Church founder, herbalist get four-year imprisonment for trading in human parts

A Kwara state Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ilorin, on Monday, sentenced a church founder, Pastor, Gabriel Josaya, aka Eli-Wakuku, to four years’ imprisonment for dealing in human parts. Josaya,…

Fear grips 26 infected generals’ aides, COVID-19 positive commanders spread

The Nigerian Army on Monday said 26 Generals and other senior officers have so far tested positive for COVID-19. It also disclosed that 417 officers had undergone testing for coronavirus…

Katsina mass abduction: Bandits first took schoolboys to neighbouring villages, say residents

I relocated from Kankara to Katsina after I was kidnapped twice, says LG worker Soyinka lampoons Presidency’s responses to killings, says Buhari not in charge Monarchs council queries why military…

Katsina abductions: Nigerians knock Buhari as president visits cattle ranch, shuns school

A video showing the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), visiting his cows in Daura Katsina State, barely hours after hundreds of boys were abducted by bandits has elicited criticisms…

Outgoing ICC Prosecutor Blasts ‘Unacceptable’ US Sanctions

The International Criminal Court’s outgoing chief prosecutor attacked the Trump administration’s “unacceptable” sanctions against her on Monday and urged Washington to reverse its “aggressive” policy. US President Donald Trump’s administration…

PDP South-West caretaker committee suspends chairman

The Peoples Democratic Party South-West Caretaker Committee has announced the suspension of its Chairman, Dayo Ogungbenro, for alleged negligence of duty. Seven out of the 12 members announced on Monday…

UN demands ‘immediate, unconditional’ release of abducted Katsina schoolboys

The United Nations has condemned the mass abduction of students at the Government Science School at Kankara, Kastina State. The organisation expressed its concern in a statement by the Spokesperson…

US removes Sudan from terror sponsors blacklist

The United States has formally removed Sudan from its state sponsors of terrorism blacklist, its Khartoum embassy said Monday, less than two months after the East African nation pledged to…

Early marriage, obstetric fistula major concerns in Zamfara

Community and Mobilisation Officer at Engender Health, Mrs. Amina Bala, says early marriage remains a major source of concern among rural communities of Zamfara, in spite of repeated sensitisation against…

547 schoolgirls pregnant during COVID-19 lockdown in Benin

More than 500 pregnancies were recorded in secondary schools at Benin’s northeastern department of Borgou during the 2019-2020 school year, the Beninese news agency (ABP) reported from Cotonou. “Altogether, 547…