It’s a most unlikely crime scene. I travelled by road from the Benin airport to Uromi, Esanland’s most significant town, for a wedding about three years ago. The fear of kidnappers is a constant worry for road users. I was nervous for nearly four hours of the taxi ride, especially as we turned off the…
An Oxnard man who served time in the late 1980s for child molestation was sentenced Monday to 480 years to life in prison after prosecutors say he spent nearly a decade after his release sexually assaulting two young children in his family. A jury last month found Marcelino Arias Arca, 68, guilty of six felony…
A plan has emerged within Japan’s ruling coalition to deliver a cash handout as part of a package aimed at mitigating the pain of higher U.S. tariffs and persisting inflation on the country’s economy, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday. Some ruling bloc lawmakers have come up with a plan of providing between 30,000…
President Bola Tinubu. By Dianabasi Effiong President Bola Tinubu’s Spokesperson, Dr Sunday Dare, has said that the president is detribalised on the distribution of appointments to key position in the Federal Government. He said, “It is important to state that President Bola Tinubu is a detribalised leader. His antecedents before he even became president speak…
The Senior Pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, Jimmy Odukoya, says that God has instructed him never to cut off his dreadlocks. During a recent sermon, Jimmy said he sought God’s guidance on his appearance before resuming pastoral duties and God clearly told him not to cut his hair. He said that to confirm…
Niger’s government has officially announced Hausa as the country’s new national language, moving away from French after many years. The signifiant change was announced on March 31 in a special edition of the government’s journal. The new charter states clearly that Hausa is now the official national language of Niger. However, English and French will…
