Activist Shehu Sani asks Nigerian government to withdraw from $150billion Samoa Agreement over LGBTQ conditions
Morakinyo Akinosun A former federal lawmaker from Nigeria’s Kaduna State, Senator Shehu Sani, has urged the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government to go back and unsign the Samoa Agreement it…
Americans take a break to celebrate Independence Day
Reuters WASHINGTON – Millions of Americans took a welcome Fourth of July break on Thursday, flocking to parades, fireworks shows and barbecues for a brief respite from the daily drumbeat…
Germany summons Turkish ambassador over ‘wolf’ goal celebration at Euro2024
The Guardian UK BERLIN – Turkey’s ambassador to Germany has been summoned to the foreign ministry in Berlin over the rightwing extremist “wolf salute” displayed by the Turkish footballer Merih…
Young woman, 19, rescued from committing suicide in Nigeria’s Lagos State, police say
Morakinyo Akinosun Lagos – A 19-year-old Nigerian lady was rescued from an attempted suicide in Lagos State, the state police command announced Thursday. The unidentified lady was rescued on June…
Bandits in Nigeria release abducted judge; children still held hostage amid ₦150 million ransom request
Olayomi Koiki KADUNA, Nigeria – Terrorists locally dubbed as bandits in Nigeria have released a Customary Court female judge, Janet Gimba, who was abducted along with her four children on…
Under-fire Kenya govt says to review state salary hikes
Agence France-Presse NAIROBI – The Kenyan presidency said Wednesday it had ordered a review of salary increases for public servants in an apparent move to defuse tensions after a wave…
Driver’s legs broken, two sustain head injuries in Lagos road crash: statement
Bella Ifasola Lagos – The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Thursday rescued a driver with broken legs, and two others with head injuries after two loaded trucks had…
Palestinian death toll from Israel-Hamas war surges past 38,000, Gaza Health Ministry says
ASSOCIATED PRESS DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Thursday that the Palestinian death toll from nearly nine months of war has surged past 38,000.…
‘No food, no water’ — How final-year student spent 3 years in Wawa military detention for attending Nnamdi Kanu’s trial
Foundation for Investigative Journalism On June 21, Onyibe Emmanuel Chinonso, an undergraduate at Ebonyi State University, who was incarcerated by the Department of State Services (DSS), was released. When he…
Zelensky shuts down Tucker Carlson interview talk
Morakinyo Akinosun Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has shut down speculation that he is set to be interviewed by conservative pundit Tucker Carlson. “Mr. Tucker Carlson should check his FSB sources…