Tag: ex-President Jacob Zuma

Mayor calls for evacuation as 58 killed, hundreds missing in Brazil floods

The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil has climbed to 58 people, with the major city of Porto Alegre particularly hard-hit, the country’s civil defense agency said Saturday. The deaths included two people...

Real Madrid win La Liga title

Real Madrid won La Liga on Saturday after beating Cadiz 3-0 before Girona defeated last year’s champions Barcelona 4-2 to seal Los Blancos’ triumph. Carlo Ancelotti’s side did their homework against the Andalucian stragglers to virtually guarantee a record-extending 36th...

N112m fraud: Court jails former bank manager 121 years

Justice S. N. Odili of the Anambra State High Court sitting in Onitsha, Anambra State, has convicted and sentenced a former bank manager in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nwachukwu Placidus, to a cumulative 121 years imprisonment for diverting fixed deposit...

Banditry now business venture for govt officials – Katsina State Gov Radda alleges

Dikko Radda, the governor of Katsina State, has alleged that some government officials and security personnel are aiding insecurity, specifically banditry, in the country.  Radda said this on Friday, May 3, while featuring on Channels Television’s program, Politics Today....

No plans to apologise over 1966 coup – Ohanaeze

The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has dismissed claims by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) that he intends to apologise to the Fulani ethnic group for the killing of Sir Ahmadu Bello and Sir Abubakar Tafawa...