Three killed after unknown gunmen opened fire at a crowd in Anambra (graphic)
Three men have been shot dead after two unidentified gunmen stormed the Civic center Eke Nkpor in Idemili local government area of Anambra state and opened fire at persons gathered at the center today February 10.A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Haruna Mohammed said at…
Wearing two masks better than one in slowing the spread of coronavirus, study finds
U.S. government researchers have found that wearing two masks is better than one in slowing coronavirus spread, but health officials are not recommending that everyone double up.On Wednesday February 10, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the results of a lab experiment that spaced two artificial heads 6…
Ukrainian club Olimpik Donetsk signs Yaya Toure as assistant coach
Former Manchester City and Barcelona midfielder, Yaya Toure has been named an assistant coach at Ukrainian Premier League club, Olimpik Donetsk.The 37-year-old four time African player of the year has been in England working on his coaching badges and has now taken on his first coaching role.Olimpik are currently seventh…
Prosecutors in Georgia open criminal investigation into Trump’s alleged attempt to influence election results
A prosecutor in Fulton County, Georgia, has opened a criminal investigation into former US President Donald Trump’s “attempts to influence the administration of the 2020 Georgia general election.”In a letter sent Wednesday, February 10, to numerous Georgia state election officials, including Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, and obtained by the…
France seeks to set age of sexual consent to 15 years
France’s government wants to set the age of sexual consent at 15 and make it easier to punish long-ago child sexual abuse.Victims of sexual abuse and child protection activists have long pushed for tougher laws and greater societal recognition of the problem of sexual abuse and this new development has…
Fuel Scarcity Looms As Marketers Disrupt Fuel Loading
Members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria on Wednesday disrupted loading of petroleum products at private depots in Apapa as well as Ibadan, Ejigbo and Mosimi depots belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Our correspondent learnt that the marketers picketed the facilities to protest their inability to…
US Seeks To Seize $2 Million From Nigerian Man Arrested For Romance Scam
Nigerian man living in Georgia has been arrested and had his first appearance in federal court in Atlanta on charges of laundering the proceeds of romance scams that targeted victims in the Eastern District of North Carolina and throughout the United States. According to court documents seen by SaharaReporters, Oluwadamilare Kolaogunbule,…
