Seven years after their baby daughter was killed during a brutal midnight operation by police in Kenya at a time of post-election tension, Joseph Oloo Abanja and Lensa Achieng are still raw with emotion as the case against the alleged officers involved has once again been delayed.“It is a scar that will never fade away,” Ms Achieng, a hotel worker, tells the BBC about the death of six-month-old Samantha Pendo who died with a broken skull and of internal bleeding.After each postponement or small development, the couple are swamped with calls. Each moment of expectation leads to disappointment in their...
South Korea Impeached President Refuses to Be Questioned, Investigators to File Request to Extend Yoon’s Detention
South Korea’s anti-corruption agency said Friday that it would ask a Seoul court to extend the detention of arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol as the impeached leader again refused to be questioned by investigators.On Wednesday, Yoon became the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested, over an investigation into whether he committed insurrection when he briefly imposed martial law in early December. He is being held at the Seoul Detention Center.In order to hold Yoon in custody for longer, investigators at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO) that is leading the inquiry need to request a court to approve a detention warrant for up to 20 days.“I think you...
Palmpay Customer Cries Out For Help, Fintech Bank Refuses Him Access to His Account
Idris Abdulrahman narrated his current ordeal with fintech bank as Palmpay refuses to gain him access to his account.Dear NIGERIANS, I need your Help. @palmpay_ng has mentally killed me. They SUSPENDED my bank account and asked me to visit @FIUNigeria office in Abuja if I really want my account opened. I just returned from Abuja after travelling a long distance and what I met there SHOCKED Me.“On 2nd of December, 2024, around evening, I tried making a transfer from my Palmpay Account with the Registered number 8156932022 and I was told ‘payer’s account has issue, contact customer care on xyz...
Official White House Portraits of Donald Trump and JD Vance Release Ahead Of Inauguration
The official portraits of US President-elect Donald Trump and his second-in-command JD Vance have been released ahead of their inauguration on Monday.Both Trump and Vance are pictured in blue suits, white collared shirts and blue ties, with Trump wearing a small US flag pin on his lapel.Trump’s expression contrasts with Vance’s, with the president-elect’s head tilted slightly downward, one eyebrow raised and his lips pressed together.The portraits were released by the Trump transition team just days before Trump and Vance’s inauguration on 20 January.A twitter user had opined: “As I said earlier, these are both unprofessional portraits. No one would...
President Biden Leaves TikTok Ban Enforcement for Incoming Administration
President Joe Biden won’t enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a day before he leaves office on Monday, a US official said Thursday, leaving its fate in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump.Congress last year, in a law signed by Biden, required that TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance divest the company by January 19, a day before the presidential inauguration. The official said the outgoing administration was leaving the implementation of the law and the potential enforcement of the ban to Trump.The official spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss internal Biden administration...
“He Passed Landmark Legislation to Rebuild Our Nation’s Infrastructure and Address the Threat of Climate Change.” Obama Tribute to Biden
The former president of the United State, Barack Obama in a tribute to its outgoing president Joe Biden stated that he “passed landmark legislation to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure.”Biden has been the president since 2021 served under Barrack Obama as the 47th vice president from 2009-2017.Obama as characterised Biden as “the right leader.”According to the former president: “Four years ago, in the middle of a pandemic, we needed a leader with the character to put politics aside and do what was right. That’s what @JoeBiden did. “At a time when our economy was reeling, he drove what would become the...
Mom Cries For Justice As Two-Year-Old Dies In School of Alleged Electrocution, Calls Lagos State Government For Help.
A mom identified as @AbiaPrincess_X has cried out to Lagos State for help as her little girl never went back home from school alive.The bereaved mom had taken to her X social media platform on Thursday calling out “ Smiley School international Sangotedo Lagos island” to return her baby back to her as she cautioned other parents who still have their children and wards in the school.“Please bring her back we can’t bear this alone. Please if you have your child in that school be aware they lied that they are closed due to maintenance I lost my pinky Ella”AbiaPrincess...
