Some legal experts have advised victims whose nude images were shared online without their consent to pursue both civil and criminal remedies under Nigerian law. The lawyers gave the advice in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Lagos. They described the act as a violation of privacy and human dignity,…
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation MESA, under the Nigerian Army’s 3 Brigade, have stopped an attack on some villages in Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State, killing 19 armed bandits in the process. According to the Army, the operation happened on Saturday evening, November 1, after soldiers received intelligence that gunmen were…
Renowned musician and bandleader Akinloye Tofowomo popularly known as Akiin Shuga, has died a 50, his family announced Monday. The founder of the influential Shuga Band passed away October 30 in New Brunswick, Canada, after a career that spanned more than three decades and reshaped Nigeria’s live entertainment landscape. “It is with profound solemnity and…
Social commentator, Reno Omokri has criticised Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi for maintaining silence amid the controversy surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy troops to Nigeria over alleged Christian genocide. Trump had recently designated Nigeria as a “Country of Concern” and suggested possible military action to “flush out terrorists,” sparking intense debate…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has blasted President Bola Tinubu, blaming him for the escalating insecurity in Nigeria and the tagging of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern by US President Donald Trump. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, on Monday, the ADC said the action by Trump again…
Canada has joined the United States in raising alarm over what lawmakers describe as an ongoing attack against Christians in Nigeria. The development followed a strong statement made in the Canadian Parliament, calling global attention to rising killings and targeted violence in the country. The issue was brought forward by Andrew Scheer, a Member of…
Nigeria’s top security leaders have entered an emergency session in Abuja following comments by former U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting possible military action in Nigeria. The meeting, held at the National Counter Terrorism Centre on Monday, was led by National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that security chiefs and intelligence heads were present…
Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, is abuzz as members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, formally welcome the state’s Governor, Senator Douye Diri, and his supporters to the party. Thousands of supporters of the APC and Diri, dressed in white t-shirts and colourful attire from all eight local government areas, had started trooping into the…
The Lagos State Police Command has declared activist Omoyele Sowore wanted over an alleged plan to incite public disorder and block major roads in the state. Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, announced this on Monday at the Iyana-Oworo section of the Third Mainland Bridge, saying the command is closing in on Sowore and others accused…
Twelve northern governors, prominent traditional rulers, and senior judges are at the centre of a looming diplomatic storm as the United States Congress considers a bill that could impose far-reaching sanctions on them over alleged complicity in what American lawmakers describe as a “Christian genocide” and systemic persecution under Nigeria’s sharia and blasphemy laws. This…