Italian politicians condemn killing of Nigerian vendor
*Killer arrested An Italian man has been arrested after a Nigerian street vendor was beaten to death on a busy shopping street even as politicians slammed “indifference” as passers-by apparently had not physically intervened. The mayor of an Italian town…
Biden back to quarantine for 2nd COVID
Days after being cleared to end isolation after a coronavirus infection, the US president, Joe Biden, is is back to isolation after he tested positive again in a rare “rebound” case. President Biden said he was experiencing no resurgence of…
Ferrari seeking approval to roll out flying car
A Ferrari-red flying car is could soon become every commuter’s dream come true: It would fly over miles of gridlock to work, land and then drive a mile or two to their parking spaces. Samson Air’s Switchblade, which has been…
Military now defends bandits against sieged communities
As kinappers take over Enugu Port Harcourt expressway Men in military gear yesterday allegedly came in defense of armed bandits and herdsmen against host communities in Abia State, amplifying a worrying development in the worsening insecurity that that thrive in…
Shell posts $11.5 billion profit
European oil major, Shell, has posted $11.5 billion second-quarter profit smashing, lifted by strong gas trading and a tripling of refining profit, according to agency reports. The company also announced a $6 billion share buyback programme for the current quarter…
Russia’s war in Ukraine gets bloodier with 75,000 Russian casualties
More than 75,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since the Kremlin launched its brutal war on Ukraine on Feb. 24, according to U.S. intelligence. Speaking to CNN, Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin said the estimate was revealed during a…
Promiscuous homosexuals are monkeypox vector __WHO
Men who have sex with men should “for the moment” reduce partners and reconsider sleeping with new people in order to try to halt the global spread of monkeypox, the head of the World Health Organization has said. WHO Director-General…
Bank robber, 61, earns new 20 years prison term after 38 years in jail
A notorious bank robber in United States, Todd Cannady, who started robbing banks, businesses and people of raw cash since last 40 years, has spent only two years of the period free. And just within weeks after completing a 22…
Nigeria joins D8 move to circumvent forex crunch, energy crises
Following Nigeria’s acute foreign exchange crisis and piling debt, the country has joined seven other developing nations in a strategy move to enhance direct trade and commodity swaps in a desperate bid to overcome prevailing foreign exchange crisis. The alliance…
Insecurity: Nigeria in deal to buy Turkish gunships
Sopuruchi Onwuka Federal government is in deal to procure combat helicopter from Turkey as the European country boosts its profile as global supplier of light arms and battle equipment to poor countries. The Oracle Today reports Turkish Aerospace Industries to…
