Justice Bello Jawu of a High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out a suit filed by one Kenechukwu Okeke, a human rights activist, against Davido, Aisha Yesufu, Pastor Sam Adeyemi, and 47 other celebrities and activists over their activities during the October 2020 #EndSARS protests.   The judge in a ruling …

A female California corrections officer has been jailed for reportedly having sex with an inmate in full view of 11 other inmates.   Tina Gonzalez, 26, who worked as a Fresno County corrections officer since 2016 was arrested in May 2020 following an investigation into her conduct. The Sheriff’s Office …

In the wake of the latest fatal targeted assault on Muslims in Canada – the third in four years – “anti-Islamophobia” is being used as yet another tool to consolidate the Islamophobic status quo. Political leaders have shed tears for the Afzaal family mown down in London, Ontario on a public street, while maintaining …

Few days after he was conferred with the Hero of Democracy Award in Abuja, the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes has conferred another award on Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare. The award; tagged “Merit Award was bestowed on the minister for his contributions to uplifting the youth, …

As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, other diseases seem to have been overlooked. Among them is the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), which is gradually becoming a forgotten ailment, probably because it does not kill people living with it as fast as the coronavirus.  Director-general of the …

Iwuanyanwu who spoke in Abuja when the National Association of University Students (NAUS) conferred on him the ‘Ambassador of University Students,’ said it was better for Nigeria to remain one than to be divided. He noted that in the past few years, there have been a lot of clamour for …

Fourteen years after the first attempt was made, the Senate and House of Representatives, yesterday,  passed into law the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). But it was not without  controversy and drama  as senators and House of Reps disagreed on what percentage host communities should get from crude oil drilled in their areas. The …

Residents of Adamagu Akpawfu in Nkanu East Local Govenment Area and Ndiagu-Akpugo in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State are currently on the run as soldiers swooped on them, burnt houses and arrested a yet to be determined number of youths. It was gathered that the soldiers who …

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, has pledged to sustain interaction with the Pakistani armed forces towards supporting the defence capability of Nigerian armed forces. Irabor stated this at the Gala Night organised by the Defence Headquarters in honour of the Chairman, Pakistani Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has condemned the raid on popular Yoruba activists house,  Sunday Adeyemo’s ,also known as Igboho. In a statement by IPOB  spokesperson, Emma Powerful, it also warned the federal government of plunging the country into crisis by such raid. He said “Sunday Igboho has not …