TEHRAN – Iran has released Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi, jailed since November 2021, for three weeks on medical grounds, her lawyer posted on social media. “Based on the advice…
Morakinyo Akinosun LAGOS – A Magistrates’ court in Nigeria’s southwestern city of Ado-Ekiti has denied bail to human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, who is facing allegations of cybercrime. Farotimi was…
Senior employees at several institutions offering nursing and midwifery courses in Afghanistan on Tuesday said women would be barred from classes, following an edict by the Taliban supreme leader. Health…
WINDHOEK, Namibia – Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia’s ruling SWAPO party has been elected president and will be the country’s first female leader, results released by the country’s electoral commission showed…
Update on Oranmiyan Account Contributions Dear Yoruba Donors, Thank you for your consistent support of the Oranmiyan Foundation and for your generous monthly contributions. These units of giving—whether in dollars,…
Ayomidele Oluwasusi The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has identified two of its officers involved in the torture of some civilians as captured in a video. The NCS said the personnel…
Matthew Onocheta Armed men suspected to be internet fraudsters in Nigeria’s southern state of Edo reportedly shot a collaborator over a disagreement arising from the sharing of ₦94 million proceeds…
A student who admitted murdering his ex-girlfriend in a brutal case that sparked outrage and soul searching in Italy has been sentenced to life in prison. Prosecutors had requested Italy’s…
Kareem Abdulrahman A former member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, from the northcentral state of Nasarawa, Dr. Joseph Haruna Kigbu, has been kidnapped by gunmen. Dr. Kigbu was reportedly abducted…
SEOUL – President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday night, creating the most serious challenge to South Korea’s democracy since the 1980s as lawmakers rejected the move in…
