Afghan refugees minister killed by suicide blast
KABUL – The Afghan minister for refugees was killed on Wednesday in a suicide bombing at the ministry’s offices in the capital Kabul, government sources said, blaming the Islamic State…
Blackout in Nigeria as power grid collapses for the 12th time in 2024
Morakinyo Akinosun LAGOS – Nigeria has been plunged into darkness once again following another collapse of the country’s power grid on Wednesday. The Nigeria’s national grid made this known on…
Nigeria police kill 1 bandit, arrest alleged suppliers of security uniforms to bandits in Kaduna
Martins Olasehinde KADUNA, Nigeria – A suspected bandit was neutralised and three other suspects were nabbed in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna, the police command in the state said on…
Local government chairman dies in motor accident in Nigeria’s Niger state
Olayomi Koiki A local government chairman in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger has died in an auto crash. Danlami Abdullahi Saku, the Chairman of Katcha Local Government Area of the…
Malaria cases up again in 2023, African children worst hit, WHO reports
There were around 11 million more cases of malaria in 2023 than in 2022, up to an estimated 263 million, according to a new World Health Organization report, marking another…
Sudan again tops International Rescue Committee crises watchlist
UNITED NATIONS – Sudan – for the second year in a row – topped a 2025 watchlist of global humanitarian crises released by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) aid organization…
Human trafficking rises sharply after dropping during pandemic, UN says
Human trafficking has risen sharply due to conflicts, climate-induced disasters and global crises, according to a United Nations report published on Wednesday. In 2022, the latest year for which data…
20 years remembrance of the first Tailor in Ekiti East Local Government Area of Ekiti State
20 years remembrance of the first Tailor in Ekiti East Local Government Area of Ekiti State, South-West Nigeria Late Pa Olasehinde Gabriel, aka Tailor odo Oro (1921-2004) aged 83 years.
Nigeria’s Taraba state governor’s sister dies from gunshot injuries after police accidental discharge
Matthew Onocheta ABUJA – The younger sister of Nigeria’s Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas – has died from gunshot injuries she sustained in a police accidental discharge. Atsi reportedly died…
Man, 22, reportedly stabs mother to death in Nigeria’s Bayelsa, accusing her of blocking his “destiny and wealth”
Olayomi Koiki BAYELSA, Nigeria – A man has reportedly killed his mother in Nigeria’s southern state of Bayelsa, police said on Tuesday. Godwin, 22, reportedly stabbed his mother to death…