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Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old Baton Rouge, Louisiana, man pictured here, was fatally shot by police during an incident outside a convenience store early Tuesday morning. Video of the shooting was recorded on a cell phone camera by a witness. The video, which shows part of the incident, has trended worldwide and sparked protests in Baton […]

Dabadie (center) at a recent promotion ceremony. (Facebook/Baton Rouge Police Department) Carl Dabadie, Jr. is the police chief of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the jurisdiction of the controversial police shooting of Alton Sterling. He’s also the son of a police lieutenant who died in the line of duty, and he once apologized after his officers arrested […]

Alton Sterling, left, and a screengrab from the bystander video of the fatal shooting by Baton Rouge Police. (Twitter) The coroner’s office reported in the Alton Sterling shooting that the 37-year-old CD seller was shot multiple times in the chest and back, says Newswest 9. WLBT reported the same details. A Baton Rouge man shot […]

Alton Sterling, left, and a screengrab from the bystander video of the fatal shooting by Baton Rouge Police. (Twitter) A state representative in Louisiana says that the Baton Rouge police chief has informed her that neither police officer’s body camera was recording during the Alton Sterling shooting, and she says the reason he gave was […]

The lengthy, heart-wrenching saga of Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp headed to sentencing on July 6 as the families gathered in a South African courtroom. More than three years after the case started, the Olympic athlete, who is an amputee, faced 15 years in prison. The sentencing followed last December’s conviction of murder, according to […]

(Getty) Looking for a way to watch a live stream of Day 9 at Wimbledon on Wednesday? We’ve got you covered. Play at the All England Club begins at 8 a.m. ET/1 p.m. local time. Here’s a complete rundown of all the different ways to watch online or on mobile: How to Watch Wimbledon Day […]Read More

Bernie Sanders’ campaign is looking into holding a rally on July 24, the night before the DNC. (Getty) Bernie Sanders’ campaign is in the process of planning a rally in Philadelphia for the night before the Democratic National Convention on July 24. They are waiting to make an official announcement until after the permits are […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a new board for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has been removed as the group managing director and he is replaced by Dr. Kacalla Baru. Kachikwu is now the chairman of the board of the state-owned oil corporation. Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina announced this in a statement on Monday, […]Read More

The leading militant group operating in the oil-rich region of southern Nigeria, the Niger Delta Avengers has claimed that it has blown up pipelines belonging to Chevron and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). “At 10pm Niger Delta Avengers blew up Chevron Well 10 close to Otunana flow station,” Brigadier General Mudoch Agbinibo, spokesman of […]

The Nigerian government has declared Wednesday, July 6, 2016 and Thursday, July 7, 2016 as public holidays to mark the Sallah celebration which comes at the end of the Muslim Ramadan fast. “Following the directive by the president general of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, […]

The gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last Osun State election, Senator Iyiola Omisore was on the morning of Sunday, July 3, 2016 arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Last week, The Trent exposed the EFCC plot to capture Omisore by all means necessary during the weekend. A […]

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has declared that the main opposition party in Nigeria, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, remains the only party capable of rescuing Nigeria from its declining economic situation. Speaking at in Benin City at the flag-off of the campaign for the Edo State governorship candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Governor Emmanuel said that the […]Read More