U.S. announces $1.8b UN humanitarian funding amid reform push
The United States has announced an additional $1.8 billion in humanitarian funding for the United Nations, saying the support would be tied to reforms aimed at improving accountability, efficiency and…
SAN demands release of detained forest guard leaders
A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has called on the Federal Government to immediately release detained leaders of the Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS), describing their continued detention without…
Potato seller bag life imprisonment over sexual assault
Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a 30-year-old potato seller, James Adejo Samuel, to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl…
U.S. bans foreign travellers from Ebola-impacted nations
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has invoked Title 42 and announced a series of travel restrictions following the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of…
Uganda enacts new law to protect sovereignty against interference
Uganda’s president, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has signed into law forbiding foreign interference in the country despite warnings from different concerned parties. Museveni, 81, has always accused mainly the opposition and…
New business registrations stall as CAC portal suffers prolonged outage
New business registrations, name reservations, and corporate filings across Nigeria have ground to a halt as the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) online portal remains heavily hit by a persistent digital…
Trump warns ‘clock is ticking’ for Iran as amicable peace talk stalls
U.S. President, Donald Trump has warned that the clock is ticking for Iran as talks to bring the war to an end have stalled. “They better get moving, fast or…
Bago dole out enforcement operation against illegal mining, arrests seven in Niger
The Niger State Ministry of Mineral Resources has intensified monitoring and enforcement operations across mining communities as part of efforts to restore order and promote responsible mining practices in the…
Serial fake bank transfer fraudster arrested in Ogun
Ogun State Police Command, through detectives attached to the Agbado Division, has arrested a 23-year-old suspect, Adeshola Muyiwa, over alleged involvement in serial fake bank transfer fraud in the Agbado…
Ogun Court sentences 14 illegal waste offenders to two weeks imprisonment
Ogun State Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, yesterday sentenced fourteen waste offenders to fourteen days imprisonment with an option of fine. The offenders are Kareem Sherifat, Isiwat Ololade, Ojanuga…