Kennedy Jr Quits US Presidential Race, Joins Donald Trump

https://ift.tt/QvlHwJR Alone independent Presidential candidate in the forthcoming United States of America, USA presidential elections, Robert F Kennedy Jr. RFK has withdrawn from the presidential race to join the Republican party candidate, Donald Trump for the White House contest. RFK made this known at a news conference on Friday. Shortly after suspending his presidential campaign and ... Read More "Kennedy Jr Quits US Presidential Race, Joins Donald Trump" »

Russia Kill 4 Inmates After Prisoners Take Staff Hostage

https://ift.tt/eoOx8tP Russian security services have shot dead four of the prison inmates who held prison staff hostage on Friday at the detention facility near Moscow. The security operatives shot dead the four inmates who had taken the prison hostage at a penal colony and fatally stabbed four of the prison facility staff and posted online videos ... Read More "Russia Kill 4 Inmates After Prisoners Take Staff Hostage" »

3 Confirmed Dead As A Lone Man Attack Fun Seekers With A Knife In Germany

https://ift.tt/wmY4v72 An attacker armed with a Knife suspected to be alone on Friday night at Solingen city in Germany killed three fun seekers and left numbers of other persons injured during a festival ceremony where a crowd of people gathered. Unconfirmed report indicated that the suspected attacker who was reportedly killed at the scene of the ... Read More "3 Confirmed Dead As A Lone Man Attack Fun Seekers With A Knife In Germany" »

Biden And I Working To End War In Gaza Such As Israel Is Secured, Palestinians Have Self-determination – Kamala Harris

https://ift.tt/UyFsz3u United States of America, USA Vice President and the Presidential Candidate of Democrat Party in the forthcoming US elections, Kamala Harris has said that the government of America is working to end the war in Gaza in such a way that the State of Israel is secured and the people of Palestine realized their rights ... Read More "Biden And I Working To End War In Gaza Such As Israel Is Secured, Palestinians Have Self-determination – Kamala Harris" »

Secret Cult Killings, Homicide Incidents Dropping In Edo – Gov Obaseki

https://ift.tt/OHiTEUv Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has said the rate of secret cult related killings and homicide incidents in the state has dropped since he created a special taskforce to fight the menaces. Governor Obaseki stated this after the state security council meeting where the New Commissioner of Police deployed to the state was in attendance ... Read More "Secret Cult Killings, Homicide Incidents Dropping In Edo – Gov Obaseki" »

Simon Ekpa Names Ekpoma, Auchi, Ehor, Others As Biafra Land

https://ift.tt/stU3PT5 One of the leaders for the agitation and declaration of Biafra Republic from Nigeria and the Prime Minister of Biafra Government in Exile, Simon Ekpa on Tuesday in a video broadcast released the map of the proposed 40 states of Biafra Republic with the declaration and naming of Ekpoma, Auchi and Ehor communities which are the ... Read More "Simon Ekpa Names Ekpoma, Auchi, Ehor, Others As Biafra Land" »

VeryDarkMan, Prophet Jeremiah Begin Court Hearing In September Over ‘NAFDAC Approved Soap That Cures Suffering’

https://ift.tt/GXEx78d High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned till September next month for Martins Vincent Otse aka VeryDarkMan who identified himself as Online Police and  Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, CMDM to begin legal argument over a soap said to be approved by National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC which ... Read More "VeryDarkMan, Prophet Jeremiah Begin Court Hearing In September Over ‘NAFDAC Approved Soap That Cures Suffering’" »

Police, LASG Probe ARM-Pension ED Over Unlawful Lovemaking With Female Staff

https://ift.tt/FAJZfaM Lagos State Government and Nigeria Police Force have began probe into the case of unlawful lovemaking allegedly committed by an Executive Director of Asset and Resource Management, ARM Holding Company  after he allegedly forced a female staff in the Human Resources Department of the Pension company to an undisclosed hotel and slept with her forcefully ... Read More "Police, LASG Probe ARM-Pension ED Over Unlawful Lovemaking With Female Staff" »

