Man, 45, dies after being trapped inside well in Ibadan, fire service says
Matthew Onocheta IBADAN – The body of a 45-year-old man has been recovered from a well in Nigeria’s southwestern city of Ibadan, fire service said on Sunday. The Oyo State…
Nigeria police rescue woman from suspected ritualist in Abuja
Morakinyo Akinosun ABUJA – A young woman has been rescued from a suspected armed robber and ritualist in Nigeria’s capital Abuja, police said on Sunday, with operatives searching for the…
U.S. SEAL Team Six rescued American hostage from northern Nigerian bandits within 60 seconds, Trump’s FBI director nominee Kash Patel says
Olayomi Koiki WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s nominee for the FBI director, Kash Patel, said last Thursday, the U.S. SEAL Team Six spent only 60 seconds in rescuing a kidnapped…
Suspected jihadist from Nigeria’s Kogi threatens Yoruba people for rejecting Sharia law, says ‘it’s time to start preaching jihad in Yorubaland’
Morakinyo Akinosun An online discussion has sparked concern within the Yoruba people after a man from Nigeria’s central state of Kogi, who said he identifies more with his Fulani heritage,…
Nigerian University OAU bans lecturers from holding 6AM, 7PM classes
Martins Olasehinde The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has banned lecturers from scheduling classes as early as 6:00 a.m. and as late as 7:00 p.m after some students protested…
Nigeria’s Abia to make Igbo language compulsory in schools
Matthew Onocheta Nigeria’s Abia State government has announced plans to make Igbo language a compulsory subject in its curriculum to safeguard it from extinction, the state’s deputy governor said. “The…
Nigerian court remands 13 Chinese nationals over cybercrime, security breach
Agency Report A Federal High Court in Nigeria’s Lagos has remanded 13 Chinese nationals and a company, Genting International Co. Limited, on charges of alleged impersonation, fraud, and attempts to…
Yoruba Youths oppose Sultan of Sokoto’s support for Sharia in southwest Nigeria
Olayomi Koiki and Morakinyo Akinosun The Yoruba Nation Youths, both at home and the diaspora, have issued a strong warning to the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, against…
Sharia police known as ‘Hisbah’ in northern Nigeria arrests couple for marrying at restaurant in Kano State
Morakinyo Akinosun Islamic morality police in northern Nigeria arrested a man and his girlfriend for solemnising their marriage at a restaurant in the northwestern state of Kano. The Kano State…
Rwanda-backed M23 strengthens its control over DRC’s Goma
Kenya has announced a virtual crisis summit, but Congolese state media says President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend. Agency Report Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have tightened their grip on Goma, the…