50 federal lawmakers write President Tinubu, seek Nnamdi Kanu’s release to restore peace in south-eastern Nigeria
Olayomi Koiki Abuja – No fewer than fifty federal lawmakers from diverse political parties and regions in Nigeria have written to President Bola Tinubu, appealing for the release of Mazi…
President Marcos says Philippines won’t be intimidated amid China row
AFP MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos said Sunday the Philippines “will not be intimidated” by anyone after a violent clash between the Filipino navy and the Chinese coast guard in…
Kenya’s President Ruto says ready for ‘conversation’ with protesters
AFP NAIROBI – Kenya’s President William Ruto said Sunday that he was ready for “a conversation” with thousands of “peaceful” young protesters who held nationwide demonstrations this week to oppose…
Gunmen kidnap monarch’s police orderly, driver in southern Nigeria
Sodiq Rabiu RIVERS, Nigeria – Gunmen have kidnapped a police orderly and driver working with a monarch in Rivers State, south-south Nigeria.The victims were abducted on Saturday at the residence…
Nigeria’s anti-narcotic agency, NDLEA busts snake-guarded shrine used to store drugs in Edo State
Kareem Abdulrahman Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raided a snake-guarded shrine used to store illicit drugs in Igor community, Benin City, Edo State, south-south Nigeria.The…
Christ Embassy Church headquaters gutted by fire as founder, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome says ‘we will build a bigger, more glorious one and devil will lick his wound’
Ayomidele Oluwasusi Founder of Christ Embassy Church, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has said the fire incident at the church’s headquarters in Lagos was not an accident but an “avenue for bigger…
Illegally brewed liquor kills at least 53 in southern India
Olayomi Koiki A batch of toxic illegal alcohol in India has killed at least 53, local media reported Sunday.Tamil Nadu state Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has said the locally brewed…
24 Nigerian girls, women rescued from sexual exploitation in Senegal – Nigerian envoy to Senegal reveals
Opeyemi Olamilekan DAKAR, Senegal – A Senegalese NGO and the Nigerian Embassy in Dakar have rescued no fewer than 24 Nigerian girls from sexual exploitation in the Tamaccounda and Kedougou…
Nigerian police officer slumps, dies during altercation with naval officers in Lagos
Martins Owoseni Lagos – A Police Inspector in Nigeria has died following an altercation with suspected naval officers during a routine patrol in the Igbo-Elerin area of Ojo, Lagos State,…
Nigeria police arrest man, 20, in Lagos for faking own kidnap and demanding over $700,000 ransom from dad
Morakinyo Akinosun Lagos – A 20-year-old man has been arrested in Nigeria’s Lagos State for allegedly faking his kidnap, police said.Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command made…