Police Arrests Eiye Man Over Alleged Rival Secret Cult Member, Mosquitoe’s Killing In Ogun

https://ift.tt/GJsTD6H Police in Ogun State has arrested a member of Secret Cult gang that matcheted to death a rival cult group member known as Mosquitoe in Ogun State in the Southwestern part of Nigeria. The Ogun State Police Command Spokesperson, Omolola Odutola in a statement on Saturday, said, the arrest was made based on credible information from ... Read More "Police Arrests Eiye Man Over Alleged Rival Secret Cult Member, Mosquitoe’s Killing In Ogun" »

NDLEA Intercepts Illicit-Drugs Concealed In Noodles

https://ift.tt/OXM2fzB Men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA have intercepted large of quantity of noodles filled with illicit-drugs. NDLEA in a news statement on Sunday also paraded a man on camera who the agency identified as a businessman that  excreted 88 wraps of cocaine. According to the Agency spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said the agency ... Read More "NDLEA Intercepts Illicit-Drugs Concealed In Noodles" »

10 People Including 2 Children Killed In Airstrike At Nabatieh

https://ift.tt/we9bk2x Not less than 10 persons including two children were killed at Nabatieh city in Lebanon shortly after Negotiators paused talks on possible ceasefire between the state of Israel and the Palestianian fighters, Hamas in Doha on Friday. The negotiators scheduled to meet again next week. According to State News Agency, NNA in Lebanon, 10 people ... Read More "10 People Including 2 Children Killed In Airstrike At Nabatieh" »

IGP Deploys Helicopters, Drones To Rescue 20 Kidnapped Medical Students In Benue

https://ift.tt/sMSkf92 Nigeria Inspector General of Police, IGP has ordered the deployment of helicopters, drones and other sophisticated weapons to Benue State after one of the 20 Doctors and Medical students kidnapped at Otukpo community on Thursday evening, Kingsley Aondona tweeted on Friday from captivity  that the kidnappers threatened to start killing them next day if their ... Read More "IGP Deploys Helicopters, Drones To Rescue 20 Kidnapped Medical Students In Benue" »

Turkey Lawmakers Resort To Fists Punching Over Debate To Free Jailed Colleague

https://ift.tt/g32oKjk Turkish lawmakers could not control their tempers on Friday as they were seen punching one another during parliamentary session at the country Grand National Assembly floor over a debate to free elected jailed colleague. The lawmakers could be seen striking one another with fists leading to bloodstains on the floor of the Grand National Assembly. ... Read More "Turkey Lawmakers Resort To Fists Punching Over Debate To Free Jailed Colleague" »

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GT Bank Confirms Cybercriminal Hacks Website, Insists Customer Savings Not Affected

https://ift.tt/FeRO8UN One of Nigeria main commercial banks, Guaranty Trust Bank often called GTB has confirmed that its website was hacked but insisted that customers’ savings and other data were not affected because the bank does not store customers’ data on its website. GTB in a statement posted on its official social media handles few hours ago, ... Read More "GT Bank Confirms Cybercriminal Hacks Website, Insists Customer Savings Not Affected" »

GT Bank Confirms Cybercriminal Hacks Website, Insists Customer Savings Not Affected

https://ift.tt/FytH19L One of Nigeria main commercial banks, Guaranty Trust Bank often called GTB has confirmed that its website was hacked but insisted that customers’ savings and other data were not affected because the bank does not store customers’ data on its website. GTB in a statement posted on its official social media handles few hours ago, ... Read More "GT Bank Confirms Cybercriminal Hacks Website, Insists Customer Savings Not Affected" »

Tinubu Directs EFCC To Release Recovered Looted Funds To Finance Students’ Loans

https://ift.tt/UI1D6TB Nigeria President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to release ₦50 billion of recovered looted funds to finance the students’ loans scheme. This was made known few minutes ago in a news statement issued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC while reacting to public outcry that the ... Read More "Tinubu Directs EFCC To Release Recovered Looted Funds To Finance Students’ Loans" »

