Nigeria police arrest two suspected ritualists in Ogun
Morakinyo Akinosun ABEOKUTA, Nigeria – Two suspected ritualists have been nabbed in Nigeria’s Ogun, police in the southwestern state said on Tuesday. Oladeyo Idowu and Monday Ogunniyi were arrested at…
Several children killed in stampede at Christmas event in Ibadan
Morakinyo Akinosun IBADAN – An unspecified number of children died on Wednesday morning at the Islamic High School in Basorun, Ibadan, Oyo State, South-West Nigeria after a stampede during a…
Luigi Mangione sought to ‘sow terror’ in UnitedHealth executive killing, prosecutor says
NEW YORK – Luigi Mangione sought to “sow terror” by shooting dead UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street this month, a New York prosecutor said on Tuesday…
Nigeria’s Osun State Governor Adeleke orders pardon for teenager sentenced to ‘death by hanging’ for stealing fowl
Matthew Onocheta OSOGBO – Nigeria’s Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has intervened in the case of a 17-year-old reportedly sentenced to death by hanging for stealing a fowl, ordering swift…
Nigerian TV presenter Reuben Abati – known for unprofessional conducts on-air criticizes Sunday Igboho for urging President Tinubu to caution Vice President Shettima over attacks on UK Conservatives’ leader Kemi Badenoch
By Morakinyo Akinosun LAGOS – A TV presenter in Nigeria, Reuben Abati, has criticised Yoruba activist Dr. Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho for urging President Bola Tinubu to call…
Netanyahu says Israeli troops will occupy a buffer zone inside Syria for the foreseeable future
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border, and specifically on the summit of Mount Hermon, “until another…
Nigerians paid ₦2.23 trillion as ransom to kidnappers in 12 months: statistics agency NBS
Morakinyo Akinosun Nigerians paid a total of ₦2.23 trillion as ransom over the 12 months between May 2023 and April 2024, a report from the statistics agency has revealed. This…
Nigeria reopens embassy in N. Korea following years of COVID-19 closure
Nigeria has reopened its embassy in North Korea following years of closure over the COVID-19 pandemic, joining a group of countries resuming diplomatic activities in the North. Patrick Imodu Imologhome,…
Nigeria’s Ekiti police boss promoted after overseeing the illegal arrest of human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi
Morakinyo Akinosun Nigeria’s Police Service Commission (PSC) on Tuesday – approved the promotion of Akinwale Kunle Adeniran, the Commissioner of Police in Ekiti State, among 10 others, to the Assistant…
Benin Republic authorities arrest Nigerian trafficker with about five million euros at Sèmè-Kraké border
Olayomi Koiki A Nigerian trafficker holding several million euros was reportedly arrested by Benin authorities on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at the Sèmè-Kraké border. Coming from Nigeria’s Lagos, the suspect…