Written by Police in the Maldives have arrested a state environment minister, officers said Thursday, with media in the Indian Ocean nation reporting she was accused of performing “black magic” on the president. State Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Energy, Fathimath Shamnaz Ali Saleem, was arrested on Sunday along with two others in the … Continue reading “Maldives Climate Minister Arrested Over ‘Black Magic’”
The Sokoto State Government says contrary to speculations by some persons and groups, the current administration of Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has no plan to depose the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. In a statement on Tuesday, a spokesman for the state government, Abubakar Bawa, condemned campaigns “to smear … Continue reading “No Plan To Dethrone Sultan, Says Sokoto Govt”
Attacks on churches and synagogues in Russia’s Dagestan region killed primarily police officers, officials said Monday, announcing a toll of 19 dead after violence that stoked fears over Islamist violence in the historically restive North Caucasus. The assaults launched on Sunday come just three months after Islamic State group fighters killed more than 140 … Continue reading “Gunmen Kill 19 In Russia’s Dagestan Region”
The Kano State Police Command has deployed more armed personnel to the two palaces housing the contending emirs in the metropolitan local government areas of Kano. It was gathered that the hunters guarding the two palaces withdrew with the arrival of more policemen at both palaces. The outgoing Commissioner of Police in the … Continue reading “Police Deploy More Officers To Sanusi, Bayero Palaces, Guards Out”
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has shifted the delivery date for the $700m Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben gas pipeline project (OB3), from March 2024 to August. The company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye revealed this in a statement over the weekend. According to the statement, the Minister for Petroleum Resources for States Resources (Gas), … Continue reading “NNPCL Shifts Delivery Date Of $700m Gas Pipeline To August”
Gunmen on Sunday attacked synagogues and churches in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Dagestan, killing a priest, six police officers, and a member of the national guard, security officials said. The attacks took place in Dagestan’s largest city of Makhachkala and in the coastal city of Derbent, where gunfights were ongoing. Russia’s Investigative Committee … Continue reading “Gunmen Kill Police, Priest, In Russia’s Dagestan”
As the royal tussle in the ancient Kano Emirate lingers, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Abba Yusuf, Sani Bature and a legal practitioner Abba Hakeem have disagreed on the ruling of the Federal High Court in Kano on the matter on Thursday. The two men, who were guests on Channels Television’s Politics Today … Continue reading “Kano Emirate Tussle: Gov Yusuf’s CPS, Lawyer Disagree Over Court Ruling”
Following Thursday’s Federal High Court’s ruling setting aside the steps taken in repealing the Kano Emirates Council Law, the state government has ordered deposed Emir Aminu Ado Bayero to vacate Nassarawa Mini Palace. At a press conference, the Kano State Attorney General (AG), Haruna Isah Dederi, emphasised the need for the renovation of the … Continue reading “BREAKING: Kano Govt Orders Bayero To Vacate Mini Palace”
Friends and family searched for missing hajj pilgrims on Wednesday as the death toll at the annual rituals, which were carried out in scorching heat, surged past 900. Relatives scoured hospitals and pleaded online for news, fearing the worst after temperatures hit 51.8 degrees Celsius (125 Fahrenheit) in Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, on … Continue reading “Loved Ones Search For Missing As Hajj Death Toll Passes 900”
The gang rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl sparked nationwide outrage in France with President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday condemning the “scourge” of anti-Semitism after two 13-year-old boys were charged. Amid recriminations between rival political parties campaigning for a national election later this month, hundreds took part in demonstrations against anti-Semitism in Paris … Continue reading “French Boys Charged With Rape Of 12-Year-Old Jewish Girl”