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Organ Harvesting: Ike Ekweremadu’s Child Needs A Transplant – Kperogi Opens Up

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UK Court Sentences Senator Ike Ekweremadu To 10 Years 6 Months In Jail

Popular critic and Social Commentator, Farooq Kperogi has given some insight into an Organ Harvesting Case facing Ex-deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice. Ekweremadu and his wife are currently in police custody in the United...

Simon Ekpa Released Hours After Grilling By Finnish Police

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IPOB: Simon Ekpa Insists On Exit From Nigeria, Announces Biafra Govt

Finnish police on Thursday released a popular pro-Biafra separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa, hours after he was arrested and grilled. ABN TV earlier reported that Finnish authorities arrested Ekpa. The police escorted the separatist out of his apartment in Lahti. Ekpa was later released on Thursday evening after the police allegedly arrested him for a suspected crime in Finland. The Finnish Central Criminal...

It’s Greed To Be Stingy With Vaccines – South African President Ramaphosa

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said it is greedy of nations who have more than enough to be stingy with vaccines. Ramaphosa said this at the ongoing peace and security conference in Dakar Senegal. Although he didn’t specify any particular country, he said it's disappointing that some countries are still being stingy and unwilling to give out their vaccines to...

VIDEO: “Violence In Nigeria Goes Beyond Religion, Both Christians And Muslims Are Victims” — Pope Leo XIV Speaks

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VIDEO: "Violence In Nigeria Goes Beyond Religion, Both Christians And Muslims Are Victims" — Pope Leo XIV Speaks

Pope Leo XIV has expressed deep concern over ongoing violence in Nigeria, calling for urgent action to protect both Christians and Muslims affected by the growing insecurity across the country. Responding to a question on the reported persecution of Christians in Nigeria, the Pope said the situation is complex and goes beyond religion. He explained that while Christians in certain...

Trump Becomes First Ex-US President Indicted, Calls Probe Persecution

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Trump's New Tariffs To Impact Coffee, Electronics, Other Goods

A Manhattan grand jury has indicted Donald Trump, making him the first former President of the United States to face formal charges. The charges will be made public in the following days when the grand jury's judgment is scheduled to be released. The Manhattan District Attorney's Office announced Thursday evening that Trump's counsel had been contacted. The office wants Trump, 76, to...

Internet Users Hit 5.5bn In 2024 — ITU

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Internet Users Hit 5.5bn In 2024 — ITU

According to the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Facts and Figures 2024 report, there will be 5.5 billion Internet users worldwide in 2024. This represents a significant increase of 227 million individuals compared to revised figures for 2023. The ITU is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs). The report found out that while global connectivity continues to rise,...

Gunmen Abduct Senator Of Ruling Party In Cameroon

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A senator from President Paul Biya’s ruling party has been kidnapped along with her driver in Cameroon’s troubled anglophone northwest, military and administrative sources said Monday. “Elizabeth Regina Mundi was kidnapped late Saturday morning...

Hamas Releases Three Israeli Hostages In Ongoing Gaza Negotiations

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Hamas Releases Three Israeli Hostages In Ongoing Gaza Negotiations

Three Israeli hostages were released by Hamas on Saturday, making them the fifth group released under the precarious ceasefire in Gaza. Israel denounced their "cruel" handover and their concerning physical appearance. With Israel expected to release 183 prisoners in exchange, AFP journalists in the occupied West Bank saw a bus carrying freed Palestinians leave an Israeli jail and later arrived...

Bank Of England Slashes Interest Rate To 4.5%

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Bank Of England Slashes Interest Rate To 4.5%

The Bank of England has changed its monetary policy in an effort to boost economic growth by lowering its base interest rate from 4.75 percent to 4.5 percent. The move, a quarter percentage point reduction, comes amid concerns over sluggish economic performance and inflationary pressures. PUNCH Online reports that this is detailed in a Thursday publication on the bank’s website titled,...

Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Sets To Quit

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Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Sets To Quit

Japan’s unpopular Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to quit after announcing on Wednesday he will not seek re-election as party chief. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which has governed almost uninterrupted since 1945, is due to hold a leadership contest next month, with the winner to become prime minister. “In this (party) presidential election, it is necessary to show the...

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