A voter sits at a voting booth during the parliamentary elections, in Pristina, Kosovo, February 9, 2025. [Reuters/Florion Goga] Polls opened in Kosovo on Sunday after a combative election campaign in which opposition candidates clashed with Prime Minister Albin Kurti over the economy, corruption and relations with the country’s old foe and neighbor Serbia. Kurti,…
A gas explosion in Sabon Wuse, Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State has destroyed properties worth millions of naira. Confirming the incident in a statement, the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) said the explosion occurred at the Tasiu Gas Plant on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at approximately 11:00 PM. The statement…
A Nigerian woman, Evelyn Isaac, has accused her husband of domestic violence. In a Facebook post on Sunday, February 9, 2025, the Uyo-based mother of two alleged that her husband, Isaac Mefo physically assaulted her, adding that she can no longer tolerate the abuse. “God will punish you Isaac Mefo for beating me…
The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA) has condemned the d3ath of a 40-year-old Nigerian citizen, Benjamin Okoli, while in police custody. Okoli’s d€ath comes less than a month after NICASA condemned the alleged k!lling of another Nigerian, 50-year-old Jeremiah Okoye, who d!ed in police custody on January 13, 2025. NICASA President-General,…
[Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs/X] Foreign Affairs Minister George Gerapetritis visited Damascus Sunday, where he met with the country’s interim President, Ahmad al-Sharaa, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Asaad al-Shaibani. “We talked about the new institutions in Syria, which must be based upon the rule of law. The institutions should be inclusive and tolerant,…
Nigerian chant performance artist, broadcaster and writer, Amarachi Attamah, has opined that a groom pouring away the drink given to him by his bride during a traditional wedding symbolizes “rejection.” According to Igbo custom, grooms are supposed to drink the bride’s palm wine as a symbol of acceptance and commitment. However…
