Iran executed a “staggering” total of at least 834 people last year, the highest number since 2015 as capital punishment surged in the Islamic republic, two rights groups said Tuesday. The number of executions, which Iran has carried out by hanging in recent years, was up some 43 percent on 2022. It marked only […]
Ghana’s president has said he will not decide whether to sign a controversial anti-LGBTQ bill into law until the Supreme Court rules on a legal challenge. Last week lawmakers approved the bill which seeks to severely curtail LGBTQ rights, drawing condemnation from rights activists despite gaining wide support in the conservative West African state. […]
Senators, on Tuesday, awaited the Abuja Electricity Distribution PLC to restore electricity supply before the commencement of sitting. The development threw the Red Chamber into partial blackout as the lawmakers awaited the restoration of power supply. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio would later commenced plenary after power was restored some minutes later. Recall […]
The Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Dr Gambo Aliyu has said that more women are living with HIV in Nigeria than men. Aliyu also said young Nigerian women are three times more likely to be living with HIV than men of the same age group, adding that six […]
A crackdown on foreign worker visas is “under close review”, Downing Street said on Monday, following fears that hundreds of new care providers have been granted licences by the Home Office to sponsor staff from abroad. New laws that will restrict health workers from bringing family to the UK and require care providers to […]
Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESiRS), on Tuesday March 5th, sealed Enugu ShopRite, Spar over failure to remit purchase tax in their malls to the government after being served several warning notices. According to the ESiRS officials who embarked on the enforcement drive, other malls including Roban, Mama Onyinye restaurant among others have also […]
By Pascal Ibe There has been a trending news Whatsapp groups on Tuesday Morning that Fulani herdsmen engulfed the power plant locates at Odidi-Oma road, Aba in Abia State. The trending story was shared on WhatsApp groups with an image of a burning power plant. The news reads, “Just In: Aba power plant on fire […]
The Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, on Monday, lamented the economic hardship being faced by Nigerians and blamed the situation on the last administration led by ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking during the swearing-in of 22 Special Advisers and heads of government agencies at the Government House in Jos, Mutfwang said Buhari left the […]
Tuesday 05 March 2024 Banks involved in 70% of financial crimes – EFCC Food crisis: OPS warns of shutdown as hoodlums loot more trucks Approach Zimbabwe for solution to inflation, Obasanjo tells FG SIM-NIN: NCC defends blocking of phone lines, lawyer slams N10bn suit Naira depreciation worsens Nigeria’s foreign debt woes Binance executives in […]
The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Mariya Mahmoud has described the looting of a warehouse in the area as a “criminal act”. Some suspected hoodlums had on Sunday looted the warehouse in the Gwagwa-Tasha of the FCT, carting away food items. During an inspection tour of the facility on Monday, Mariya bemoaned […]
