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U.S. police shots a 13 year-old boy with autism after mother called for intervention in boy’s mental breakdown

A 13-year-old boy is seriously injured after he was shot by a Salt Lake City police officer on Friday. (CNN)A 13-year-old boy was seriously injured after being shot by a police officer in Salt Lake City on Friday night, according to his mother. Golda Barton said that her son Linden Cameron, who has Asperger syndrome, […]

NIS INTERPOL system uploads 150,000 stolen, lost travel documents

Muhammad Babandede, CG Nigeria Immigration Service By Ibironke Ariyo The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) INTERPOL i-24/7 desk has successfully uploaded 150, 000 Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (STLD) to INTERPOL Global System (IPSG) in Lyon, France seamlessly. The Service spokesman, Mr Sunday James, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of […]

UN strategising to strengthen, protect education in Nigeria – Coordinator

By Ifeanyi Nwoko In a bid to continue to strengthen the protection of Education from Attack, the United Nations will on Wednesday, hold an inaugural commemoration of the International Day for the Protection of Education from Attack. The day which is set aside to draw the attention of key stakeholders to their responsibilities at ensuring […]

Olympic games must be held next year – Japan Official

Tokyo Olympics The rearranged Tokyo Games must be held “at any cost” in 2021, Japan’s Olympic Minister, Seiko Hashimoto said on Tuesday. Speaking at a news conference, Hashimoto said the Games should be held for the benefit of the athletes, regardless of the challenges posed by the novel Coronavirus pandemic. The Japanese government and the […]

Billionaire daughter, Temi Otedola, makes acting debut

Billionaire daughter, Temi Otedola, makes acting debut Priscilla Osaje Temi Otedola, daughter of billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, says she’s excited about her acting debut in an emotional movie, ‘Citation’. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the star- studded movie, which happened to be a teaser of Otedola’s first feature movie, was directed by […]

Nigerian teacher can ‘teach the whole world’ thanks to Instagram, WhatsApp

Picture: Nigerian men arrested over German PPE ‘scam’

I Two Nigerian men have been arrested for allegedly scamming a German state that tried to buy 2.3m euros (£2m) of personal protective equipment (PPE). Nigerian police say they cloned the website of a Dutch company to obtain an order from the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. When the PPE didn’t show up, a state […]

Video: A Nigerian guy abroad harasses a young Nigerian lady for shabby dressing

This guy’s action is in poor taste and should be condemned. There are more civil ways of interacting, if at all, than to film an innocent young lady minding her business. His threat of violence should also be condemned. -NNP wp_posts

Murtala Mohammed International Airport receives first international flight after resumption

By Lawani Mikairu The Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos Saturday received its first flight as international flights operations resumed in the country after the suspension of all flights in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This is just as Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja will be opened on Monday, 7th September for international flights. […]

“Every 24 hours it’s pain” – Jacob Blake, black man shot 7 times by American police, speaks from hospital bed

By Taiwo Okanlawon Jacob Blake, the African-American shot in the back at close range by a white police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has spoken from his hospital bed. Blake, 29, in a video message released on Saturday by his lawyer Ben Crump, said: “It hurts to breathe,” and that he is in constant pain. The […]