CRIME: FRANCE COURT JAILS TWO TEENS OVER RAPE OF JEWISH GIRL
Agency Report A French court on Friday sentenced two teenagers to nine and seven years in prison over the gang rape of a 12-year-old Jewish...
WORLD NEWS: TODDLER, SIX OTHERS KILLED IN INDIA CHOPPER CRASH
Agency Report Seven people, including a toddler, were killed Sunday in India when a helicopter ferrying Hindu pilgrims from a shrine crashed in the Himalayas,...
LAGOS COURT ORDERS DEPORTATION OF FOUR FILIPINOS OVER CYBERCRIMES, JAILS SEVEN NIGERIANS
A Lagos court has ordered the deportation of four Filipinos over cyberterrorism and internet fraud. A Friday statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes...
IRAN-U.S. NUCLEAR TALKS CALLED OFF AMID ESCALATING IRAN-ISRAEL CONFLICT
Agency report Oman announced on Saturday that a planned sixth round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States, scheduled for this weekend, has...
SOYINKA URGES TINUBU TO PROBE DEATHS OF DELE GIWA, KUDIRAT ABIOLA, BOLA IGE
By: Sefiu Ajape Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has called on President Bola Tinubu to initiate an investigation into the mysterious deaths of notable Nigerians...
REPS SUMMON FINANCE MINISTER, CBN GOV OVER FISCAL ACT VIOLATION, AUDIT INFRACTIONS
By: Sefiu Ajape The Joint House of Representatives Committees on Public Accounts and Public Assets have summoned the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, and the...
VIDEO: PETER OBI BETRAYED ME — KENNETH OKONKWO
By: Sefiu Ajape Veteran actor and former spokesperson for the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Kenneth Okonkwo, has accused ex-presidential candidate Peter Obi of betrayal...
POLICE EXTEND TINTED GLASS PERMIT DEADLINE TO AUGUST 12
By: Sefiu Ajape The Nigeria Police Force has extended the enforcement grace period for the Tinted Glass Permit requirement to August 12, 2025, in response...
TEN DEAD, MANY MISSING AS SEVERE FLOODING HITS TEXAS
Agency report Flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in the southern U.S. state of Texas has resulted in at least 10 fatalities, according to officials on...
GOMBE PERM SEC, 4 OTHERS KILLED BY ELECTRICAL SURGE; 13 MORE INJURED
Agency report An electrical surge in the Tudun-Wadan Pantami area of Gombe Metropolis has claimed five lives and left 13 others injured in the early...