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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has said that autopsy on popular Gospel Songstress, Osinachi Nwachukwu, has been forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecution for vetting and possible prosecution. FCT Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in an update on the investigation surrounding the death of the singer, Tuesday […]

Twitter’s board has accepted an offer from billionaire Elon Musk to buy the social media company and take it private, the company announced Monday. The stock closed up 5.64% for the day after it was halted for the news. “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital […]

The pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron has vowed to unite a divided France after winning a second term as French president in a decisive victory against the far-right’s Marine Le Pen, who nonetheless won more than 12 million votes in a historic high for her anti-immigration party. Macron became the first French leader to win re-election for 20 […]

Emmanuel Macron will win France’s presidential election, pollsters project, fending off a historic challenge from far-right candidate Marine Le Pen during Sunday’s runoff vote. Macron is projected to take 58.8% of the vote, according to an analysis of voting data by pollsters Ipsos & Sopra Steria conducted for broadcasters France Televisions and Radio, making him […]

The federal government has pledged nearly a billion dollars to strengthen its cybersecurity capabilities — but even the security agency tasked with the bulk of that work acknowledges that recruitment is challenging. Canada’s electronic spy agency, the Communications Security Establishment, is set to receive a large influx of funding to launch cyber operations and ward off attacks on government […]

Following the Chrisland Schools s3x video scandal, social media space has been filled with Nigerians posting children engaging in different immoral acts. Ubi Frankin, on his official Instagram account, posted a video of a woman who cried out to Nigerians for help after discovering that her child was ‘raped’ during a school trip to Dubai, […]

The mother of 10-year-old student of Chrisland Schools, who was in a sex tape made during a school trip to Dubai, UAE, has said her daughter was dying in silence due to threats, and that the boys were on drugs. She stated these in an 11-minute video posted by Ubi Franklin, alleging that the school […]

Five soldiers were killed in an attack by suspected armed group possibly linked to ISIL or al-Qaeda in a national park in the north of Benin Republic, two military sources have said. The attack on Monday also wounded several soldiers who are being treated at a nearby hospital, said the sources, who spoke anonymously to […]

Military rulers in the West African state of Mali yesterday, 8 April 2022, refused to allow British Airways flight BA081, to pass through the Malian airspace, forcing the flight to return to London, a source with knowledge about the development has confirmed to Asaase News. According to our source who was on the British Airways flight (BA 081) […]

No fewer than 18 days after the US and its NATO allies supplied 17,000 anti-tank missiles and 2000 anti-aircraft missiles, Ukraine has complained of weapon shortage, and its President Zelensky has made another extensive demand on the US. According to a document provided to CNN, a recent request provided to US lawmakers appears to reflect […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that he’s “ready for negotiations” with Russian President Vladimir Putin but warned that if they fail “that would mean that this is a third World War.” “I’m ready for negotiations with him. I was ready for the last two years. And I think that without negotiations we cannot end […]

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky has rubbished reports suggesting he was willing to surrender to the Russian forces. Zelensky said the suggestions are a “childish provocation.” A banner had appeared on a Ukrainian newscast saying Zelensky was calling on his people to lay down their weapons, CNN reports. “I can only ask the Russian military to […]

Authorities of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom have expressed concern about  the treatment being meted out to its PHD student, Oliver Barker-Vormawor. The University says information available to it indicates that Mr. Barker-Vormawor is not being taken through due process. He was granted a GHS2 million bail by the Tema High Court […]

British cabinet minister Sajid Javid sent Russia a severe warning on Monday, stating that should even “a single toecap of a Russian soldier” enter allied territory, the country would face war with NATO.  “We have been very clear, even before the war started, that if there was an attack on any NATO country, even if […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s forces pummeled Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine on Monday as representatives from both countries met for a fourth round of talks since the invasion started nearly three weeks ago. Russian and Ukrainian negotiators met Monday before taking a “technical pause” until Tuesday, according to Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]