Her comments, made in the context of growing fear and frustration among residents, were deemed inappropriate by authorities, leading to her arrest and subsequent prosecution. In a ruling that has raised concerns over freedom of expression, a Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ Court, presided over by Chief Magistrate Faruk Umar, has sentenced 18-year-old social media activist, Hamdiyya…
The federal government has announced a new policy targeting visa overstayers, introducing strict penalties including daily fines and re-entry bans as part of sweeping immigration reforms. Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo unveiled the measures during a stakeholders’ meeting on Friday, April 11, at NECA House in Lagos, focusing on updates to the Nigeria Visa…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised concerns over major disruptions in health services across the world, noting that 70 per cent of its country offices have observed major impacts caused by recent donor funding cuts. WHO, in a latest report published on its website, attributed the disruptions to the sudden suspension and reduction of Official Development…
A woman in Australia unknowingly gave birth to a stranger’s baby after she received another patient’s embryo from her in vitro fertilization clinic due to “human error,” the clinic said. The mix-up was discovered in February when the clinic in the city of Brisbane found that the birth parents had one too many embryos in…
Senator Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South in the Nigerian Senate, has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently declare a state of emergency in Nigeria’s security and economic sectors, warning that the country is spiralling into a deeper crisis if decisive action is not taken. Ndume made this call on Friday during an interview on…
