On Saturday night a 21-year-old named Abdul Ballout drove a rented van into the crowds at Berlin Pride, then got out and went to work with a machete. One woman is dead. Twenty-nine people are injured, several critically. Ballout had already been convicted, last year, of trying to join Islamic State. A German court gave…
Stakeholders from government, the legal profession, traditional institutions and the media, finance and other sectors converged in Akure, the Ondo State capital, for the fourth Yemie Fash online news platform Interactive Session and Dinner, where participants renewed calls for collective action to tackle insecurity and strengthen democratic governance ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking…
A video showing a woman being publicly flogged after being convicted of alleged adultery in Libya has sparked widespread outrage, with human rights groups condemning the manner in which the punishment was carried out. The incident took place in Sabha, southern Libya, where the woman was punished after being found guilty of zina, a legal…
Benin Republic goalkeeper, Obassa Adebiyi, is nearing a move to Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, side Kano Pillars. Obassa is already training with Sai Masu Gida amid speculation over his future. The shot stopper is determined to remain in the NPFL following Remo Stars’ relegation last season. Obassa is hoping to reunite with head coach,…
Former Vice President and Presidential Candidates of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday declared that Nigeria’s 2027 general election must be decided at the ballot box, not in the courtroom, following the Court of Appeal’s decision overturning a Federal High Court judgment that sought to remove the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and…
ABUJA, Nigeria, July 28, 2026/APO Group/ — The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission is organizing a meeting of the Directors-General of the National Statistical Institutes (NSIs) of member states from July 27 to 31, 2026, in Dakar, Senegal. This meeting is part of the implementation of the ECOWAS Statistical Policy, which aims to…
