted by a former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, which the Federal Government recently repatriated from the United Kingdom, has not been returned to the state. This is contrary to the announcement made by the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris, on Tuesday, …

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Abubakar III has demanded explanations from the Federal government concerning the loots it had recovered. The Sultan, represented by the Wazirin Sokoto, Prof. Sambo Junaidu, spoke at the zonal dialogue with stakeholders on the ‘National Ethics and Integrity Policy’ in Sokoto, organized by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and …

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has approved the disengagement of 19 political appointees. This is contained in a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Communication to the governor, Muyiwa Adekeye, on Wednesday in Kaduna. According to the statement, the governor said “he has approved the disengagement of the first set of political appointees to depart in the ongoing right-sizing …

Bauchi State government, yesterday, confirmed 20 people dead from suspected cholera outbreak in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Aliyu Maigoro, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the epidemic at the Ministry of Health headquarters in Bauchi, said 322 cases have been reported so far. He gave the summary of the cases so far recorded in the …

The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, says the £4.2 million recovered from Mr Ibori has been paid to the Delta State government. The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State has called on Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to make judicious use of the £4.2 million recovered from former governor James Ibori, for the good of the people of the state. The …

No fewer than 10 INEC offices have been burnt down in the south-east and south-south zones of the country in the last one month. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of sponsoring the systematic attacks on INEC facilities in some parts of the country. The main opposition party alleged that the ruling party was doing …

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has kicked against the plan of the federal government to begin rehabilitation of grazing reserves in the country next month. “We find the move not only shocking and curious but also as a misplaced priority,” the governor said through his spokesperson, Terver Akase. Mr Akase stated that at a time the country is worried …

The £4.2 million recovered from the former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, has been paid to the Delta State Government, the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, said on Tuesday. The fund, which the federal government recently received from the United Kingdom, is part of the proceeds of crime seized from the ex-governor. Mr Idris stated this while appearing …