The Federal Government is considering a new initiative that would allow journalists to accompany military personnel during selected operations as part of efforts to improve security reporting and strengthen public understanding of the country’s security challenges. The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa, made this known at the National Security Summit organised by…
Israeli troops will stay in Lebanon “as long as necessary”, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, vowing to make Iran-backed Hezbollah pay a “heavy price” for its attacks. “Israel will not tolerate attacks on our soldiers or our territory, and it will exact a very heavy price from Hezbollah for these attacks,” Netanyahu said…
Iran has announced another closure of the Strait of Hormuz, blaming the continued presence of United States forces in the region and Israel’s decision to keep troops in southern Lebanon. According to the New York Post, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) made the announcement in a statement broadcast through maritime radio channels on Friday….
A man, Femi Olamitoke, was arraigned before an Akungba-Akoko Magistrate’s Court for allegedly st@bbing a student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Adeyemi Abolaji, on the right hand with a knife. Olamitoke was brought before Magistrate K.A. Kolawole on a two-count charge bordering on assault. The prosecution, Inspector Olasunkanmi Boboye, told the court…
A woman is seeking justice for her sister on the one year anniversary of her de@th. She took to Facebook to allege that her sister’s husband abused her sister so much to the point that her sister di£d. She also claimed that their underage niece who came to live with them was r@ped by her…
Judy Austin’s ex-husband, Emmanuel Obasi, has shared his response to Yul Edochie. Earlier in the day, Yul released a statement on X denying claims he has a hand in Judy not allowing Mr Obasi to have access to the children they have together. Read here. In his response, Obasi said if Yul is indeed the…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced two women arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) for terrorism-related offences to 40 years’ imprisonment. The convicts, Safiya Salihu and Halima Abdullahi, are the mother and sister, respectively, of notorious terrorist kingpin, Kachallah Ibrahim Battujo, who was k!lled by Nigerian security forces on June 10,…
Social critic Scott Iguma has compared the state of infrastructure in a Chinese university with those in Imo State University. He shared a video showing the pristine state of the infrastructure in a university in China. The video showed the up-to-date infrastructure within the premises of the Chinese university. He went on to share a…
Businesswoman, Mabel Makun, has said her silence should not be misunderstood as lack of a valid response. Mabel and her estranged husband, Comedian AY, tied the knot in 2008. They went public with their split in April 2024. In a post shared on her Instagram story after the burial of late Alex Ekubo,…
A French appeals court has confirmed that Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco star player Achraf Hakimi will stand trial in a r@pe case, lawyers told The Associated Press. The defender, who is currently playing with Morocco at the World Cup after winning the Champions League for a second straight year with PSG, had appealed…
