Pastor dies while fasting and praying in Nigeria’s Abuja
Kareem Abdulrahman ABUJA – A Nigerian pastor identified as John Ogbonna has reportedly died while fasting and praying. According to local reports, the deceased who hailed from Ohazara in Ebonyi…
Nigeria police arrest 4 suspected online fraudsters for allegedly blackmailing Croatian man with his nude photos
Opeyemi Olamilekan Abuja – Four persons have been arrested in Nigeria for allegedly blackmailing an unnamed Croatian man with his nude photographs, police said on Thursday. National police spokesman Muyiwa…
Court grants whistleblower ‘PIDOMNigeria’ ₦5 million bail
Martin’s Owoseni ABUJA – A Federal High Court sitting in Nigeria’s capital Abuja has granted bail to Isaac Bristol, identified by the police as the whistleblower behind PIDOMNigeria account on…
Helene, one of largest storms to hit US, brings chaos to Florida and Georgia
Reuters Helene roared through Florida and Georgia states under darkness on Friday as one of the most powerful storms to hit the United States, killing one person, swamping neighborhoods and…
NIGERIA: “I received $300,000 to pay school fees of Yahaya Bello’s children,” bureau de change operator tells court
Agency Report ABUJA – A bureau de change (BDC) operator in Nigeria’s Abuja, Jamilu Abdullahi has testified in the ongoing trial of Ali Bello, a nephew of Yahaya Bello, former…
Putin draws a nuclear red line for the West
Reuters President Vladimir Putin has drawn a “red line” for the United States and its allies by signalling that Moscow will consider responding with nuclear weapons if they allow Ukraine…
NIGERIA: Akwa Ibom governor’s wife, Patience Umo Eno dies after illness
Ayomidele Oluwasusi The wife of Governor Umo Eno of Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom State has died, an official announced on Friday. Akwa Ibom Commissioner for information Comrade Ini Ememobong, said in…
Israel defies ceasefire calls ahead of Netanyahu UN address
AFP Israel rejected a push by allies for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon and vowed to keep fighting Hezbollah militants “until victory”, ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s expected address…
Tunisia presidential candidate Zammel sentenced to six months in prison
Reuters TUNIS – A Tunisian court sentenced presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel to six months in prison on Wednesday on charges of falsifying documents, his lawyer told Reuters, the second prison…
Kenya will send more police officers to Haiti, president says
Reuters Kenya will deploy additional police officers to Haiti to help the government there fight armed gangs as part of a 2,500-strong multinational force, President William Ruto said on Thursday.…