A High Court sitting in Nnewi, Anambra State, has convicted two men, Chidozie Obinna and Ifeanyi Onyido, for criminal conspiracy, kidnapping and causing grievous harm to a businessman, Chief Lawrence Ezeifeka. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Vincent Agbata of the Nnewi Judicial Division, found the defendants guilty of the offences …

A media aide in the office of the Political Adviser to Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has been dismissed after a Facebook post suggesting that President Bola Tinubu should have resigned over the country’s challenges. Newsextra24 reports that the aide, Osborne Okon, was relieved of his appointment on Tuesday in a …

The police on Wednesday arraigned a 20-year-old man, Musa Bashiru, before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, where he pleaded guilty to stealing iron rods worth N257,000. Bashiru, whose address was not provided, was charged with theft. The Magistrate, Mrs Olasinmibo Sanusi, adjourned the case till June 4 for a review …

The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has inaugurated the Tinubu TorchBearers (TTB), a movement for championing grassroots mobilisation for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid for 2027. At the inauguration ceremony on Wednesday at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja, Mrs Tinubu announced the donation of eight coaster buses to the …

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced four of the five defendants being prosecuted for their involvement in the 2022 terror attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State, to death by hanging. Judge Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, held that the Department of State Services …

The number of suspected Ebola cases still under investigation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has dropped sharply to 116, the country’s health ministry said Wednesday. The decline came after many previously listed suspected cases were tested and ruled out, World Health Organisation (WHO) spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said …

Mozambique plans to repatriate nearly 1,000 citizens from South Africa following recent wave of attacks targeting foreign nationals. Minister of Health Ussene Isse said nine Mozambican nationals had lost their lives in the violence and related incidents. He also said that five were killed in the attacks, two were hit …

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over the growing number of Nigerian children lacking the skills required to secure employment and participate in the rapidly evolving economy. UNICEF’s Chief of Lagos Field Office, Celine Lafoucriere, raised the concern on Wednesday in Ede, Osun , during a two-day …

Malaysia has joined a growing list of countries imposing a ban on social media platforms for users under 16, in a bid to tighten online safety protections and shield young users from harmful content. The new rules will require social media platforms to implement stricter age verification systems and block …

US President Donald Trump has demanded stricter and harsher conditions in the proposed peace deal framework with Iran, particularly concerning the country’s enriched uranium stockpile. While Trump has repeatedly claimed that a deal was in the final stages, there has been little concrete progress on the ground due to his …