A Nigerian court has allowed the leader of a banned pro-Iranian Shia Muslim group to seek medical leave in India after more than three years in custody. Supporters of Ibrahim Zakzaky have been protesting on the streets of the capital, Abuja, for months calling for his release. Sheikh Zakzaky, 66, …
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At least 42 people have died in an air strike in south-western Libya carried out by the forces of rebel General Khalifa Haftar, local officials say. The victims were attending a wedding in the town of Murzuq, some reports say. Gen Haftar’s forces – which are based in eastern Libya …
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Michael Job,a United States preacher and actor, who posed as Jesus Christ. was on Thursday reported dead moments after attending an interdenominational Christian event as a guest speaker. Medics at Heyn Hospital have confirmed that Mr Job succumbed to pneumonia while receiving treatment. Photos and videos showing him dressed as …
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Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Sunday, condemned the Buhari government over Omoyele Sowore’s arrest. He described the act by by the Department of State Services (DSS) as “a terrorist midnight arrest.” Sowore is the convener of ‘#RevolutionNow’ protests, which has been scheduled to hold nationwide on Monday, August 5. …
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A 17-year-old pupil at Tyelimhlophe Agricultural School in Mount Frere, Eastern Cape, has died after a fire engulfed the school’s hostel. The circumstances of how the fire started are still unclear. According to police, the pupil had been locked in the hostel by the matron. “It is alleged that a …
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Fighter jets of the Nigeria Air Force have bombed a Boko Haram hideout in Alafa area of Sambisa Forest, Borno State, killing scores of terrorists and destroying their structures. A NAF statement yesterday said the air strike was conducted on Thursday following intelligence reports that revealed the presence of the …
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A 34-year-old Nigerian, Samuel Nkennaya, has been killed while another Nigerian, Chinonso Nwudo is in critical condition in South Africa following a mob attack. Mr. Victor Ayanfe-Oyebanjo, Secretary of Mpumalanga Province branch of the Nigerian Union in South Africa (NUSA) disclosed this in a statement made available to news media …
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A heavy flood on Friday swept away the Director of Finance, Federal Capital Territory High Court, Mr Tony Okecheme. Okecheme was on his way to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in his official 2017 Toyota Camry when his vehicle stalled in the flood water at Galadimawa Roundabout, Abuja. It was …
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Famed Nigerian academic, Akin Oyebode, says President Akufo-Addo must apologize to Nigerians over the treatment meted to Prof. Augustine Nwagbara, a Nigerian lecturer in Ghana who reportedly spoke ill about Ghana in a viral video in Ghana. Oyebode, who is an international law and jurisprudence professor in an interview with …
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Sudan’s ruling military council and main opposition coalition have agreed on a constitutional declaration which will pave the way for a new period of transitional government. African Union mediator Mohamed Hassan Lebatt made the announcement early on Saturday, without giving any details. Sudan has been in turmoil since the military …
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