The Night of June 7th will begin showing on silver screens next month and it promises to start necessary conversations. The film, inspired by true events, tells the harrowing and devastating story of the Apo Six who lost their lives on June 7th 2005 after an encounter with a Deputy Commissioner of Police in a…
A leading data protection group has filed a legal complaint against LinkedIn in Austria, accusing the platform of failing to properly provide users access to their personal data. The complaint was submitted by Noyb. short for “None of Your Business”, to the Austrian Data Protection Authority on behalf of a user seeking full access to…
A 39-year-old Ugandan-born American citizen, Christopher Okello Onuum, has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of k!lling four toddlers in a nursery school attack in Kampala. The tragic incident, now widely referred to as the Ggaba daycare k!llings, happened on April 2, 2026, at an early childhood development centre in the Ggaba…
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the appointment of Joseph Tegbe as a minister. The request was contained in a letter presented during Tuesday’s plenary session by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. In the letter, the president said the nomination was made in line with the relevant provisions of the Constitution and urged…
A former Deputy Governor of Kano State, Aminu Gwarzo, has resigned from the African Democratic Congress, citing changes in the political landscape. Gwarzo confirmed his departure in a letter dated May 1, 2026, addressed to the party chairman in Gwarzo Local Government Area, stating that his resignation takes immediate effect. “The decision follows careful thought…
A video showing the moment a Nigerian soldier ass@ulted Olalekan Fakoyejo, an editor with TheCable, following alleged disagreement over traffic flow in Ikeja, the Lagos state capital, has made the rounds on social media. According to a report by TheCable, the incident occurred on Saturday, May 2, while Fakoyejo commuted from Ikeja to…
Victor Umeh, the senator representing Anambra Central, has dumped the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). His resignation was made public on Tuesday after a letter announcing his move was read on the floor of the Senate by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. In the letter, Victor Umeh said his decision came…
The World Health Organization has confirmed cases of Hantavirus among passengers aboard a cruise ship stranded off Cape Verde, with multiple fatalities reported. According to the agency, two cases have been laboratory confirmed while five others remain suspected, bringing the total to seven cases, including three deaths. “As of 4 May 2026, seven cases… have…
A mother has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Berkeley, West Virginia, U.S after pleading guilty to the m8rder of her 4-year-old daughter, Haley. 33-year-old Rebakah Weikle confessed to cutting her daughter’s throat after becoming jealous of the attention the child received from her husband. She was sentenced on Thursday, April 30, 2026…
The Civil Society Organizations in Nigeria have made a case for the reintegration of terrorists through the military’s Operation Safe Corridor. In a video making the rounds on social media, a leader of the organizations while speaking at a press conference, said terrorists deserve to be reintegrated into the society, According to him, the…
