More Than 16,000 Killed In Haiti Violence Since 2022 —UN
More than 16,000 people have been killed in armed violence in Haiti since the start of 2022, the United Nations said Thursday, warning that “the worst may be yet to come”. “The human rights situation in Haiti has reached a boiling point”, with abuses and violence having escalated and intensified since March, UN rights chief…
FIFA ‘Cannot Solve Geopolitical Problems’, Says Infantino
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Thursday football “cannot solve geopolitical problems”, as he comes under pressure to suspend Israel over the Palestinian conflict. The sport’s world governing body said in a statement that at a meeting of the FIFA Council, Infantino “stressed the importance of promoting peace and unity, particularly in the context of…
Another Female Council Official Dies In Lagos, Fifth In Two Months
The Lagos State Government and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have again been plunged into mourning following the death of another female local government official, the fifth such loss recorded in just two months. The most recent tragedy is the death of Mrs Adebimpe Akintola, Council Manager of Coker Aguda Local Council Development Area, LCDA,…
Leave Us Out Of Your Case With Sowore-Meta Tells Federal Government
Meta (Facebook) Incorporated has urged the Federal High Court Abuja to strike out its name from the federal government’s alleged cyberbullying charge against politician and activist Omoyele Sowore. At the court proceedings, Meta (Facebook) Incorporated’s legal team informed Justice Mohammed Umar of its intention to apply for its name to be removed from the Federal…
Court Postpones Sowore’s Trial For Allegedly Making False Claim Against Tinubu
A Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the planned arraignment of a politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore, for making false claims against Bola Tinubu to October 27. Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters and serial presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), was to be arraigned on Tuesday on a five-count charge…
Tinubu Orders Thorough Probe Into Arise News Anchor’s Death
Bola Tinubu has ordered a probe into probe into the death of Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, a news anchor and producer with Arise Television. Maduagwu died on Sunday in an armed robbery incident at her residence in the Katampe district of Abuja. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy,…
Graduate Bags Life Jail For Defiling 4-Year-Old Inside Keke In Lagos
A 22-year-old graduate, Femi Ayoade, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl inside a tricycle in the Eti-Osa area of Lagos State. The judgment was delivered on Tuesday by Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, who held that the prosecution had proven its case…
2027: Goodluck Jonathan Has Better Records Than Buhari, Tinubu – Bode George
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, on Tuesday said former President Goodluck Jonathan has better records as president than the late former President Muhammadu Buhari and President Bola Tinubu. George said Jonathan’s period as Nigerian president can’t be compared to that of Buhari and Tinubu’s current era. The PDP…
If You Rig 2027, Nigeria Is Heading To Hell – Bode George Warns INEC
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has warned the incoming Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, against rigging the 2027 presidential election. George warned that Nigeria will be “heading for hell” if INEC imposes a president and does not allow citizens decide their leader in 2027. He…
Independence Parade Cancellation Shows Presidency’s Disconnect From Nigerians – ADC
Bolaji Abdullahi, spokesman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has criticised the Federal Government’s decision to cancel the 65th Independence Anniversary parade, describing it as another sign of disconnect between the presidency and the Nigerian people. The Federal Government had on Monday announced the cancellation of the parade, which was scheduled for October 1 in…