A 56-year-old Nigerian, Anthony Oluseye Akinyemi has died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), less than 24 hours after he was detained. Akinyemi was found unresponsive in his cell at the Worcester County Jail in Snow...
Abia Uchenna and Eboh Chinedu, students of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), who were held in a Bosnian refugee camp, say their lives were threatened and their money stolen. Both men had attended an international table...
The House of Representatives voted on Dec. 18 to impeach President of the United States, Donald Trump, on charges that he abused his office and obstructed Congress. (Zach Purser Brown/The Washington Post) The House...
Convicted former Abia State Governor Orji Kalu, on Tuesday prayed the Federal High Court in Lagos to grant him bail, pending the hearing of an appeal against his conviction. Kalu, who is serving a 12-year imprisonment for...
India’s foreign ministry has said that 20 of its nationals had been kidnapped from an oil tanker in West African waters, where piracy has been on the rise. “Our Mission in Abuja has taken...
Maverick entertainer cum activist Charles Oputa popularly called Charly Boy has said he thought he would go mad the first time he smoked cannabis, before proceeding to shower praises on the prohibited drug. “Nothing wey no...
Aides to the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege; and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Wase, are groaning over the alleged refusal by the National Assembly to pay their...
Pirates boarded a fully loaded supertanker off the coast of Nigeria, an act that is sure to ring alarm bells for insurers about the risk of collecting oil from Africa’s biggest producer. Nineteen crew...
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have announced they are stepping down from top roles at the online giant’s parent company. They will leave their respective roles as Alphabet’s chief executive officer and...
Former Nigerian Head of State, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed had N7,000 in his bank account when he was assassinated on 13 February 1976. His son Risqua Muhammed, made the disclosure in Ile-Ife on Tuesday 4 December at...
