The US government said parts of Africa, including West Africa, the Sahel region, the Lake Chad Basin, Mozambique, Sudan and Somalia, have witnessed a resurgence of terrorist activities following the collapse of ISIS strongholds in Iraq and Syria. In its 2026 counterterrorism strategy, the US identified Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin as critical fronts. …
The family and friends of a Nigerian woman identified as Omerebere Faith Okafor laid her to rest on May 5, 2026, following her death, which has triggered widespread outcry over alleged domestic violence. Before her passing, Faith, who reportedly married at 17, documented years of severe physical and mental torture allegedly inflicted by her…
Gunmen suspected to be political thugs have k!lled Kolade Eluyera, the son of the Accord Party Women Leader in Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State. The spokesperson for the State Police Command, Abiodun Ojelabi, who confirmed the incident said that Kolade’s lifeless body was recovered in Ikire, noting that gunshot wounds were found…
A Texas teaching aide has admitted to exposing a 7-year-old girl’s chest in front of young students and comparing the child to an adult film star, according to court docs. T’Nae Harrell, 36, confessed when she was quizzed by investigators about her disturbing behavior that was witnessed by elementary school kids and four other…
A fashion brand has claimed that the stunning Cathedral dress Nana Akua Addo wore to the AMVCA is their design. Nana’s dress was designed by Nigerian fashion designer Mohammed Abbas. However, after her dress received attention from the international community, a number of westerners accused the Ghanaian celebrity of theft and tagged the brand they…
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved the deposition of Oba Joseph Oloyede as the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu. The decision followed Oloyede’s conviction in the United States of America for creating and leading a scheme that bilked more than $4.2 million from federal loan and grant programs that were intended to assist small…
The Apo Six k!lling was so chilling that the-then President got involved. Six young friends (five men and one woman) were k!lled by police officers in the Apo community of Abuja, Nigeria. To explain away the extrajudicial k!lling, arms were planted on them and they were tagged armed robbers. However, the truth can only stay…
L-R: Head, Sustainability and Sponsorships, Lafarge Africa Plc, Gabriel Pollyn; Executive Secretary, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, Feyisayo Alayande; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Lagos State, Pharm. Oluwatoyin Oke-Osanyintolu; Beneficiary, Lafarge Africa Plc 2025 Female Tilers and Block Laying Training initiative, Madumezia Motunrayo and Corporate Citizenship Manager, Lafarge Africa Plc, Ini-Obong Antaih…
The South Korean government is set to roll out a second batch of aid for the bottom 70 percent of income earners, or about 36 million people, in an effort to ease financial strains caused by rising fuel prices amid the war in the Middle East. Last month, the National Assembly approved a 26.2…
An Upper Sharia’s Court sitting at Kofa Kudu in Kano has sentenced a cleric, Abdulmalik Rabiu, to one month imprisonment for engaging in indecent communication with a married woman. The case followed a complaint lodged with the police by the woman’s husband, after which the suspect, a resident of Maraba in Nasarawa State, was arrested…
