Five people, including a child, were killed on Friday in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, according to state-run media. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that an Israeli drone targeted a house in the town of Aita al-Jabal with two guided missiles, resulting in the deaths of two people, one of whom was a 7-year-old…
Russian strikes claimed the lives of eight civilians across Ukraine, regional authorities reported on Friday, more than two and a half years since the invasion began. In the northeastern Sumy region, two civilians were killed, according to the national police. Further east, in the Kharkiv region, which borders Russia, two more civilians died in an…
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has convicted and discharged six men who were on trial for breaching public peace during the 2020 #EndSARS protest. The defendants, Daniel Joyinbo (31), Adigun Sodiq (28), Kehinde Shola (32), Salaudeen Kamilu (29), Sodiq Usseni (33), and Azeez Isiaka (34), had entered a plea bargain agreement and pleaded…
The Supreme Court on Friday confirmed Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Kogi State governorship election held on November 11, 2023. This decision followed the dismissal of an appeal by Murtala Ajaka, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who had challenged the election outcome. In a…
Laughter is often viewed as a universal language that bridges divides and connects people, but for Kamala Harris, it has evolved into something much more—an influential tool in the political arena. As the first woman of color to serve as Vice President of the United States and now the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris has strategically…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) seized three petrol tankers being used to transport edible vegetable oil in Lagos State. In a post on X on Wednesday, the agency reported that the oil had been trans-loaded into the tankers from an edible oil depot. NAFDAC officials, concerned about possible chemical…
Chelsea secured their first win under new coach Enzo Maresca with a 2-0 victory over Servette in the first leg of their Conference League play-off on Thursday. After a goalless first half at Stamford Bridge, Christopher Nkunku broke the deadlock with a 50th-minute penalty, marking his fourth goal for the club. Noni Madueke doubled the…
An online petition protesting the 25-year prison sentence given to Getnet Baye, the man convicted of raping and killing 7-year-old Heaven Awot, has garnered over 240,000 signatures. The petition, launched on Wednesday, August 21, calls for a harsher penalty, arguing that the sentence is too lenient for such a heinous crime. Getnet was sentenced last…
Lagos, Nigeria – Festus Osifo, President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), has strongly criticized the Nigerian government for what he perceives as an attempt to intimidate the labour movement following the police invitation of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero. Ajaero has been called in for questioning over serious allegations, including terrorism financing,…