How Paul Is Trying To Make Fans Dislike Me, Jude Was Stealing Our Money – Peter P-square

https://ift.tt/olTXH6B Nigerian music and break dance star, Peter Okoye aka Mr P of the P-square group has accused his twin brother, Paul Okoye aka Rudeboy and their elder brother, Jude Okoye of working together to always humiliate him with the twin brother telling lies to make fans hate him as if he, Peter is always jealous ... Read More "How Paul Is Trying To Make Fans Dislike Me, Jude Was Stealing Our Money – Peter P-square" »

Police Goes After Auckland City Mission Over Sweets Given As Charity In New Zealand

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Police in New Zealand is currently calling on homeless and underserved people who received sweets as charity gifts from Auckland City Mission, a charity organisation to return the sweets or avoid eating the pineapple flavoured sugar food.

According to the Police authority, the pineapple sweets dished out by the New Zealand charity have tested positive for potentially lethal amounts of methamphetamine.

The police made this known on Wednesday morning which sparked an urgent race to remove them from the streets, as the contaminated sweets contain about 300 doses of meth which authority in the country said can lead to death.

It was gathered that the New Zealand charity, Auckland City Mission, accidentally gives out the sweets filled with lethal dose of methamphetamine – a highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system, according to observers.

We learnt that it was the Anti-poverty charity, the Auckland City Mission that raised the alarm after discovering a batch of the sweets was contaminated with the highly addictive and illegal narcotics.

“Here’s what happened: The charity recently handed out what appeared to be pineapple-flavored boiled sweets to the community. Unfortunately, these “sweets” were actually small blocks of methamphetamine cleverly disguised to look like individually wrapped candies.

Authorities are now working diligently to recover these dangerous substances and ensure they don’t cause harm. The Auckland City Mission, which operates with a mission to support the vulnerable and underserved, has expressed deep concern and is cooperating fully with the police.

The meth was disguised as pineapple flavored boiled sweets. The Auckland City Mission distributed these items before realizing the mix-up. The police are actively involved in recovering the meth and ensuring public safety.

The situation is under investigation, and the priority is to address the issue swiftly to prevent any potential harm. If you or anyone you know has received these candies, please report it immediately to local authorities. Your safety and well-being are paramount”, a resident in New Zealand stated in a post.

The anti poverty charity said in a statement that up to 400 people may have received the sweets from Auckland City Mission as part of a food parcel.

Adding, the sweets were donated anonymously by a member of a public in a sealed retail package. At least three people, including a child, sought medical attention afterwards though none are currently in hospital.

“We did not know that the lollies contained methamphetamine when they were distributed,” the charity’s spokesperson said, according to BBC report.

New Zealand Drug Foundation said each individual sweet could have a street value of around NZ$1000, US$601.

Police said while the incident could be accidental rather than a targeted operation, they had not drawn any conclusions as it is a bit early to say. The charity alerted the authorities on Tuesday after being alerted by a recipient about the funny tasting sweets.

Helen Robinson, chief executive of Auckland City Mission, said that some of the charity’s staff members tried the sweets themselves and agreed with the complaints, and started to feel funny afterwards, according to BBC.

The BBC report added that they then sent sweets that were still on site to the New Zealand Drug Foundation for tests, which confirmed that potentially lethal levels of methamphetamine were contained in the samples. The foundation said they found about 3 grams of methamphetamine in a sweet that was sent for testing.

“A common dose to swallow is between 10-25mg, so this contaminated lolly contained up to 300 doses,” says its head Sarah Helm, adding that swallowing such amount of the drug is “extremely dangerous and could result in death”.

Methamphetamine can cause chest pain, racing heart, seizures, hyperthermia, delirium and loss of consciousness, according to the foundation.

Robinson said the mission distributes around 50,000 food parcels a year and only commercially manufactured food are included in these parcels.

