From QB to cop: Ex-CFLer Brandon Bridge hopes to change perception of police
As a Canadian quarterback, Brandon Bridge helped change a CFL rule.The 28-year-old lobbied for a rule change governing the ratio of Canadians and Americans playing in a…
What is Juneteenth and why is everybody talking about it this year?
It is a 155-year-old day of celebration that many non-Black people in the U.S. and around the world only started to hear of recently.But this year, Juneteenth…
Family says ‘back and forth’ between N.S., Ottawa over shooting probe ‘unreal’
A Nova Scotia family has made a passionate appeal for the federal and Nova Scotia governments to end the "back and forth" over which should lead a…
Doctor fears for Rohingya refugees as COVID-19 and a cyclone bear down on Bangladesh camps
Dr. Fozia Alvi frequently travels from Airdrie, Alta., to Bangladesh, where her foundation Humanity Auxilium sends teams of doctors every other month to provide medical relief to…
Over 2000 persons flee Ebonyi community, as killings continue in communal crisis
No fewer than two thousand persons excluding children yesterday fled their village in Ohaukwu LGA of Ebonyi State for fear of being butchered by unknown gunmen. Recall…
Ministerial nominee: Atiku blasts Buhari, says list meant to divert attention from Shiites killings
Paul Ibe, Spokesperson of Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nomination list sent to the Senate for approval. Ibe accused Buhari of deflecting the…
Killings: Security Chiefs can’t fight battle alone – Buhari’s Minister tells Nigerians
The Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, has called for more collaboration and cooperation to defeat the insurgents in the West African Sub-region. Dambazau made the call…
Northern elders cry out to Buhari over killings in region, make demands
Members of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) have cried out over the rising spate of insecurity in the region. They lamented that while the region still lives…
Killings: Police deploy special forces to combat kidnappers, bandits in North-West
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, said the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) had deployed special forces in the North-West to combat kidnappers and bandits. Adamu…
Residents boo Ondo deputy governor for downplaying kidnappings, killings in state
Angry residents of Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Sunday booed the state deputy governor, Mr. Agboola Ajayi, to show disapproval over the increasing spate of kidnappings…
COAS, Buratai speaks on killings, says internal, external forces against Nigeria
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen. T.Y Buratai has said that the current crisis in Plateau, Benue, Taraba and Zamfara States are both internally and externally…