A United States federal judge has dismissed former President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, ruling that the case was improperly filed and filled with irrelevant material. US District Judge, Steven Merryday, in a decision issued Friday, said Trump’s 85-page complaint against the newspaper, four of its reporters, and publisher […]

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has warned the President Bola Tinubu-led government against plunging Nigeria into a one-party state if the current suppression of opposition voices continues unchecked.  The warning came in a communiqué issued at the end of the bishops’ plenary meeting held in Akwa-Ibom State, which concluded on Friday, September 19,

At least seven pupils have been injured in an explosion that rocked the LGEA Primary School, Ater, in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State.  The incident reportedly occurred when children discovered an unfamiliar object suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Device inside a classroom and began playing with it before it suddenly detonated.  A

The Supreme Court of Nigeria is set to hold a long-awaited hearing on September 25 in the appeal of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a young Sufi Muslim musician sentenced to death by hanging in 2020 for alleged blasphemy. Sharif-Aminu was convicted by a Sharia court in Kano State after he shared song lyrics on WhatsApp that some

The incident occurred on Thursday, plunging the ancient town of Kabo and its neighbouring communities into deep mourning.  The district head of Kabo in Kano State, Alhaji Idris Adamu Dankabo, popularly known as Sarkin Gabas, has died in a car crash. The incident occurred on Thursday, plunging the ancient town of Kabo and its neighbouring communities