By Rafiyat Sadiq The United Nations has strongly condemned the recent mass killings in Yelewata, a community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, North Central Nigeria, calling for swift justice and protection of civilians. In a statement delivered at the UN Headquarters in New York, Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq, speaking on behalf of …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The military confrontation between Iran and Israel has entered its third week with a new wave of air and missile attacks, resulting in the death of an Iranian nuclear scientist and the destruction of multiple medical facilities in Tehran, Iranian media and international sources report. Israeli forces struck dozens of sites across …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Maitama has granted bail in the sum of N50 million to the suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, following her arraignment on allegations of criminal defamation against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello. Delivering the ruling on …
By Esther Ososanya Former Chairman of Wudil Local Government Council, Abubakar Abdullahi Likita, slumped and died during the funeral prayer for his close associate, Mahmoud Sani Madakin Gini, a former Dala Local Government Chairman on Monday in Kano. Likita reportedly collapsed while the Janazah prayer was ongoing, causing panic among sympathizers and mourners in attendance. …
