An Iranian court has sentenced the popular singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, to death on appeal after he was convicted of blasphemy, according to local media reports. “The supreme court accepted the prosecutor’s objection” to a previous five-year jail term on offences including blasphemy, the reformist newspaper Etemad reported on Sunday. It said…
Lagos State Government has reiterated its prohibition of corporal punishment in public schools, emphasising counselling as a more effective disciplinary measure. The state’s Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Jamiu Alli-Balogun, reaffirmed the stance during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. He stressed that flogging students for indiscipline and other…
Remo Stars have emerged champions of the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season. Daniel Ogunmodede’s side claimed their maiden NPFL title following a 1-0 victory over Niger Tornadoes at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne, on Sunday. Olamilekan Adedayo scored the decisive goal six minutes from time. Remo Stars made history as the first privately…
A security guard and father of three, identified as Ifeanyi Ani, was allegedly beaten to death by a customer at a popular eatery in Rumukrushi in Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on Thursday evening. According to sources who spoke to our correspondent on Saturday, the customer who came to purchase food at…
Palestinians on Sunday strongly condemned US President Donald Trump’s call to “clean out” the Gaza Strip and resettle them in Jordan and Egypt. “The Palestinian people and their leadership categorically reject any policies or actions aimed at undermining the unity of the Palestinian land, including the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem,” the…
The US Government, under the leadership of Donald Trump, has deported Khaby Lame, the world’s most followed TikTok creator, over alleged illegal migration. The New York Times reports that Lame was detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last Friday in Las Vegas and subsequently deported from the United States over allegations of…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday expressed “strong condemnation” of jihadist attacks which a day earlier hit the capital of Mali whose junta says it is quitting the regional body. The ECOWAS said in a statement that it “wishes to reaffirm its condemnation of any terrorist attack which threatens the peace…
At least one person has been confirmed dead following a violent clash between two rival groups over ownership of the Donga Central Mosque in Taraba State. Security expert, Zagazola Makama disclosed this on X on Wednesday. The incident, which reportedly occurred on Tuesday evening, followed reports that members of the Izala Jos sect and the…
Scores of young Nigerians under the aegis of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) on Thursday staged a protest at the headquarters of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in Abuja over the Commission’s recent deregistration of the council. The demonstration, led by NYCN President, Ambassador Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo, marked the launch of a 30-day…
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has released the names of candidates shortlisted for the computer-based test (CBT) for the paramilitary agencies’ recruitment. This is contained in a statement by the secretary to the board, retired Maj.-Gen. Abdulmalik Jubril, on Wednesday in Abuja. The agencies are the Nigerian Correctional Service, the…