Meanwhile, Police have asked people that have sweets wrapped in brand Rinda’s yellow pineapple flavour packaging to contact them immediately.

“It’s vital the public are aware of these lollies and the hazard that they present,” Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin said in a press conference on Wednesday.

He said that such cases of food laced with meth had happened before and they would likely work with Interpol on the investigation, which may take some time.

Rinda, a Malaysian confectioner, had told BBC that it has come to their attention that their products may have been misused in connection with illegal substances and the company does not use or condone the use of any illegal drugs in their products.

“We will work closely with law enforcement and relevant authorities to address this issue and protect the integrity of our brand,” the firm said in a statement.

Steven Peh, the general manager of Rinda, reportedly told local news site, Stuff New Zealand that the contaminated candy he had seen in photos was white, whereas Rinda’s product is yellow.

The authorities are still trying to understand the scale of the spread. 16 packets have been recovered so far – police say each packet could possibly contain 20 – 30 sweets but they don’t know the exact number in the 16 packets. Up to 400 people have been contacted by the charity.

“Robinson said the sweets likely came into the charity’s possession in about mid-July, but that they are calling everyone as far back as 1 July to be safe.

Ben Birks Ang, deputy director of the New Zealand Drug Foundation, said the organisation believes the incident was unlikely to be intentional as “disclosing substances as something else to smuggle it into another area is common”. But there are still fears that other charities could be affected.

Robinson said she had contacted other charities to check for their sweets. “To say we are devastated is an absolute understatement,” she told the press, adding that one in five in New Zealand experience food insecurity, which makes the incident “deeply distressing”, according to BBC.

Peter Obi Blame Leaders’ Rascality, Recklessness Over Nigeria Not Winning Any Medal At Paris Olympics 2024 After ₦12b Invest

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Former Governor of Anambra State and the presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP in the last concluded general elections in Nigeria, Peter Obi has blamed leadership rascality and recklessness for the failure of Nigerian sportsmen and women to secure a single medal at the 2024 Olympics held in  France that came to a close on Sunday.

Peter Obi made this known in a series of tweets on Sunday while the close ceremony of the two and a half weeks long sports competion was going on with fireworks erupting over the Stade de France at the end of the Paris Olympics.

As the closing ceremony took place on  Sunday at the Stade de France, scenes were showed from Los Angeles, which is scheduled to host the next Summer Games in 2028.

It was observed that, at the end of the ceremony in Paris, actor Tom Cruise jumped off the stadium roof and was lowered to the floor, where he took the Olympic flag from Los Angeles Mayor, Karen Bass and rode off on a motorcycle.

It was estimated that about 9,000 athletes flooded into the stadium to be entertained by 270 performers and artists in a ceremony described by some #news media and observers as a celebration of humanity and the unifying power of sport.

Peter Obi while reacting to the failure of Nigerian athletes at the just concluded Olympics, said, the government of Nigeria invested over ₦12 billion naira for the sporting game which saw the country not winning any medal.

Peter Obi tweets reads below in quote: “Now that the Paris Olympics 2024 has officially ended and our dear Team Nigeria, despite the huge financial investment made into the project, is returning without a single medal, let me unreservedly register my displeasure with the performance of our team and their handlers.

The rascality and recklessness that has continued to characterise leadership in our nation in nearly every department. The general impression that has come to stick is the one that portrays our country as a joke, even on the international stage.

How can one explain that a country like Jamaica spent less than 5% of what we spent on our contingents for the Paris Olympics 2024 and won as many as 6 medals. Yet with  our huge financial investments and large contingent, we could not win even a single medal?

At least nine African countries won gold but the giant with over 200 million people came home without even a bronze! We invested about ₦12 billion in this year’ s Olympics, which is almost twice the amount budgeted for the entire Ministry of Science and Technology for this year.

