Car bomb, prominent blogger killed in Malta

Daphne Caruana Galizia, 53, a prominent journalist and blogger who made constant and detailed corruption allegations against Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s inner circle, has been killed. She was assassinated, while she was driving near the village of Bidnija in northern Malta. The assassination weapon was a car bomb.

Immigration – Nigerian arrested in India after the expiration of his resident permit

Raji Roqeeb Babatunde, a Nigerian national studying in India is facing prosecution for allegedly overstaying in the country after the expiration of his resident permit.

Police Cameroonian gendarmes shoot 6 in Nigeria

Cross River Police on Monday alleged that 6 indigenes of Danare community in Boki Local Government Area were shot and wounded by gendarmes from where said to have been from Bodam a Cameroonian community during an invasion on the Nigerian territory by Cameroonians

Bus bomb in Somalia, over 260 killed

Two truck bombs today in Mogadishu , Somalia’s capital killed at least 260 people. In what is described as the deadliest attacks in the country’s decade-long war with Islamist terrorists. Implying that the insurgency is far from over despite years of U.S. counter-terrorism operations.

Nigeria Govt ordered by ECOWAS Court to pay N18 million to women maltreated for allegedly being prostitutes

The three women namely, Dorothy Njemanze, Edu Okoro, Justina Etim and Amarachi Jessyforth were kidnapped and sexually abused, verbally and unlawfully detained at various intervals bwtween January 2011 and March 2013 in the hands of the several agenciesincluding the Abuja Environmental Protection Board, AEPB, the police and the military.

World Bank President – Buhari instructed us to focus on Northern Nigeria

President of the World Bank Group, Jim Yong Kim, told reporters that they had under a directive by President Buhari focused their developmental efforts and invest in things that would boost the nation’s economic growth in the Northern region. 

IPOB: Army Public Relations Director comments on the IPOB leader’s whereabouts

Brig. Gen. Sani Usman, The Director, Army Public Relations, has maintained that Nnamdi Kanu was still in hiding and not with the Nigerian Arm.

CBN: Buhari appoints Aishah Ahmad as the Deputy Governor

Aishah Ahmad has been appointed as the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by President Buhari, subject to confirmation from senate. She meant as a replacement for the recently retired former Deputy Governor.

Mozambique: Nampula City anti-corruption Mayor shot dead

Mahamudo Amurane was the mayor of Mozambique’s third largest city of Nampula,  he was shot dead outside his house by unknown gunmen, officials said on Thursday, in what is believed to be a targeted assassination.

Vegas Shooting – Lady saved by Marine she met two hours before the shooting began

A survivor of the Las Vegas shooting went on Facebook to thank and commend a marine who protected her when the gunman began his shooting spree. The post from Facebook is below