Case Against Blasphemy In Nigeria By Leo Igwe

Nigeria’s blasphemy laws have been of focus locally, nationally and internationally following the arrest and detention of Nigerian humanist, Mubarak Bala, the sentencing to death of a Muslim singer, and…

Gunmen abduct JSS students in Kaduna, kill one

Final year students of Prince Academy, Kaduna, have been abducted by gunmen on Monday. Report had it that they invaded Damba-Kasaya community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.…

Buhari approves appointment of Executive Council Members of National Commission for Persons with Disabilities

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Governing Council and appointment of Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities in line with the Discrimination Against…

Imo community begs Uzodimma over waste evacuation

Residents of Owerri , the capital of Imo State , have appealed to Governor Hope Uzodimma and other relevant authorities in the state to expedite action on evacuating the heaps…

Mali: Military, ECOWAS talks end in deadlock

Talks between West African nations and Mali’s new junta ended on Monday without a deal on how the country should return to civilian rule following last week’s coup, the two…

#Op_Ed :The Continued servitude in Kano and the need for a quick end to it

Ibe Pascal Chinedu Arogorn It is implausible to imagine on how some people in kano state Nigeria have been Chained for years in a locked place filled with darkness by…

Iran fixes June 2021 for presidential election

The Iran’s Interior Ministry on Monday fixed the country’s presidential election for June 18, 2021. The head of the electoral office, Jamal Araf, said given the coronavirus crisis, it remained…

BREAKING: Prof. Folasade Ogunsola emerges UNILAG acting VC

Professor Folasade Ogunsola has secured the highest number of votes in the election held by members of the University of Lagos Senate to choose an acting Vice – Chancellor .…

14 dead, scores wounded in twin bombing at Jolo

At least 14 people were killed and 75 wounded including members of the security forces and civilians –in twin bombings on Monday involving a suicide attacker on a southern Philippine…

Herdsmen chop off farmer’s hand in Oyo

Suspected herdsmen have chopped off the hand of a farmer in Ikoyi-Ile, an agrarian community in Orire local government area of Oyo State. The herdsmen also raped two ladies and…

Okorocha dragged to court for allegedly building varsity with Imo state resource

Orlu youths have dragged Senator Rochas Okorocha to an Imo State High Court, seeking to recover, reclaim and restore the Eastern Palm University, Ogboko. Other respondents in the suit, HOW/585/2020,…

Nigeria’s economy shrinks by 6.10% in Q2

First time in more than three years, the nation’s economy shrank in the second quarter of this year as the Gross Domestic Product fell by 6 .10 per cent .…

White police shoots unarmed black man in the back seven times in Wisconsin ,USA,Protests erupt

A shocking video which appears to show police shoot an unarmed black man in the back seven times has sparked outrage in the US, with protests erupting across Wisconsin. Officials…

Amnesty: Bandits have killed 1,100 Nigerians in 2020

Amnesty International (AI) says bandits have killed at least 1,126 villagers across Nigeria in 2020. A new report released by the human rights watchdog on Monday said the killings were…

Mountain of Fire Pastor steals £150,000 church fund, General Overseer reacts

Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries has lost £150,000 to theft. General Overseer of the mega church, Pastor Daniel Olukoya, on Saturday, admitted that the money is missing and revealed…