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Vice President Mike Pence declared an end to what he called a policy of “strategic patience” on North Korea during a surprise visit to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on his trip to South Korea. “The era of strategic patience is over, ”Pence said according to an ABC News report. “President Trump has made it clear that the patience of the United States and our allies in this region has run out and we want to see change. “We want to see North Korea abandon its reckless path of the development of nuclear weapons, and also its continual use and testing…

Britain’s Prince Harry suffered “total chaos” before eventually seeking help to deal with the death of his mother Princess Diana, he said in an interview published Monday. Speaking to The Telegraph newspaper, the 32-year-old prince said he had spent years trying to ignore his emotions following Diana’s death in 1997 when he was just 12. “My way of dealing with it was sticking my head in the sand, refusing to ever think about my mum, because why would that help? It’s only going to make you sad. It’s not going to bring her back,” he said. It was not until…

China and Russia have dispatched spy vessels from their navies to chase the USS Carl Vinson nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the Korean Peninsula, the Salt Lake Tribune has reported quoting the Japanese newspaper, The Yomiuri Shimbun. The two nations aim to probe the movements of the United States, which is showing a stance of not excluding military action against North Korea. The aircraft carrier strike group, composed of the Carl Vinson at its core with guided-missile destroyers and other vessels, is understood to be around the East China Sea and heading north toward waters near the Korean Peninsula. China and…

Police in Cleveland are searching for a man who fatally shot a “random” victim and posted the footage on Facebook. The suspect, Steve Stephens, later said in a separate video post that he had killed 13 people and was looking to kill more. Cleveland police chief Calvin Williams confirmed one killing but said they did not know of any other victims. Mr Williams said that “multiple forces” were looking for Mr Stephens, who “needs to turn himself in”. The victim has been identified by Cleveland police as 74-year-old Robert Godwin. “There is no need for any further bloodshed in this…

Thousands of migrants have been saved from the sea near Libya between Friday and Sunday during the Easter by rescue workers, but 20 died, including an eight-year-old. According to Africa Review, more than 2,000 people were rescued on Friday and 3,000 on Saturday in dozens of separate rescues, the Italian Coast Guard said. But at least 20 drowned as aid workers struggled to rescue more than 1,500 migrants in one ongoing operation. An eight-year-old boy was among the dead, rescue workers said. The Migrant Offshore Aid Station (Moas) said its rescue started in the early hours of Saturday and had…

Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Sunday came out in large number to have fun at the various recreation parks in Abuja to celebrate the Easter. At the Monaliza Amusement Park located at Garki, Area 11, hundreds of fun seekers took over the park. Mr Ifeanyi Chukuma, a businessman, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that he was in the park with his family to celebrate the Easter. “Staying at home during celebration is not fun, that is why I came here with my wife and two kids to have a nice time. “I know it is…

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has offered a paltry $1000 reward to whistleblowers who can offer information to arrest a Nigerian New Yorker, 32 year-old Kelechi Declan James. The agency has declared Kelechi wanted for allegedly scamming victims of more than $5 million. A statement on FBI website reads: “FBI agents are looking for the public’s assistance in locating Kelechi Declan James. He has federal criminal charges against him from an investigation by FBI New York’s Cyber Crime Task Force.” “James is known to frequent the Brooklyn neighbourhoods of East New York (Crescent Street and Loring Avenue;…

30 suspected yahoo boys have been apprehended by the Achimota Mile 7 Police in Accra and 29 of them are Nigerians. The Ghanaian police made the arrest in an early morning swoop on a house at Alhaji Tabora Str in Accra. Gadgets retrieved from the suspects were 34 laptops and 48 mobile phones they allegedly used in committing crimes Graphic.com.gh reports. The suspects are also linked to a dead body that was found wrapped at the Apenkwa neighbourhood two weeks ago. The suspects are aged from 21 to 30. Another suspect, Peter Konadu Frimpong, 34, who was on top of…

Some Unidentified gunmen on Sunday killed a journalist, Mr Famous Giobaro, the Bayelsa Police Command confirmed. Giobaro, staff of state owned Glory FM 97.1 was killed by the gunmen in his residence at INEC Road, Kpasia in Yenagoa, the state capital. The Bayelsa Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Asinim Butswat, said the command was yet to get the full detail. A witness said the gunmen stormed Giobaro’s apartment within a bungalow at about 5 a.m. on Sunday and shot him point blank on the stomach. The attackers had gained access into the compound after scaling the fence with a ladder.…

Abubakar Bako/Maiduguri …to Provide Schools to One Million Children, Psycho Social Services, Nutritional Food for 400,000 Children, and Women in Borno…As UNICEF Marks Third Year Anniversary of Abducted Chibok School Girls United Nations Children Fund, UNICEF has targeted one million internally displaced persons IDPs children who don’t have access to school or education for provision of educational facilities and instructional materials out of the estimated three million displaced children not having access to school/education as a result of the boko Haram insurgency. It also intended to cover all the children through the elaboration of psycho social services and other health…