Facebook deletes Nigerian singer Dauda Rarara’s account as northerners mass-report him for claiming in his new song that President Tinubu solved Nigeria’s poverty and insecurity despite his mother’s recent abduction
Martins Owoseni The Facebook account of one Dauda Kahutu Rarara, a popular Nigeria’s ruling party, APC’s praise singer, has been deleted due to mass reporting by his followers after he…
Police arrest pastor, four others for selling two-month-old baby in Nigeria’s Lagos
Bella Ifasola Lagos – Police have rescued a two-month-old baby boy, and five suspects have been detained for alleged child trafficking in Lagos State, South-West Nigeria. The Lagos State Police…
Naira falls to ₦1,610/$ in parallel market, ₦1,609.29/$ in Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market
Olayomi Koiki The Nigerian Naira on Friday, 26 July, fell to N1,610 per dollar in the parallel market, down from N1,580 per dollar the previous day. In the Nigerian Autonomous…
Climate protest in Paris foiled on first day of Olympics
AFP PARIS – French police on July 27 blocked climate activists from holding a demonstration in central Paris on the first official day of the Olympic Games. Protesters from Extinction…
Italian PM arrives in China for her first official visit
Agency Report BEIJING – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Beijing on Saturday, Chinese state media said, in her first visit to the country since she took office nearly…
Nigerian Army dismisses six soldiers for fleeing over alleged lack of ammunition during Boko Haram terrorists attack that killed at least 10 soldiers in Borno State
Morakinyo Akinosun The Nigerian Army has reportedly dismissed six soldiers from its service for allegedly fleeing from the scene of a Boko Haram attack. The soldiers attached to the counterinsurgency…
Britain warns citizens against travelling to Nigeria amid planned protest
Olayomi Koiki Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) issued a travel advisory on Friday, warning citizens against travelling to several parts of Nigeria, including the border with Niger Republic,…
Mali rebels say they killed and injured dozens of soldiers, Wagner mercenaries in fighting
Reuters BAMAKO, Mali – Mali’s northern Tuareg rebels said they had killed and injured dozens of soldiers and Wagner mercenaries in two days of fighting near the Algerian border, after…
Russian warships make routine visit to Cuba
Reuters HAVANA, Cuba – Havana residents watched from shore on Saturday as Russian warships arrived for the second time in as many months, in a visit that Cuba called routine.…
FBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt
AP WASHINGTON — Nearly two weeks after Donald Trump’s near assassination, the FBI confirmed Friday that it was indeed a bullet that struck the former president’s ear, moving to clear…