Kwara State Government has officially announced the re-opening of forests in the state for sawmilling and forestry related activities. The official reopening, however, comes with stringent conditions aimed at preserving the forests as crucial natural resources for generations to come. State Commissioner for Environment, Hajia Nafisat Musa Buge, announced this in Ilorin as part of […]

A mother, Kara Alexander, who murdered her two young sons in the bath while in a psychotic state, has been jailed for life. Alexander was found guilty of drowning Elijah Thomas, 2, and Marley Thomas, 5, at the home they lived in Dagenham, east London, in December 2022. The 47-year-old, who had denied two counts […]

Women in Rivers State on Friday staged a protest against the declaration of a state of emergency in the state. The irate women described the emergency rule as a politically motivated move aimed at undermining democracy. The women, led by Nancy Chidi Nwankwo, opposed the emergency rule, arguing that the situation in the state did […]

At least one person has died in a lone accident that occurred on Thursday night on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, via its official X handle, reported that the incident took place near the UNILAG Waterfront area, heading inward Adekunle. According to the agency, the crash involved […]

No fewer than 12 shops were, on Thursday night, razed by fire in Ibadan, Oyo State. Witnesses told The PUNCH, on Friday, that the fire began around 10:55pm at Block A, No 64, Mayegun Cement Store Market, Araromi, Agodi-Gate in Ibadan and raged for more than three hours before it was extinguished. It was further […]

The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States has ruled that Kano State’s blasphemy laws violate international human rights obligations. In the case filed by the Incorporated Trustees of Expression Now Human Rights Initiative against the Federal Republic of Nigeria marked: ECW/CCJ/APP/41/23, the regional court held that key provisions of […]

Italy’s government has created a new bureaucratic code for sex workers and others in the sex trade, causing a stir after it included criminal acts such as pimping. Italy uses a system known as ATECO to classify different professions with their code, which is used for administrative functions such as filing taxes or registering a […]

No fewer than 100 people have died since Wednesday after heavy rain lashed parts of India and Nepal. The Indian Meteorological Department, IMD, warned of multiple weather hazards on Wednesday, with heatwave conditions in the west and thunderstorms in the eastern and central regions, although the torrential rain associated with the monsoon typically begins in […]

The Federal University Oye Ekiti has dismissed reports insinuating a student – Fejiro Sharon Oteri, who died on April 8 -was not attended to at the Health Centre because it was not operating at night as erroneous. This as the institution sympathised with the parents and relations of the student. The Chief Medical Director of […]

Human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has condemned the recent decision by the National Broadcasting Commission to ban Nigerian rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem’s new protest song, Tell Your Papa, labelling the move a “clear violation” of the right to freedom of expression and access to information. In a press statement issued on Thursday, Amnesty International described the […]