Flood kills 29, destroys 321,000 houses, 858,000 hectares of farmlands in Nigeria’s Kebbi State
Sodiq Rabiu A devastating flood in Kebbi State, North-West Nigeria, has claimed the lives of 29 people and destroyed 329,000 houses, leaving thousands of residents displaced, local news outlets reported.…
US southeast faces daunting task cleaning up from Helene; death toll rises
Reuters Authorities across a wide swath of the southeastern United States faced the daunting task on Saturday of cleaning up from Hurricane Helene, one of the most powerful to hit…
Netanyahu tells UN: Israel seeks peace but ‘enough is enough’
Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue Israel’s attacks on Iranian-backed fighters in Lebanon in a closely watched United Nations speech on Friday as hopes faded for a…
UK bans supermodel Naomi Campbell from being charity trustee
Reuters LONDON – Britain has banned supermodel Naomi Campbell from being a charity trustee for five years after an inquiry into a charity she set up found that funds raised…
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…