Sponsor, producer of Russian flags for protesters in Nigeria’s Kano State arrested for treason: police
Police say the prime suspect was arrested with seven more Russian flags Olayomi Koiki The Nigeria Police Force said Monday that one Ahmed Tailor, accused of sponsoring and distributing Russian…
Yoruba group to petition EU, British High Commission over killings, arrests of protesters in Nigeria
Nigeria is facing its worst economic crisis in decades, with skyrocketing inflation, a national currency in free-fall and millions of people struggling to buy food Morakinyo Akinosun The Yoruba Union,…
Iran says it does not want regional escalation but must ‘punish’ Israel
Reuters Iran is not looking to escalate regional tensions but believes it needs to punish Israel to prevent further instability, the foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, following the killing…
Bangladesh army chief announces transitional gov’t as premier flees country
Agency Report DHAKA – Bangladesh military chief Gen. Waker-uz-Zaman on Monday announced a transitional government after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country due to violent nationwide protests. Hundreds of…
Keir Starmer condemns ‘far right thuggery’ as unrest flares across Britain
Reuters LONDON – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday condemned what he described as “far-right thuggery” and said perpetrators would face the full force of the law after days…
Nigerian former vice-president urges UN, International Criminal Court to hold Tinubu, others accountable for killing of protesters
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has reported the present Nigerian government led by Bola Tinubu – to the United Nations and the International Criminal Court over the killing of citizens…
Israeli strikes kill 18 in Gaza and stabbing in Tel Aviv kills 2 amid efforts to avert wider war
Israeli strikes killed 18 people in Gaza early Sunday, including four Palestinians in a tent camp inside a hospital complex, while a stabbing attack by a Palestinian killed two people…
Hoodlums raid churches, cart away chairs, musical instruments in Nigeria’s Katsina
KATSINA, Nigeria – Hoodlums on Sunday, invaded a Living Faith Church in Daura local government area of Katsina State, North-West Nigeria, looting about 205 chairs, musical instruments, and other valuable…
Prof. Wole Soyinka criticises President Tinubu’s address for ignoring brutal crackdown on protesters in Nigeria
Abeokuta – Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has said that Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s nationwide address on Sunday failed to address the attacks on #EndBadGovernance protesters by security agencies. Soyinka…
Nigeria’s Tinubu orders suspension of protests, calls for dialogue
Abuja – Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has ordered immediate suspension of #Endbadgovernance nationwide protests. Tinubu made the order in a live broadcast on Sunday morning.He advised Nigerian youths to create…