ICE ORDERED BY COURT TO RELEASE NIGERIAN DETAINED SINCE 2003 ILLEGAL ENTRY
By: Fasasi Hammad A U.S. district court in Minnesota has directed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to free Michael Opeoluwa Egbele from detention. Egbele,...
ALLEGED HERDSMEN ATTACK SPARKS FEAR IN BENUE COMMUNITY
By: Fasasi Hammad Residents of Obagaji in Agatu, Benue State, are living in fear following a renewed security alert warning of a potential attack by...
FORMER COACH SAYS SERENA WILLIAMS IS WORKING ON A COMEBACK
By: Fasasi Hammad Serena Williams’ former coach, Rick Macci, believes the 23-time Grand Slam champion is set to return to professional tennis, noting that the...
SIMI SPEAKS OUT ON OLD TWEETS AMID RAPE ADVOCACY BACKLASH
By: Fasasi Hammad Simi, born Simisola Kosoko, has addressed the controversy surrounding some of her resurfaced social media posts, insisting that they were taken out...
PLATEAU UNREST: CASUALTIES RISE TO TEN
By: Fasasi Hammad The number of fatalities from the recent spate of attacks in Plateau State has increased to 10 following the recovery of additional...
RAMADAN: YOBE GOVT INTRODUCES FLEXIBLE WORK HOURS FOR THE HOLY MONTH
By: Fasasi Hammad Mai Mala Buni, Governor of Yobe State, has approved a temporary adjustment of official working hours for public servants in observance of...
ZAMFARA ATTACK: COORDINATED ACTION NEEDED TO PREVENT FURTHER KILLINGS, ABDUCTIONS – AFRICAN UNION
By: Muftau Fatimo The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has condemned the recent surge of violence in Zamfara State, calling for...
I’VE REALLY TRIED, SAYS KUNLE AFOD AMID ALLEGED MARITAL CRISIS WITH DESOLA AFOD
By: Muftau Fatimo Reports indicate that the marriage between popular Nollywood actor and filmmaker Kunle Afod and his wife, Desola Afod, has allegedly run into...
”DEMOCRACY IS BEING SUFFOCATED” ATIKU DECRIES LOW VOTER TURNOUT IN FCT COUNCIL ELECTION
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says the low voter turnout in Saturday’s area council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) reflects a political environment “poisoned...
28 STUDENTS EXPELLED OVER DRUG OFFENCES, MISCONDUCT FROM UNIABUJA
The Senate of the University of Abuja, which is now called Yakubu Gowon University, has decided to expel 28 students for different wrongdoing actions, such...