This is over ₦136 million (about $85,000) spent on each of the 88 Nigerian contingents to the Olympics, and no single medal was won while Jamaica, a nation which spent far less than we did, a total of about $2,300 on each contingent, won 6 medals; 1 Gold, 3 Silver and

2 Bronze at the Olympics. We must now interrogate the relationship between this huge investment and our dismal outcome.

Sad stories like this are our lot only because we have refused to embrace competence and capacity over routine and favouritism in Nigeria.

Let us consider the case of Favour Ofili, a Nigerian professional sprinter who trained for years for the 2024 Olympics, only for her name to be recklessly and wrongly removed from the list of athletes for the 100 metres race at the Olympics by Nigerian sporting authorities.

What explanation can anyone give about Annette Echikunwoke, a former Nigerian hammer thrower, who was frustrated by the same rascality of some Nigerian leaders, making her switch her allegiance to the United States, where she eventually won a medal in the just completed Olympics?

These same professional athletes were denied the opportunity to represent our nation in Tokyo 2020, for similar reasons of administrative recklessness. I have it on good authority that some injured athletes, not physically fit to represent the country and not competing in the ongoing Olympics, were there in Paris receiving estacodes from our national resources.

Some of the sports officials and others who have no reason to be at the Olympics were there too, living large and feeding fat on the estacodes while our nation was crashing out on every sporting event. One of our athletes, Ese Ukpeseraye, had to borrow a bicycle to compete at her sporting event!

How can one sensibly explain such recklessness and infamy? What a country! What a shame! When do we stop these rascalities that always rob our nation of golden opportunities to make a positive change?

I call on the government to investigate these gross misconducts and make sure that those responsible do not have the opportunity to do so again. We must build a nation of discipline and commitment to duty, where competence and capacity reign. That is the New Nigeria we preach, and it is Possible”.

Cause Of Plane Crash In Brazil To Be Made Known In 30 Days – Authority

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Authorities investigating the two black boxes obtained from the crashed site of Voepass plane that killed all 62 persons onboard have said that they have began analysis of the black boxes and the preliminary cause of the aircraft accident would be made known in 30 days.

The plane was carrying 58 passengers and four crew members on the nearly two-hour scheduled flight from Cascavel, Brazil, to São Paulo on Friday when it stalled and crashed in a gated community in the small city of Vinhedo, shortly before reaching its destination.

There was no one on the ground was injured or recorded as casualty.

Aircraft accident investigators in Brazil had on Saturday said that they had recovered the plane’s two black boxes with one containing flight data and the other recordings from the cockpit, adding, they were working to extract information from them.

“There is still no estimated completion date for this work,” Marcelo Moreno, Brazil’s chief crash investigator, said.  Adding, “We are prioritizing quality over speed.”

We learnt that the Brazilian investigators would try to understand why the passenger plane fell from 17,000 feet on Friday, in a crash that killed all 62 on board.

Some local media reported that out of the 62 persons killed, 8 cancer doctors who were believed to be working on a cure were among the dead in the plane crash including a lawyer said to be a specialist in lawsuits against airlines.

It was gathered that when the Brazilian authorities began the evacuation of bodies from the crashed site on Saturday, the authorities were using seat assignments, physical characteristics, documents and belongings such as cell phones to identify the victims, according firefighter, Maycon Cristo said at the crash site as reported by Reuters.

More than 40 families of victims of the Voepass airliner crash in Brazil gathered Sunday at a morgue and hotels in Sao Paulo as three French government investigators also arrived in the country to assist to unravel the cause which some aviation observants have blamed the cause on icing weather.

Investigators said a preliminary report on the cause of the aircraft accident is expected within 30 days.

Local media also reported that Captain Danilo Santos Romano, a pilot with a decade of experience, aged 35, was the first victim identified following the disaster in São Paulo state.

Romano had been with Voepass since 2022 and had accumulated over 4,500 flight hours. Colleagues described him as “always smiling” and “willing to help, according to reports.

“Once all this evidence has been collected, we will remove the victims from the wreckage and place them in the vehicle to be transported to Sao Paulo,” Marcelo said.

