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 Special Assistant On New Media to the governor of Ebonyi state, Francis Nwifuru, Mr Leo Ekene Oketa has commended the Trek-a-thon journey by Mr. Jeremiah Obaji Nworu. Describing the move as a walk of courage and conviction, Oketa said…
The Senior Pastor of House on the Rock Church, Paul Adefarasin, has stated his disbelief that God was the one who created Nigeria. Adefarasin declared that the creation of the country was instead a colonial construction designed for British economic…
Al Jazeera on Monday said one of its journalists was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza, two weeks after the broadcaster lost six staff and freelancers in an attack. Mohammad Salama, a photojournalist and cameraman, was killed in an…
Two young men identified as Garzali Garba, 22, of Tsohon Kafib Quarters, and Usama Ahmed, 21, of Kanti Quarters, both from Kazaure, have lost their lives as they tried to escape an arrest by diving into a nearby dam but…
Many members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State have defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Officially welcoming the new members on Sunday, Senator Abubakar Gada, a key leader in the…
A young man in Esa-Oke town in Osun State identified simply as Yinka has entered into fresh trouble as the state Police Command launch a probe into the circumstances surrounding the death of his girlfriend identified as Bidemi Omole in…
The Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate and Senator representing Ebonyi North Senatorial District, Senator Peter Onyekachi Nwebonyi, has condemned the alleged harassment and public humiliation of Mr. Michael Eje by youths of Nkpor, Anambra State, for reportedly killing a…
A former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has expressed satisfaction over what he described as “a spirit of unity and foresight” following the collapse of the entire structure of the Social Democratic Party in the state into the African…
