Residents of Fadan Ruruma in Kumana Chiefdom, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have fled their homes following the abduction of 17 people by bandits. The victims were kidnapped during an attack on the community on Thursday night, Community Development Associations’ (CDAs) forum said the incident occurred last week. The forum’s PRO condemned the…
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. The Hybrid War Another undersea cable was severed in the Baltic Sea, this time between Latvia and Sweden, prompting Swedish authorities to board and seize the vessel that was sailing from Russia amid sabotage fears, as I reported here. This comes…
The Federal Government says plans are ongoing to increase electricity tariffs “over the next few months”. It, however, said that the planned increase needed to be balanced by subsidies for less-affluent electricity users. According to Bloomberg, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Olu Verheijen, gave this hint at the Africa Heads of…
The minimum wage will increase in nearly half the states this year even as the federal wage floor remains stuck at $7.25 per hour. In many states, the minimum wage is automatically adjusted upward as inflation rises. But voters in several states, including deeply red ones such as Alaska and Missouri, chose in November to…
Feb. 1—A medical transport jet with six people on board plummeted to the ground near Roosevelt Mall in Northeast Philadelphia Friday night, bursting into flames that spread to homes and cars in a heavily trafficked area and killing everyone on board the plane and at least one person on the ground. The Learjet 55 went down shortly after 6 p.m. near Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard just…
A US-based Nigerian medical doctor committed su!cide and conflicting reports have emerged about the reason for his action. According to online reports, Ikenna Erinne took his life after a court ruling in favor of his ex-wife in a child support case. read here The tragic incident was reported to have occurred on Sunday, January 26. He…
