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Police made the “wrong decision” by failing to storm a primary school classroom in Uvalde, Texas, as a gunman killed 19 children inside, the top safety official has said. “If I thought it would help, I would apologise,” Steven McCraw said during a heated press conference on Friday. Officers delayed entering because they did not believe it was still an “active shooter” situation, he said. But pupils inside made multiple calls begging for police to come. Mr McCraw confirmed there had been a 40-minute gap from the police unit’s arrival at Robb Elementary School to the moment they decided to…
A US woman has fatally shot a man who opened fire on a crowd of people with a semi-automatic rifle in Charleston, West Virginia. Dennis Butler, a 37-year-old with an extensive criminal history, was killed after he targeted a group of around 40 people attending a birthday party. Police spokesman Tony Hazelett said the woman’s quick reaction saved lives and may have prevented a mass shooting. It comes amid a national debate over guns after a school shooting in Texas. Butler had driven by the area earlier on Wednesday evening when he was warned to slow down because children were…
Students of Rochas Foundation College in Sokoto state have appealed to the authorities to free the founder of the College, Sen. Rochas Okorocha. Okorocha was arrested last Wednesday just as he prepared to attend the All Progressive Congress screening exercise for presidential aspirants. They made the appeal during the celebration of this year’s International Children’s Day organised by the school, on Friday, in Sokoto. The appeal for Okorocha’s release dominated this year’s Children’s Day celebration in the college, showcasing that the founder had made impacts in their lives. Yusuf Muhammad, Senior Secondary 2 student, said Okorocha, who was recently arrested…
A total of 790 delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party are set to determine who the presidential candidate of the party would be for the 2023 election. Of these, 460 delegates are from the Northern sphere while 360 of them are of the Southern stock. Analysts believe that the odds are in favour of the aspirants from the North against those from the South. Aspirants jostling for the presidential ticket of the party from the North are former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, former Senate President Bukola Saraki, Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohamme and…
Organisers of the Headies Award have reported its nominee, Portable to the police for threatening the lives of other artistes nominated for the same category. Smooth Productions said it has taken note of an instagram post by the singer where he made direct threats to the lives of whoever contests any of the categories for which he has been nominated. The singer, whose real name is Habeeb Okikiola, had said in the video, “Those are my awards, anybody else who wins I will ask for them to be killed. I will ask them to kill the person. If the organisers…
Sen. Teslim Folarin (APC-Oyo Central), has emerged the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Oyo State. Folarin emerged candidate after polling 954 votes in the primaries held at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium on Thursday in Ibadan. Folarin, a former Senate leader, is the current Chairman, Senate Committee on Local Content. NAN reports that the governorship primary in the state, conducted by the Sen. Tokunbo Afikuyomi-led Committee, had six other aspirants – Chief Adebayo Adelabu, Mr. Akeem Agbaje, Mr. Akeem Alao, Mr. Akeem Agbaje, Dr. Azeez Adeduntan and Chief Adeniyi Akintola (SAN). Folarin polled 954 votes, Aďelabu 327, Agbaje 15,…
Rep. James Faleke has won the ticket for the fourth term for Ikeja Federal Constituency. The Returning Officer, Mr. Ewosho Oladunjoye, declared Faleke the winner having polled 47 votes. Other aspirants included Hon. Toke Benson and Hon. Mutiu Okunola who were not present at the exercise. According to him, 50 delegates are expected to be accredited and vote for their preferred aspirant but only 47 cast their votes, one is void and two are absent. Oladunjoye said: ” Hon. James Faleke scored 47 votes while one was void and other aspirants were nil. “And l, therefore, declare James Faleke winner…
*Says It’s Phase, Not Mystical Condition Experts in social relationships and medicines have observed that many cases of depression and sicknesses linked to mystical interpretations were symptoms of menopause. The experts in a joint media parley aimed at demystifying the myth behind some sicknesses and symptoms which have been linked to mythological interpretation, said the varied forms of the symptoms of menopause are such that many affected persons find difficult to unravel and diagnose, hence leading to depression and several mysterious interpretations. Forefront social relationship advocate, Oluwatoyin Ohio-Alegbe, observed that the controversies from the subject of menopause have led to…
Rep. Babajide Obanikoro (APC -Lagos) on Friday lost his second term bid at the APC House of Representatives primaries. Obanikoro, son of Musiliu Obanikoro, a former minister of state for defence, lost the APC ticket to Mr Oyekanmi Elegushi, brother to Oba Saheed Elegushi of Ikate Kingdom by two votes. Obanikoro got 23 votes to Elegushi’s 25 votes at the primaries held at the Iru Victoria Island Local Council Development Area in Lagos. ‘’At the end of the exercise, Oyekanmi Elegushi scored 25 votes; Babjide Obanikoro scored 23; Adegoke Rasaq scored two. Thank you, ‘’ the APC Electoral Officer, Mr…