Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has dismissed allegations that the Nigerian military conducted forced abortions on women impregnated by Boko Haram insurgents in Northern Nigeria. A 2022 Reuters report alleged that the military secretly terminated at least 10,000 pregnancies to prevent the spread of children with Boko Haram ideology. However, speaking…
Veteran Nollywood actress, Joke Silva, has voiced her concern about the murders of women by their partners in the country over alleged infidelity. This is coming after a housewife identified as Mrs Chioma Nwaka died after being set ablaze by her middle-aged husband, Obiozor Nwaka, over suspected infidelity in Anambra. In…
Two young women have been arrested for posting a video of themselves dancing on an Iranian war memorial. The viral Instagram post features the two girls, who appear to be teenagers, purportedly dancing at the Monument to the Unknown Martyrs of the Sacred Defence war memorial in Tehran. The monument was built by Italian architect Marcello…
Mexican migrants deported from the US have arrived safely in Mexico. This new footage follows the release of images by the Trump administration showing migrants lined up to board deportation flights. In just 33 hours, from midnight on January 21 to 9 a.m. on January 22, ICE and Removal Operations apprehended nearly 500 individuals with criminal backgrounds,…
England defender, Kyle Walker has joined AC Milan from Manchester City on an initial six-month loan, with the Serie A club having the option to buy him permanently this summer. The 34-year-old asked to leave City earlier in January with his last appearance for the club coming in the 4-1 home win over West…
Bandits have placed N540 million ransom on the victims abducted this week from a General Hospital in Kankara local government area of Katsina State. The attack on the hospital on Tuesday, January 21, left a medical doctor and one other individual with gunshot injuries. Dr Murtala Sale Dandashire had sustained a gunshot injury…
Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News personality and right-wing commentator, has been confirmed as the Secretary of Defense for US President Donald Trump’s administration. Hegseth prevailed in a deeply divided senate vote, with 50 Republicans voting in favour and 50 Democrats opposing his confirmation. His success had to come via a tie-breaking vote…
Mexican authorities reportedly blocked a US military plane from deporting illegal migrants after Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown began. American officials told NBC News a packed jet never took off after authorities south of the border rejected the move. The flight was one of three that were set to take off on Thursday, alongside two…
A Lagos-based comic musician, Mukaila Sewele, has died. The Kwara-born singer who is famous for his iconic phrase “Koni da fun ebo to se Costay,” suddenly passed away on Friday night, January 25. Family sources say the singer showed no signs of illness before his sudden demise. He is said to have spent…
Attorneys for disgraced rap mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs have claimed federal investigators posed as prison guards searched through his cell for new evidence. This comes as new allegations are set to be levied against Diddy in a documentary next week, including the former editor-in-chief of Vibe Magazine, Danyel Smith, who claims Diddy threatened to k!ll her. …
