A 300-level Linguistics student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA) simply identified as Emmanuel, has been shot and killed by unidentified gunmen. According to The Whistler, Emmanuel was killed at one of the private students’ hostels in the town in an attack which the community said they are yet to understand the motive….
Israeli athletes will receive 24-hour protection during the Paris Olympics, France’s interior minister said, after a far-left lawmaker said Israel’s delegation was not welcome and called for protests against their participation. According to Reuters, the Games begin on Friday amid pronounced security concerns at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions over the wars in Ukraine…
U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle admitted to Congress on Monday that she and her agency failed when a would-be assassin wounded Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a 13th July campaign rally in Pennsylvania this week. “We failed,” Cheatle, who faces Republican calls for her removal, said in testimony before the House of Representatives…
The Biden administration has announced more than $4 billion in Environmental Protection Act (EPA) grants to cut climate pollution across 30 states. The grants will be disbursed through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and are set to go to a total of 25 projects. The funds will be aimed at reducing greenhouse gas pollution from…
Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) forecast that Vice President Harris will be the Democratic Party’s next presidential contender. He suggested that some party members may feel pressured to choose her because of her race following President Biden’s withdrawal over the weekend. “A lot of Democrats feel they have to stick with her because of her ethnic…
By Odey Ojeka The management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has reinstated Master Livinson Arikpo, the Governor-General of Malabor Hostel, who was suspended for his alleged role in a peaceful protest. CONVERSEER reports that the suspension was lifted following appeals from various quarters. Arikpo was initially suspended for his supposed involvement in “acts of…
