Lawyers in the Nsukka and Obollo-Afor areas of Enugu State on Tuesday, June 16, shut down the High Court in Obollo-Afor in protest over the continued absence of physical court sittings by judges assigned to the area. The legal practitioners expressed frustration over what they described as the prolonged failure of judges posted to…
The United Arab Emirates has become the first Arab nation to ban children under the age of 15 from creating personal social media accounts, even with parental approval. The measure, approved by the UAE Cabinet on Thursday, is part of growing global efforts to protect children online amid concerns about harmful content, cyber risks, excessive…
The Commissioner of Police, Umar Hadejia, who disclosed the arrest during a press briefing in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 said the suspect, identified as Faruku Muhammed, allegedly lured the girl into his room located within the Islamiyya school premises and defiled her. The CP paraded Muhammed alongside other suspects arrested for various…
Former Ghanaian Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been granted permanent residency in the United States, according to his lawyer, months after he was detained by U.S. immigration authorities and declared a fugitive by Ghanaian officials. Ofori-Atta, 66, has been living in the United States since January 2025, where he travelled for medical treatment,…
Bandits have killed four farmers and abducted at least 12 others in a daylight attack on Gandi District in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The incident occurred on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, while the victims were working on farmlands on the outskirts of the community. A resident of Gandi, Malam Tukur Muhammad,…
Five women were hospitalized after being attacked with acid by two suspects riding a moped in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Monday night, according to local police. The incident occurred near 105 Wilkinson Avenue, where the women were sitting in a vehicle when the suspects rode past and allegedly splashed them with sulfuric…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representing Edo North Senatorial District, has questioned the authenticity of some signatures attached to the Senate committee report that resulted in the suspension of Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Speaking during an interview with AIT, Oshiomhole claimed that the names of at least three senators appeared on the report despite their insistence…
Troops of Sector 1, Operation Enduring Peace, in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force and local vigilante groups, have arrested 59 suspected drug peddlers during a coordinated raid in Plateau State. The operation took place at about 12:15 p.m. on June 12, 2026, in the Congo-Russia area of Jos North Local Government Area, following intelligence…
The Kogi State Government has rolled out a series of stringent security measures targeting criminal activity in parts of Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area, including a ban on commercial motorcycle operations in selected rural communities, the closure of markets, restrictions on fuel sales, and a statewide prohibition on night travel after 7:00 p.m. The directives, which…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has alleged that individuals opposed to the success of President Bola Tinubu’s administration are sponsoring insecurity across Nigeria in an attempt to undermine the country’s democratic system. Akpabio made the remark on Saturday in Abuja during the public presentation of three books in honour of former Head of State, General…
