The DSS says it has identified persons and groups planning to stage campaigns of calumny against it and the Federal Government over the suspension and subsequent investigation of Godwin Emefiele. A statement by the spokesperson of the service Dr Peter Afunanya says the groups intend to gather at different points in Abuja and Lagos with placards depicting the Service and the Federal Government in bad light as well as calling for the immediate release of Emefiele. The Service warned …
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Former US Vice President, Mike Pence will publicly launch his presidential campaign on June 7 with a rally in Des Moines. Pence has been widely expected to launch a run for the Republican nomination and has been working on his presidential campaign for months. He has made regular visits to Iowa and is set to appear at U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s annual Roast and Ride fundraiser this weekend, joining more than a half-dozen other presidential candidates, before his …
Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, survived an assassination attempt on Saturday, April 15 after an explosion occurred at a venue where he was giving an outdoor speech. Local news agency Kyodo news reported that a man had been arrested after throwing “what appeared to be a smoke bomb.” Video footage released by Japan’s public broadcaster NHK showed members of the public fleeing and a man being arrested following the explosion. The footage showed multiple police officers, holding the suspect on …
Manchester United have reportedly cancelled their end-of-season awards after their embarrassed players requested that the ceremony should not take place due to their disastrous campaign. United have held the end-of-season event for more than a decade, to honour and pay tribute to the club’s outstanding players at first-team and youth level. But it is understood United’s players were too embarrassed to hold the black-tie event, broadcast by the MUTV, the club’s in-house TV station, following such a dismal campaign. The …
Gary Chambers, a man who is running for a seat in the U.S. Senate representing Louisiana, has posted a new video announcing his campaign. In the video released Tuesday, January 18 on his YouTube channel, Chambers is seen smoking marijuana in an outdoor leather armchair. “Every 37 seconds, someone is arrested for possession of marijuana,” Chambers said in the new video. “Since 2010, state and local police have arrested an estimated 7.3 million Americans for violating marijuana laws – …
Tayo Okoya is one of Nigeria’s young and talented enterprising CEOs. Tayo’s vision, the World Black Fantasy better known as WBF has continued to reverberate around his base in Dubai, United Arab Emirate (UAE). Often described as a bundle of talent, Tayo’s forte is animation, graphics designing and modeling. The young Nigerian entrepreneur of international repute has been able to inspire a reawakening in the youthful population through his platforms consisting of clothing and accessories. Tayo who …