Family members of the victims have been brought to Sao Paulo to provide DNA samples to aid in identification of the remains, according to state civil defense coordinator, Henguel Pereira.

The plane’s so-called “black box” containing voice recordings and flight data is undergoing analysis, said Marcelo Moreno, the head of Brazilian aviation accident investigation center Cenipa, at a press conference in Vinhedo over the weekend.

The plane, an ATR-72 turboprop, was bound for Sao Paulo from Cascavel, in the state of Parana, and crashed around 1:30 p.m. (1630 GMT) in Vinhedo, some 80 kilometres (50 miles) northwest of Sao Paulo.

All the bodies had been recovered on Sunday, according to the Sao Paulo state government official. The bodies of the pilot and co-pilot were identified, said Dario Pacheco, mayor of Vinhedo.

All the bodies are being moved to Sao Paulo’s police morgue. A Venezuelan man and Portuguese woman are among the dead, state civil defense official, Roberto Farina said, adding that the local consulates have already been contacted, as reported by Reuters International News Agency.

On Friday regional carrier Voepass said the plane was carrying 57 passengers and four crew, but on Saturday the firm confirmed another unaccounted-for passenger was on the flight, putting the number of casualties at 62.

We had reported that all 61 persons including 57 passengers and 4 crew members onboard Voepass airline plane that crashed into residential area in Brazil on Friday have been confirmed dead.

Video recordings posted online by eyewitnesses saw the plane lost the ability to continue to fly  and fell directly to the ground with thick smoke billowing immediately.

Voepass airline in a new statement few minutes ago said that 61 people have died.

The death toll was amended to 57 passengers and four crew members. 

Voepass had initially in a statement said the flight was carrying 58 passengers and four crew members at the time of the crash.

“The company regrets to inform that all 61 people on board flight 2283 died at the site.

“At this time, Voepass is prioritizing provision of unrestricted assistance to the victims’ families and effectively collaborating with authorities to determine the causes of the accident”, the airline, Voepass said.

The Brazilian Air Force team will investigate the cause of Friday’s deadly plane crash, the Vinhedo City Hall said in a statement.

Vinhedo City Hall said it has been on the site of the crash offering support to other emergency responders. It said in the statement that it is waiting for the Air Force team to arrive, which will be responsible for the investigation, according to CNN.

“The fire outbreaks and major risks have already been controlled; the main objective, from the beginning, was to guarantee the safety of everyone on site and care for possible victims, with Santa Casa de Vinhedo, Santa Casa de Valinhos and Hospital Galileo prepared to offer full support,” the statement added. 

Vinhedo City Hall said the bodies of the plane crash victims will be taken to the Legal Medical Institute in Campinas.

Vinhedo City Hall also declared a three-day mourning period in memory of the victims of the crash.

It was gathered that the Brazilian authorities have found the black box at the crash site in Brazil, according to the Security Secretary from São Paulo, Guilherme Derrite.

The Security Secretary said a medical team is onsite and working to identify the victims. Adding that many of the victims’ remains are too badly burned for visual identification. 

Officials are in the process of contacting family members of the passengers, according to Derrite. Authorities will release the names of the passengers soon, he said.

We learnt that the Voepass Airlines flight, en route from #Cascavel to São Paulo, went down shortly before reaching its destination.

Firefighters, military police and the civil defense authority have dispatched teams to the crash site in Vinhedo. Authorities have sealed off the entrance to the residential area where the plane went down, as journalists outside watched as official vehicles including ambulances drove in and waited for updates.

“I thought it was going to fall in our yard. It was scary, but thank God there were no victims among the locals. It seems that the 62 people inside the plane were the real victims, though”, a resident told reporters at the crash site.

Video obtained by The Associated Press from a bystander and verified shows at least two bodies strewn about flaming pieces of wreckage.

Brazilian television network GloboNews showed aerial footage of an area with smoke coming out of an obliterated plane fuselage. Additional footage on GloboNews earlier showed the plane drifting downward vertically, spiraling as it fell.