Former operative of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps sentenced to life imprisonment for raping girl, 13, in Ekiti State
Martins Owoseni EKITI, Nigeria – A high court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, South-West Nigeria, has sentenced one Olukayode Dayo, a former officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence…
Kyiv hospital took direct hit from Russian missile: UN analysis suggests
Reuters A U.N. rights mission said on Tuesday there was a “high likelihood” that Kyiv’s main children’s hospital took a direct hit from a Russian missile during a series of…
560 repentant Boko Haram terrorists commence training in Nigeria’s Borno State
Olayomi Koiki BORNO, Nigeria – The 8th batch of the re-integration of low risk and minors of 560 repentant Boko Haram terrorists have commenced training in Maiduguri, Borno State, North-East…
Russian court orders arrest of Yulia Navalnaya
Reuters A court in Moscow on Tuesday ordered Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, arrested in absentia for two months. The court accused Navalnaya, who…
Nigerian man who climbed mast for attempted suicide to be charged to court if found mentally stable: police
Olayomi Koiki Abuja – Nigeria Police Force, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command said Tuesday, one Shuaibu Alhaji Yushau has been handed over to the Social Development Secretariat of the FCT…
No UK refund for cancelling £270m Rwanda plan, says Kigali
The Telegraph KIGALI, Rwanda/LONDON, UK – Britain will not get any refund on the £270 million paid to Rwanda for the Conservatives’ asylum scheme, Kigali has said after the new…
Suspend Samoa agreement implementation, Nigeria’s House of Representatives tells federal government
Sodiq Rabiu Abuja – Following a motion of urgent national importance sponsored by 88 members, the House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to suspend the implementation of the…
Nigeria lawmakers want central bank to fight inflation with gold
Bloomberg Nigerian lawmakers are proposing a dramatic increase in the central bank’s power to use gold to shore up the nation’s reserves in defense of the economy. A draft bill…
Congo UN peacekeepers pausing pullout, no timeline for next phase
Reuters KINSHASA – The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo will pause its withdrawal, with no timeline set for the next phase following the initial one in…
Nigerian Army denies operating only islamic school, reveals its other faith-based institutions
Ayomidele Oluwasusi Abuja – The Nigerian Army (NA) has dismissed a report which claimed that it only operates a School of Islamic Affairs and neglects other religions. The NA branded…