THE most frustrating and embarrassing news swirling through media space came from the Defence Headquarters yesterday. The military is ‘blaming foreign herders for deadly attacks in Benue, Plateau and other regions of the country due to lax and porous…
SOUTH African police have rearrested Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso on immigration-related charges, just weeks after his controversial acquittal on multiple rape allegations provoked public outrage. Arrest follows Sunday church service Omotoso, the leader of the Jesus Dominion International (JDI) church,…
ADELE Koue Sungbeu walks through the streets of Abidjan with her head held high—a confident stride replacing the quiet shame she carried since undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) as a teenager. The 45-year-old midwife is among 28 women in Côte d’Ivoire who…
SOUTH Africa has condemned the United States’ decision to begin resettling white Afrikaners as refugees, describing the move as politically motivated and based on unfounded allegations of discrimination. In a strongly worded statement released on Friday, South Africa’s foreign ministry said…
RETIRED Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, Sole Administrator of Rivers, has assured residents of the safety of critical government infrastructure and their welfare. Ibas gave the assurance during a security and stakeholders interaction on Saturday in Opobo town, headquarters of…
NO fewer than 78 Nigerians rescued from human traffickers in Cote D’Ivoire have arrived in Lagos. The victims, comprising 73 females, two males and three babies arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos around 11 :00 p.m. on…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed Saturday’s pronouncements of an end to hostilities between India and Pakistan. The UN chief’s welcomed this after a decision by the neighbouring nuclear powers to de-escalate a situation that had caused widespread alarm in…
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised an alarm as 42 per cent of nurses in Africa reported intentions to emigrate, posing a significant threat to the region’s already strained healthcare workforce. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Acting WHO Regional Director…
An NGO, Anti-Kidnapping, Human Trafficking, Child Abuse and Drug Abuse Initiative (AKH-TRACADA), has commended the Federal Government for the successful repatriation of 115 Nigerians who were victims of human trafficking from Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. This is contained in a statement…
SINCE 2009, when the office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) was formed, different heads have spearheaded it. Still, none can be said to have faced opposition and detractors from various angles like the one being faced by the…
