WASHINGTON – The Trump administration acknowledged reports on Sunday that a group backed by a foreign government carried out a cyberattack on the U.S. Treasury Department and a section of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The United States government is aware of these reports and we are taking all necessary steps to identify and remedy…
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari has confirmed that three hundred and thirty-three students are missing following an attack on Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina on Friday night. The governor gave the figure when he received a Federal Government delegation led by the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno on Sunday. The governor who explained that…
In what will come across as a really startling development, seven cousins, Peter, Elias, Chibueze, Emmanuel, Simon, Patrick and Godwin all of Ebere family in Enyikpo Ulayi village in Ado Local Government Area of Benue state have been sentenced to death. They were sentenced to death by hanging by an Otukpo High Court. The septet…
Hundreds of students are feared missing after gunmen raided a secondary school in north-western Nigeria. The attackers arrived on motorbikes and started shooting into the air, causing people to flee, witnesses said. They targeted the Government Science Secondary School – where more than 800 students are said to reside – in Katsina state on Friday…
Z Anthony Joshua set up a potential all-British world heavyweight unification bout against Tyson Fury with a dominant ninth-round knockout of Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev at London’s Wembley Arena on Saturday In front of 1,000 fans with attendance limited due to coronavirus restrictions, Joshua ensured there was no repeat of a shock defeat in his first…
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a preliminary determination to investigate Nigerian security forces over allegations of “crimes against humanity” and “war crimes”, Mygossipshopcrew reports. This is coming on the heels of allegations of human right abuses against the country’s security forces in the north-east and other parts of Nigeria. The…
Peter Obi, a former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential running mate, has said that by the end of 2020, Nigeria will produce 110 million poor people. Obi stressed that Nigeria was drifting towards a massive collapse. He stated this in response to the latest report released by the World Bank on Nigeria’s projected poverty level….
After listing it 18 months ago, tennis star Serena Williams finally sold her Los Angeles house Friday for $8.1 million. She originally asked $12 million for the home when it was listed in October 2017, as Mansion Global previously reported. It was the last put on the market in January for $9.995 million, according to public listing…
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid from Texas’ attorney general — supported by President Donald Trump — to block the ballots of millions of voters in battleground states that went in favor of President-elect Joe Biden. The court’s order, issued with no public dissents, to dismiss the challenge is the strongest indication yet that…
The U.S. has donated maritime security equipment worth $180,000 (70 million) to the Nigerian Navy, the U.S Consulate in Lagos said in a statement on Friday. The equipment is to enable the navy to upgrade the anti-piracy and nautical security functions of the country’s Regional Maritime Awareness Capability (RMAC). RMAC was developed in 2006 to…