The bereaved father speaks about his son’s journey into the air force and what his untimely death means to the family. Mr Julius Olawunmi, the seventy-seven-year-old father of Flight Sergeant Olasunkanmi Olawunmi, who, alongside six others, died in the Nigerian…
2 Nigerian nationals and at least 8 foreigners have been arrested in a predawn raid by the Uganda Police Force on a property in Munyonyo, a Kampala suburb. The arrest of the foreigners followed the ongoing investigations into the racket…
Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho, has said he will not be intimidated by the fresh attempt by the police, the army and the Department of State Services to arrest him, saying any effort to arrest…
The 27 students and three teachers of the Government Science College, Kagara with their 12 family members abducted by gunmen have been released. They were released in the early hours of Saturday in Madaka area of Rafi local government area…
A suspected five-man gang of kidnappers, including a lady, has been smashed by operatives of the Force Intelligence Bureau Response Team (FIBRT) led by a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari. The suspects have also given details of how…
Some students of the Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara State, who escaped from their abductors on Friday, disclosed that there were women among the bandits that abducted them. Gunmen suspected to be bandits invaded the school and abducted 317…
The United States has announced sanctions against Saudi Arabia following a spying report that Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the arrest or execution of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Measures include visa denial and confiscation of assets. But no action has been…
The Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, approved the 2018 murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to a declassified assessment of the killing released to Congress by US intelligence agencies. The four-page report confirmed the long-suspected view that…
Residents of Ibarapaland in Oyo State have warned security agents against arresting Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. Recall that Igboho was on his way to see Afenifere chieftain, Pa Ayo Adebanjo in Lagos on Friday…
A Nigerian socio-political activist and co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Movement, Aisha Yesufu has described the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari as being ineffective, incompetent, and clueless. She made the statement while responding to questions during an interview on…
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned state governments to stop the practice of giving cash, cars, and other forms of rewards to bandits in the name of negotiating with them. The President noted that such practices are dangerous and only elevate…
The numbers of new cases of Covid-19 and hospital admissions are rising sharply as some experts see the start of a third wave of the pandemic, according to the latest figures published by the Sciensano public health institute on Saturday.…