CHEMICAL SPILL DEATH TOLL RISES TO 11 AFTER WASHINGTON PAPER PLANT DISASTER
Agency Report The death toll from a chemical spill at a paper plant in Washington State, United States, has risen to 11 after rescuers recovered...
US ALLOCATES $3.5 MILLION TO TRACK RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA
By: Muftau Fatimo The United States Department of State has announced a $3.5 million funding programme, estimated at about N5 billion, to enhance the monitoring,...
IRAN DENIES REPORTS OF PRESIDENT PEZESHKIAN’S RESIGNATION AMID CLAIMS OF IRGC POWER SHIFT
By: Muftau Fatimo Iran on Sunday dismissed reports alleging President Masoud Pezeshkian had resigned, describing them as rumours spread by a “disreputable foreign network In...
SOUTH AFRICA XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS: NIGERIA POLICE URGE CALM AMID RISING FEARS OF RETALIATORY VIOLENCE
By: Muftau Fatimo The Nigeria Police Force has appealed for calm following reports of alleged xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa. The appeal comes...
EX-PRIEST ANTHONY ODIONG FOUND GUILTY IN CLERGY SEXUAL ABUSE CASE
By: Fasasi Hammad A Texas jury has found former Catholic priest Anthony Odiong guilty of sexually assaulting women who sought his spiritual guidance, concluding a...
ZELENSKY WARNS OF ‘MASSIVE NEW STRIKE’ AS RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR ESCALATES
Agency Report Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Russia is preparing a “massive new strike” against Ukraine, urging citizens to remain vigilant and heed air raid...
NIGERIANS, 3 OTHERS ARRESTED FOR GANG RAPE OF TOURIST IN ITALY
Italian police have caught two Nigerian men and three other African migrants who are suspected of kidnapping and sexually abusing a Colombian tourist in Rome....
13 KILLED, THREE INJURED AS MINI BUS CRASHES INTO TRUCK IN CHINA
Agency Report At least 13 people have been confirmed dead after a minibus collided with a truck on a highway in central China, according to...
SLAIN ISIS SECOND IN COMMAND RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING OF CHRISTIANS IN NIGERIA
Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defence, says Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki, the second-in-command of ISIS, “was most responsible for killing Christians” in Nigeria. Al-Minuki was killed on...
CANADA, BAHAMAS JOIN US TO IMPOSE EBOLA-RELATED TRAVEL BANS
Canada and the Bahamas have recently added the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan to their list of countries from which travelers...