Prominent Moroccan feminist and human rights activist, Ibtissame Lachgar, has been taken into custody after posting a photo of herself wearing a T-shirt with the slogan “Allah is a lesbian” — a move that has sparked outrage, death threats, and…
The Nigeria Police Force says 21 foreign nationals have been convicted for their role in a major cybercrime syndicate uncovered in Abuja in November 2024. Police spokesperson DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the group was arrested during a coordinated raid on…
Senate spokesperson Yemi Adaramodu says Nigeria’s upper chamber has no power to unilaterally create new states despite receiving 61 proposals from across the country. Speaking in Ilawe Ekiti over the weekend, Adaramodu explained that state creation can only be considered…
The father of Ukpo Nwamini David — the young man at the center of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu’s UK organ trafficking case — has died. Family members say he passed away on Sunday afternoon, allegedly from heartbreak after…
The Presidency has dismissed reports that President Bola Tinubu is critically ill and preparing to travel abroad for urgent medical care. The claim, published by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) on Sunday, alleged that the president had been…
Calls for justice are growing in Bauchi State after police arrested Usman Sabo, a young member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), over Facebook posts criticizing Shira Local Government Chairman, Babangida Ishaq, also known as Maliya. Sabo was picked up…
Three years after the horrific St. Francis Catholic Church bombing in Owo, Ondo State, the federal government has formally arraigned five men accused of orchestrating the massacre that left over 40 worshippers dead and dozens injured. The suspects — Idris…
In one of the deadliest single attacks on the press since the war began, an Israeli strike in Gaza has k!lled five Al Jazeera employees — including journalist Anas al Sharif, who had long feared he was marked for death.…
Ambassador Dr. O. Awolowo Dosumu hails Dr. Akinwumi Adesina’s ten-year tenure as AfDB President, praising his visionary initiatives—High 5s, Feed Africa, and Desert to Power—that transformed Africa’s development landscape. She lauds his legacy as a builder of hope, innovation, and…
Edo PDP condemns Governor Okpebholo’s ₦3.51bn travel spending in six months, calling it reckless amid collapsing infrastructure and zero foreign investment inflow. The party demands transparency, an immediate halt to wasteful trips, and redirection of funds to tackle the state’s…
