(DPA, CONVERSEER) – The mass anti-government protests in Iran drew demonstrators onto the streets of Berlin and Frankfurt on Saturday. In Berlin, police said around 1,400 people joined a solidarity march through the city centre, while a further 300 gathered at a nearby square. In Frankfurt, around 1,800 people took to the streets. The rallies…
…as NDLEA uncovers illicit drugs in full-body mannequins …dispatch rider, others nabbed; tons of illicit drugs recovered in raids across Edo, Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, Taraba, Niger, Oyo By Joe Udo UYO (CONVERSEER) – Barely three years after he was arrested, prosecuted and sentenced to two years imprisonment for dealing in illicit drugs, an 80-year-old grandpa,…
By Joe Udo LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has detailed how her son, Nkanu, initially treated for a worsening infection at Atlantis Pediatric Hospital, was taken to Euracare on January 6 for a lumbar puncture, MRI, and central line ahead of a planned air transfer to Johns Hopkins. Adichie alleged the anesthesiologist…
By Joe Udo KANO (CONVERSEER) – Armed groups operating in Falgore and Rugu forests of Kano and Katsina states have set up a parallel government, demanding heavy fees from sugarcane and maize farmers, forcing many to abandon fields near military checkpoints. Rugu Forest is in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State while Falgore Forest…
By Our Reporter JOHANNESBURG (CONVERSEER) – All seven men accused of the February 2023 murders of South African rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and Durban businessman Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane have been quietly transferred to the maximum‑security eBongweni Correctional Facility in Kokstad, in what authorities describe as a security‑driven move. The group of suspects, who were previously…
By Joe Udo LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Okotie Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, arraigned one Kavlak Onal, an Austrian national arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for allegedly failing to declare the sums of $800,575 and €651,505 in his possession. He was arraigned before Justice Yelim…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Chapter Chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Comrade Emmanuel Olayi, on Thursday narrowly escaped death alongside four others after their vehicle was involved in a road traffic accident while en route to a central youth engagement in the state. The accident occurred…
By Steven Kefas KADUNA (CONVERSEER) – Report reaching me has it that a Kaduna high court has sentenced Victor Solomon, popularly known as Zidane, to death by hanging for murder. Zidane was arrested by the Elrufai-led government in 2018 for defending his Adara community against Fulani terrorist attacks. He was charged for murder in two…
By Our Reporter IBADAN (CONVERSEER) – No fewer than five Forest Guards of the National Park Service office in Oloka, Oriire local government area of Oyo State, have been allegedly killed by suspected bandits who attacked the park on Tuesday. Confirming the incident to NTA News via a telephone call, Oyo State Police Public Relations…
By Joe Udo JOS (CONVERSEER) – Troops of 3 Division/Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE (JTF OPEP) raided a kidnapper’s hideout on Tuesday, 6 January 2026. The operation targeted a location near Lantom Village in the Kadarko District of Wase Local Government Area, Plateau State, aiming to disrupt kidnapping and armed robbery activities in the…
