American rapper and businessman, Shawn Corey Carter, widely known as Jay-Z, has denied allegations of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old alongside embattled music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in 2000. In a statement addressed to CNN, the music record executive called the allegations “so heinous that I implore you to file a criminal complaint, not a civil […]

Efforts to locate prisoners reportedly held in secret underground cells at Saydnaya Prison in Damascus have intensified following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The Syrian civil defense group, known as the White Helmets, deployed specialist teams to the infamous prison to investigate claims that detainees were trapped in hidden tunnels. “So far, we have […]

The Kwara State University (KWASU) Malete said it has slashed its tuition fees by N100,000 for students living with disabilities It added that it has also approved N50,000 monthly allowance for staff living with disabilities. The vice chancellor of the university, Prof. Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, disclosed these at an event marking the 2024 International Day of […]

President Bola Tinubu has extended his sincere commendations to Nigerian-born Dr Bolu Ogunyemi, a distinguished Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the Memorial University of Newfoundland over his recent election as President of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga celebrated this remarkable achievement of Dr. Ogunyemi, a […]

A 31-year-old man was arrested on Sunday after attempting to redirect a domestic flight operated by Volaris from Mexico to the United States of America. A statement from the Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection said, “A subject assaulted a flight attendant and attempted to enter the cockpit to divert the flight to the United […]

A Nigerian cyber fraud gang operating in India has been exposed for purchasing hundreds of bank accounts from other criminal networks, according to a report by ‘India Times’. The gang, which was arrested in Delhi, allegedly used the accounts to transfer and siphon money stolen from unsuspecting victims. “We found that the gang had details […]

A United Kingdom upper tribunal has overturned a court ruling that had prevented the deportation of a 43-year-old Nigerian, Olutobi Ogunbawo. The decision to deport Ogunbawo came after the court ruled against claims by his wife, Maria Adesanya, that the in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment was unavailable in Nigeria. Ogunbawo who was convicted in 2019 […]

Some Nigerians have expressed anger after human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, appeared at the Ekiti State High Court in handcuffs. Men of the Nigeria Police Force had escorted Farotimi to the court on Monday in handcuffs. Last week, Farotimi was arrested in Lagos State by officers of the Ekiti State Police Command. Farotimi’s arrest followed […]

Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has been granted bail by the Ekiti State High Court. The court granted Farotimi bail in the sum of N50 million, with a surety of the same amount. The court ruled that the surety must possess a landed property and adjourned the matter to January 29, 2025, for further proceedings. […]