The Governor of Sinaloa, Ruben Rocha Moya, has announced he will temporarily step down from office following drug trafficking charges brought against him by the United States. Rocha Moya and nine others were accused by the US Justice Department of working with the Sinaloa Cartel to distribute large quantities of narcotics into the United States….
A US appeals court has temporarily halted the delivery of the abortion pill mifepristone by mail, a move that could significantly impact access to abortion services across the country. The ruling was issued by a three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in a case brought by the state of Louisiana against the…
Leah Spasova, a psychologist from Oxfordshire, has won a landmark case with the U.K. health ombudsman after a 10-year battle to obtain sterilization through the National Health Service (NHS). The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) determined that a local health body, the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (ICB), engaged in discriminatory…
Bala Mohammed, the governor of Bauchi State, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). He made the announcement during a stakeholders’ meeting held on Saturday, where he was officially handed an APM membership card, along with the party’s constitution and flag. Mohammed said the new party offers a more…
Mali’s military and its Russian allies have withdrawn from a key northern stronghold, handing a strategic advantage to rebel forces as violence escalates across the country. Forces stationed at the Tessalit military base near the Algerian border abandoned the site on Friday, May 1, according to rebel sources and local officials, as Tuareg separatists and…
Iran executed two men on Saturday after they were convicted of spying for Israel and its Mossad intelligence service, according to the country’s judiciary. Authorities identified the men as Yaghoub Karimpour and Naser Bakrzadeh, stating that their death sentences were carried out at dawn following confirmation by the Supreme Court. The judiciary’s Mizan Online website…
The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has warned that Nigeria could face deeper instability if President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is re-elected in 2027 under the current national conditions. Speaking in an interview, Baba-Ahmed said Nigeria is facing worsening insecurity, poverty and social division, while accusing the government of being disconnected…
Nigeria has broken a new African record in the mixed 4×100m relay race at the World Athletics Relays. The team made up of Favour Ashe, Jennifer Obi, Chidera Ezeakor, and Maria Omokwe ran a time of 40.24 seconds on Saturday during the heats in Gaborone, Botswana. Although they finished fourth in their race, the Nigerian…
He was having a medical emergency and had gone into convulsion- Edo police speaks on viral video of its officers holding a man down on the road The Edo state police command has come out to clarify on its offIcers action in a viral video showing them pinning a man down on the road….
Glamour, colour and glitz characterised the 30th anniversary of Fair and White Nigeria held recently at the prestigious Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.Ace comedian, Okechukwu Onyegbule popular as Okey Bakassi and Nollywood actress, Yvonne Jegede were on hand to skilfully compere the event. Notable music icons, Inyaya and Chike of the Gang of Lagos fame…
