Amnesty International has condemned what it calls the relentless harassment and persecution of Omoyele Sowore, a human rights activist and Sahara Reporters publisher by Nigerian authorities. In a statement posted on its X handle on Wednesday, the global human rights…
A United States District court under Judge Christopher Boyko, on Tuesday, sentenced the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, to 56 months in prison over a $4.2m COVID-19 relief fund fraud. According to a statement of the…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has promoted 49 Deputy Directors to the rank of Director across various departments. Following the approval of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, the promotions took place and was announced in a statement on Tuesday. The…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned the general public over fake batches of Postinor-2 (Levonorgestrel 0.75mg), an emergency contraceptive pill, circulating across Nigeria. Disclosing this in a monday statement, the agency said the…
The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the alleged assault and robbery of a serving police officer by a group of youths in Nkpolu community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. A viral video showed a mob of…
A former Deputy governor of Edo state, Comrade Philip Shaibu has lost his WhatsApp account to internet fraudsters. In a public notice issued on his social media page on Tuesday, Shaibu urged the public to ignore messages coming from the…
Two men were publicly flogged 76 times each in Indonesia’s conservative province of Aceh on Tuesday after they were found guilty of sexual relations by a court operating under strict Islamic law. Gay sex is outlawed in Aceh, which imposes…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has ordered the arrest of one of its dismissed staff members, Olakunle Alex Folarin, who was recently seen participating in an online matchmaking programme hosted by entertainer Lege Miami. Folarin sparked reactions after…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has resolved to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South. NEWMAX NIGERIA reports that the decision was reached on Monday during the party’s 102nd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held in Abuja. The resolution…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, condemned in the strongest terms, the involvement of one of its former staff, Olakunle Alex Folarin in a matchmaking programme running on Lege Miami social media platforms. Folarin was recently dismissed from the…
