Under-fire Kenya govt says to review state salary hikes
Agence France-Presse NAIROBI – The Kenyan presidency said Wednesday it had ordered a review of salary increases for public servants in an apparent move to defuse tensions after a wave…
Driver’s legs broken, two sustain head injuries in Lagos road crash: statement
Bella Ifasola Lagos – The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Thursday rescued a driver with broken legs, and two others with head injuries after two loaded trucks had…
Palestinian death toll from Israel-Hamas war surges past 38,000, Gaza Health Ministry says
ASSOCIATED PRESS DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Thursday that the Palestinian death toll from nearly nine months of war has surged past 38,000.…
‘No food, no water’ — How final-year student spent 3 years in Wawa military detention for attending Nnamdi Kanu’s trial
Foundation for Investigative Journalism On June 21, Onyibe Emmanuel Chinonso, an undergraduate at Ebonyi State University, who was incarcerated by the Department of State Services (DSS), was released. When he…
Zelensky shuts down Tucker Carlson interview talk
Morakinyo Akinosun Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has shut down speculation that he is set to be interviewed by conservative pundit Tucker Carlson. “Mr. Tucker Carlson should check his FSB sources…
Leaders of Russia, China attend summit of regional security grouping
ASSOCIATED PRESS ASTANA, Kazakhstan – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday attended the summit of a security grouping created by Moscow and Beijing to counter…
Nigerian court sentences five men to death for killing Fulani herder in Osun State
Kareem Abdulrahman OSUN, Nigeria – A High Court sitting in Ede in Nigeria’s Osun State has sentenced five men to death by hanging for the murder of a Fulani herder…
Cameroon president’s daughter reveals same-sex relationship with Brazilian model
Agency Report The president of Cameroon’s daughter, Brenda Biya, revealed that she is in a same-sex relationship with a Brazilian model. In a post shared on Instagram, the 26-year-old showed…
Israel announces largest Palestinian land grab in over 30 years
Middle East Eye The anti-settlement group Peace Now reported on Wednesday that Israeli authorities have declared 3,138 acres (1,269 hectares) of land in the Jordan Valley as “state land”, paving…
Bandits in Nigeria’s Kaduna State demand N300 million to free abducted female judge, kill son
Sadiq Rabiu Terrorists locally dubbed as bandits in Nigeria, who kidnapped a Kaduna State female judge and her four children were reported to have killed the eldest son while threatening…