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Meta May Suspend Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp in Nigeria Over $290m Fines
Nigerians risk losing access to Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp as Meta, the parent company of the platforms, threatens to halt its operations in the country due to mounting…
BRT Driver Sentenced to Death for Murder of Passenger Oluwabamise Ayanwola
A Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square on Friday sentenced a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Andrew Ominikoron, to death by hanging for the murder of his 22-year-old passenger,…
World Bank Reaffirms Commitment to Disability-Inclusive WASH Services in Nigeria
The World Bank has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that persons with disabilities have equitable access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services in Nigeria through its $700…
ECOWAS Parliament Urges Sahel States to Return, Citing Regional Unity and Stability
The ECOWAS Parliament has called on Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to reconsider their decision to withdraw from the subregional bloc, urging the three Sahel nations to return in the interest…
City Boy Movement Denies Allegation Against Seyi Tinubu, Threatens Legal Action
The City Boy Movement has described as baseless and malicious the allegation that its Grand Patron, Mr. Seyi Tinubu, mobilised thugs to disrupt the inauguration of executives of the National…
Simon Ekpa to Be Extradited to Face Trial in Nigeria – Witness
A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has disclosed that Simon Ekpa, a known supporter of the…
Propaganda Fuels Nigerian Support for Burkina Faso’s Junta Leader Traore
In a modest auto body shop in Lagos, 39-year-old Kehinde Sanni spends his days fixing dented cars — and praising a man he has never met from a country he has never visited: Captain…
Woman Sues American Airlines Over In-Flight Sexual Assault, Cites Negligence
A California woman has filed a lawsuit against American Airlines, alleging that she was sexually assaulted by a fellow passenger during a flight and that airline staff failed to…
Israeli Drone Strike Hits Gas Station in Southern Lebanon, Injures 5
Five people were injured early Friday in an Israeli drone strike that targeted a prefab room on the roof of a gas station in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News…
Trump Removes National Security Adviser Waltz, Appoints Rubio as Interim Replacement
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday removed National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and named Secretary of State Marco Rubio as his interim replacement, marking the first major reshuffle of…