El-Rufai’s Family Accuses ICPC of Violating Court Order, Denying Him Medical Access

Amos Mathew17 May 2026

KADUNA — The family of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of violating a court order by denying him access to his personal doctor while in detention. This was made known in a statement issued by Hon. Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, member representing Kaduna...

Zelenskiy Promises Revenge After Deadly Russian Attack on Kyiv Housing Block

Kingsley Oyong Akam16 May 2026

KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelenskiy promised retribution against Russia on Friday after laying red roses at the rubble of a Kyiv apartment building where a Russian missile strike killed 24 people, including three children. Aboard Air Force One on his way back from China, US President Donald Trump told reporters that the strikes on the...

US Deports West Africans to Sierra Leone — First Plane Arrives May 20

Kingsley Oyong Akam16 May 2026

FREETOWN — Sierra Leone has agreed to take in hundreds of West African migrants who are being deported by the United States, its foreign minister told Reuters, the latest such deal by the Trump administration as it tries to accelerate removals. The first flight of so-called third-country deportees will arrive in Sierra Leone on May...

8 Killed, 25 Injured in Major Bangkok Train-Bus Crash and Fire

Kingsley Oyong Akam16 May 2026

BANGKOK — Eight people have been killed and 25 others injured after a major train collision triggered a fire that engulfed a public bus in Bangkok on Saturday, rescue officials and police said. Firefighters and rescue crews were dispatched as flames engulfed the bus and nearby vehicles, they said, adding that the crash involved a...

US and Nigerian Forces Kill ISIS Global No. 2 Abu-Bilal al-Minuki in Joint Operation

Kingsley Oyong Akam16 May 2026

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media on board Air Force One [Evan Vucci/Reuters]

New Ebola Outbreak Confirmed in Congo, 80 Killed

Kingsley Oyong Akam16 May 2026

Eighty people have died in a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Ituri province, the country’s health ministry said late on Friday. Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba Mulamba said in a statement that samples tested on Thursday had confirmed eight cases of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus in the...

Rapists of 6-Year-Old Girl Sentenced to Life Imprisonment in Abuja

Rita Eze16 May 2026

ABUJA — In a landmark ruling that has sent ripples through the Federal Capital Territory, a High Court in Abuja has sentenced two security guards to life imprisonment for the sustained sexual assault of a minor. The verdict, delivered this week, marks the conclusion of a harrowing case that spanned over half a decade, highlighting...

Oscar-Winning Iranian Director Farhadi Slams Brutal Crackdown and War in Iran

Kingsley Oyong Akam16 May 2026

CANNES, France — Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has slammed the brutal crackdown on protesters and the ongoing war in Iran, describing them as “deeply painful” and saying the events “will never be forgotten.” “I was actually in Tehran last week, and I am still carrying the impact of these events with me,” the two-time...

NSCDC Arrests 12 Over Kaduna Railway Vandalism, Economic Sabotage

Amos Mathew15 May 2026

KADUNA — The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 12 persons for alleged involvement in the vandalism of railway infrastructure and other critical national assets in Kaduna State. The arrests followed the circulation of a viral video showing widespread destruction of newly installed Kaduna-Kano railway tracks and old rail facilities across parts...

Boko Haram Militants Abduct Students From School in Borno State

Kingsley Oyong Akam15 May 2026

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Boko Haram militants have abducted an unspecified number of students from a primary and junior secondary school in Nigeria’s insurgency-ravaged northeastern state of Borno on Friday, residents said. Gunmen stormed Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira-Uba Local Government Area at around 9 a.m. (0800 GMT) while classes were in session...

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