The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says it has recovered the bodies of six hostages killed by Hamas militants in Gaza – including an Israeli-American captive. In a tweet on Sunday, IDF named the victims as Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, and Ori Danin. Goldberg-Polin was a California native who was…
Olisa Agbakoba, a human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has condemned a bill in Nigeria’s National Assembly seeking to jail non-voters for six months. While criticising the mandatory voting bill, the senior lawyer disclosed that he would rather go to jail than obey it if it eventually became law. Agbakoba said this…
Palestinians demonstrated against Hamas in northern Gaza on Tuesday, in what appeared to be the largest protest against the militant group since its attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. Video obtained by CNN showed large crowds, estimated to be thousands of people by a CNN journalist on the ground, marching through the streets of…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an investigation into 79 suspected Ponzi schemes across Nigeria, warning that those found culpable will face severe legal consequences, including prosecution under the Investment and Securities Act (ISA). The Commission said it will announce the outcomes of its investigations into the 79 suspected schemes, including FF Tiffany,…
In a shocking tale of dating app deception, Mr. Obinna Ezenwa has come forward to share his h@rrowing experience of being sc@mmed by an American woman he met online. This revelation follows the alleged efforts of the woman to intimidate and t@rnish Obinna’s name and reputation. He met Kymberly Stalvey Ann Shepard on a dating…
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Kwara has cautioned the public on fake N1000 notes circulating in the state. The State Director of NOA, Alhaji Abdulganiyu Dare, disclosed this in a statement issued in Ilorin. Dare emphasised the need for vigilance among residents and business owners in the state. According to him, there is confirmed…
A Sidcup man who launched a savage and unprovoked attack on two female Metropolitan Police officers has been jailed for eight years. Mark Weatherley, 43, of Hatherley Road, Sidcup, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on Friday, 26 September, after admitting two counts of grievous bodily harm with intent. He will serve a further four…
The National Association of Nigerian Students, Oyo Chapter Vice Chairman, Comrade Kareem Habeeb ‘Toaster’ has felicitated with Governor Seyi Makinde Aides, Hon. Victor Dideoluwa Olojede, the Senior Special Assistant on students affairs and Hon. Deji Adeyemo, the Senior Special Assistant on political matters on their birthday. Eulogizing the duo’s impacts in the incumbent Oyo state…
A 76-year old man identified as Bala Mohammed was on Thursday docked before Chief Magistrate Court 5 in Bauchi for allegedly posting pictures of women who he claimed are his girlfriends who he has slept with on Facebook. Bala Mohammed, a resident of Tambari Housing Estate, was charged with defamation of character. The prosecutor, ASP…
An Anglican cleric, Reverend Canon Olowolagba has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Akoko North-East local government area of Ondo State. The cleric reports said was abducted alongside his wife, daughter and another girl on Saturday, December 28. Eyewitnesses said the victims were kidnapped while they were travelling along the Akoko area of the state…