Malian authorities have opened a judicial investigation following the reported destruction of one of their drones near the border town of Tinzaouatene, allegedly by the Algerian military. The announcement was made by Amadou Bocar Touré, Public Prosecutor of the Specialized Judicial Unit for the Fight Against Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime, in a press release…
KEY LARGO, Fla. (TCN) — Authorities arrested a 33-year-old kayak tour guide on suspicion of killing a 43-year-old woman who was found dead in a hotel room this week. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, on Monday, April 7, deputies responded to a report of a missing person, Nadyne Marie Tillman, after a family member…
The University of Abuja (UniAbuja) has promoted 45 academic staff to professorial rank, the university said in a statement. The statement, signed by its spokesperson, Habib Yakoob, noted that the promotion was announced by the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Patricia Manko, a professor, at the 188th Regular Senate of the University held on Tuesday, 8 April. According…
Justice Isa Dachen of the Federal High Court, Lokoja, on Thursday ordered that hearing notices be served on two petitioners by substituted means in the suit on the recall of the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The judge gave the order after granting the motion ex parte raised by the plaintiffs through their counsel,…
A Nigerian woman, Abdulwahab Maryam, has said she will bear children based on her capacity to train them and not her husband’s even if he is rich. Â Â Maryam, who stated this in a Facebook post on Wednesday, said if her husband wants more children than she is capable of training then he is…
AMHERST, N.Y. (TCN) — A prominent critic of child abuse stands accused of committing sex crimes against minors. New York State Police announced April 9 that authorities arrested 49-year-old John Todaro on charges of promoting a sexual performance by a child and possessing a sexual performance by a child. The Bureau of Criminal Investigation worked with the…
