ADELE Koue Sungbeu walks through the streets of Abidjan with her head held high—a confident stride replacing the quiet shame she carried since undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) as a teenager. The 45-year-old midwife is among 28 women in Côte d’Ivoire who received free reconstructive surgery last month, part of a groundbreaking …
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SOUTH Africa has condemned the United States’ decision to begin resettling white Afrikaners as refugees, describing the move as politically motivated and based on unfounded allegations of discrimination. In a strongly worded statement released on Friday, South Africa’s foreign ministry said it had formally expressed concern to Washington over reports that …
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South African police have rearrested Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso on immigration-related charges, just weeks after his controversial acquittal on multiple rape allegations provoked public outrage. Arrest follows Sunday church service Omotoso, the leader of the Jesus Dominion International (JDI) church, was detained on Saturday morning in East London, shortly after …
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BAYELSA State Governor Senator Douye Diri has commended security agencies for their collaborative efforts in maintaining peace and security in the state. The Governor made the commendation at a dinner hosted for staff members and students of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, who were on a study …
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TROOPS of the Nigerian Army, in a coordinated operation with the police and local hunters, successfully rescued 31 kidnapped passengers along the Apata-Obajana road in Kogi State on Thursday night. Security analyst Zagazola Makama, via his verified Twitter handle, reported that the abduction took place late on May 8, around …
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TRAGEDY struck in the Gbarantoru community of Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, as two graduates of Niger Delta University, Amassoma, were brutally murdered by suspected cultists late Thursday night. One of the victims was identified as Ayaokpo Sinclair from the Tombia community, while the identity of the second victim …
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AN explosion caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) has left five children injured in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State. The blast, believed to have been triggered by a device planted by suspected terrorists, occurred around 2:26 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, near a construction site at the …
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…Pledges continued support for security operations, intelligence gathering KANO State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for apprehending five suspects linked to the kidnapping and brutal murder of a one-year-old girl, Sakina Mamuda, in Duhun Bake village, Gwarzo Local Government Area. In a …
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A teenage girl, Lawal Hameedat Adenike, has filed a lawsuit against the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the PEFTI Computer-Based Test Centre, alleging that she was compelled to remove her hijab before sitting the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The suit, filed through her mother and legal …
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AN Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court, on Friday, sentenced a 26-year-old man, Isah Mohammad to two years imprisonment for stealing iron rods. The convict was arraigned before Magistrate Olatomiwa Daramola, on August 19, 2024 on one-count charge of stealing. Daramola, in his judgement, said “the fact and circumstances of this case clearly …
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