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...
IRAN PARTIALLY RESTORES INTERNET ACCESS AFTER NEARLY THREE-MONTH SHUTDOWN
Agency Report Iranian authorities have partially restored internet connectivity after an almost three-month nationwide shutdown imposed amid tensions linked to the war involving Israel and...
HAJJ PILGRIMAGE REACHES CLIMAX AS WORSHIPPERS PRAY AT MOUNT ARAFAT
Agency Report Huge numbers of Muslims prayed on Mount Arafat on Tuesday at the climax of the hajj pilgrimage, defying searing temperatures under the desert...
IRAN ACCUSES U.S. OF BREACHING CEASEFIRE IN LAST 48 HOURS
Agency Report Iran’s foreign ministry on Tuesday accused the United States of violating a fragile ceasefire during the past 48 hours in the southern coastal...