A jury has convicted a former Minneapolis policeman, Derek Chauvin was convicted on Tuesday for the murder of African-American George Floyd in May 2020. Reuters reports that Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter in the deadly arrest The 12-member jury found Chauvin, 45, criminally liable in Floyd’s death last year after…
Son of the late Chadian President Idriss Deby, Mahamat Deby, a 37 year old army general has been appointed to succeed his father. He was appointed to lead a military council set up after his father was killed by rebel forces. Deby was confirmed dead on Tuesday following injuries sustained in a fight with the…
The senate has ordered for investigation into the alleged assault on Clement Sagwak by the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Mr. Danladi Umar. The CCT Chairman was caught on video as he stepped out of his car at Banex Plaza, Wuse 2, Abuja, appearing to hit Sagwak a security guard who had…
The Chadian President, Idriss Déby has died suddenly in clashes with rebels in the north of the country at the weekend, according to reports by the BBC. According to the BBC, Deby’s death came shortly after provisional election results which projected he would win a sixth term in office, with 80% of the vote. The…
The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) has condemned the continuous detention without trial of 15 community leaders from Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state, accused of allegedly killing 706 cows and 75 sheeps belonging to fulani herdmen. The spokesman of the Kaduna state police command, Muhammad Jalige, while confirming the arrests…
