Day: May 30, 2020

US officer charged with murder over George Floyd’s death

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After three nights of violent protests left parts of the city in flames, the Minneapolis police officer accused of killing a handcuffed African American man was charged with murder on Friday, as authorities declared a curfew. Derek Chauvin, the white officer filmed kneeling on the neck of a handcuffed George Floyd for nearly nine minutes, was charged with one count of third degree murder – unintentionally causing a death – and one count of negligent manslaughter. “This case is now ready, and we have charged it,” said county prosecutor Mike…

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Court jails six NAF personnel over Badeh’s murder

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Six Nigerian Air Force personnel, who were aides to the former Chief of Defence Staff, Late Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh have been jailed by a General Court Martial sitting in Abuja. Badeh was reportedly shot dead in December 2018 by gunmen while on his way back from his farm. The six air force personnel were on Friday awarded various sentences by the GCM which sat at the NAF Base, Bill Clinton Drive, Abuja. According to the NAF in a release on Saturday morning by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore…

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Trump breaks ties with WHO

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‌ Donald Trump, US President, on Friday said he was severing ties with the World Health Organization, signalling the end of hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to the UN agency as the deadly coronavirus pandemic rages on. As Europe speeded along the path to reopening after months of crippling lockdowns, Trump’s move is likely to spark dismay, especially in other parts of the world where the outbreak has yet to reach its peak. Russia recorded a record number of deaths on Friday and several nations in Latin America…

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