The Nigeria Armed Forces has vowed to continue its onslaught on terrorists and criminal elements to ensure all kidnapped victims across the country are safely rescued. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, affirmed this commitment while addressing newsmen on the activities of troops in various operational zones across Nigeria over the past week. According to him troops in their various theatres of operation across the […]
Parents of school students who were on the boat that capsized in a lake in India's Gujarat state have alleged that their children were "not given life jackets". At least 12 pupils and two teachers drowned in the incident, which took place on Thursday in Harni Lake in Vadodara city. Police have arrested two people in connection with the incident. Search operations are underway to find the remaining victims. Eighteen […]
The Czech Republic is holding a day of national mourning for those killed in Thursday's mass shooting at a Prague university. Flags on official buildings are being flown at half-mast and a minute's silence will be observed at midday. Fourteen people were shot dead at the Faculty of Arts building of Charles University in the capital by a student who then killed himself. Police are working to uncover the motive […]
Victims of the collapsed building on Lagos Street area of Garki Village have been directed to forward their medical bills through the FCT Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, to the Health Secretariat for onward submission to the FCTA Permanent Secretary. The acting Secretary, FCT Health And Human Services Secretariat, Mr Malan Noel Haruna, stated this when he visited some of the victims in four Hospitals in Abuja. Mr Haruna said the […]
Two victims of alleged Job racketeering, Mr Abdulamalik Ahmed and Ali Yaro at the Federal Character Commission, FCC, say they paid 1m and 2m each to Haruna Kolo for job placement in the commission. They made this revelation when they appeared as witnesses at the resumed investigation by the House of Representatives ad hoc committee probing job racketeering and mismanagement of IPPIS in Abuja. Recounting his ordeal, Ahmed said he […]
Pope Francis has held a private meeting with victims of clerical sexual abuse during a five-day visit to Portugal. In a statement, the Vatican said the gathering had been held on Wednesday in an "atmosphere of intense listening". A report this year concluded that at least 4,815 children had been abused in Portugal and that the Church had sought "systematically" to conceal the issue. At an evening service in Lisbon, the Pope […]
