Participants at the Breathe For It Summit at Jos. Encourages young creatives to ‘breathe’ for their passions, reiterates commitment to the growth of the Nigerian music industry As part of the its social mission to discover, nurture and showcase young creatives, TomTom, the leading menthol candy brand from Cadbury Nigeria Plc (a subsidiary of Mondelēz International), recently concluded the second edition of its flagship gathering of music industry experts and young creatives – “Breathe For It” Summit. The …
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Transcripts of police bodycam videos in the minutes leading up to George Floyd’s death have revealed that he pleaded 20 times that he couldn’t breathe and was told by killer-cop Derek Chauvin that “it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen” to talk. The transcripts for the body camera videos were filed in Minnesota state court on Wednesday, July 8, as part of a motion to dismiss charges against one of the officers involved, Thomas Lane, who expressed concern …
The death of an African American father of two who called out “I can’t breathe” while handcuffed in police custody in March has been ruled a homicide and the Mayor of Tacoma, Washington, Victoria Woodards, has called for the firing of police officers involved in the death. Manuel Ellis, 33, died of respiratory arrest on March 3, 2020, in Tacoma, due to hypoxia and physical restraint, said Rich O’Brien, an investigator for the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office. Other factors …
A Nigerian mother has revealed that she cannot watch footage of George Floyd’s arrest and murder in the US because it is too similar to how her son died. Ms. Aji Lewis, who is the daughter of Justice JIC Taylor, one of the most respected judges in Nigerian history, lost her son Olaseni, 23, in 2010 soon after he was restrained by police officers at a London hospital. “I can’t breathe,” he kept repeating as the officers restrained …
FBI has joined the investigation into the death of a Black man named George Lloyd who died on Monday, May 25, after a Minneapolis police officer forced his knee into his neck to keep him pinned to the ground. In a video going viral, a police officer is seen holding George down after he “physically resisted officers”. “I can’t breathe,” he kept repeating but the cops didn’t listen. The cop who was kneeling on his neck did …
Experts have warned that people who have asthma or other lung conditions should not wear a face mask because it could make it difficult for them to breathe. People have been advised to wear face masks when in public or in the midst of other people. This is because the coronavirus is a respiratory virus, meaning it infects people when it is breathed in and attaches to cells inside the airways and the lungs. However, people who have …