US pull out of Paris Climate Agreement
29/1/ 2025 The United States has officially notified the secretary-general of its withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, effective January 27, 2026. UN spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric announced this at a news briefing on Tuesday in New York. The historic accord reached by 193 countries in December 2015 to keep temperature rises below 1.5°C above pre-industrial […]
Enugu tanker explosion: Death toll rises to 21 – FRSC
29/1/2025 The death toll in the tanker explosion on Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway has risen from 18 to 21 people as recently confirmed by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The Sector Commander of the FRSC, Enugu State Command, Mr Franklin Agbakoba, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Tuesday […]
Mother of two, others arrested for robbery in Anambra
29/1/ 2025 The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects, including a 25-year-old mother of two for armed robbery, unlawful possession of firearms as well as also recovering one pump action gun and other incriminating items. The spokesman for the command, Tochukwu Ikenga, said in a statement on Tuesday, that the arrest followed a […]
Kano withdraws charges against detained #EndBadGovernance protesters
28/1/ 2025 Protesters loot NCC park in Kano The Kano government has withdrawn criminal charges filed against #EndBadGovernance protesters who were arrested during demonstrations in 2024. The protesters had been accused of conspiracy to commit treason, unlawful assembly, public disturbance, and rioting following nationwide protests in August 2024. The 10-day demonstrations were sparked by economic hardship […]
Police nabs man for cutting wife’s wrist with cutlass over cheating allegation
28/1/2025 The Enugu State Police Command, through its operatives attached to Okpuje Division, on January 26, 2025, have arrested one Sunday Echege, a 33-year-old male resident of Ibagwa-Agu Farm Settlement in Ibagwa-Ani community, Nsukka LGA, for severing the left wrist of his wife, Chinonso Echege. The arrest was made possible with the assistance of law-abiding […]
Sowore detained after rejecting police bail conditions
28/1/2025 Activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, was, on Monday, detained at the IRT detention facility at Abattoir in Abuja after rejecting the bail conditions set for his release. Sowore, who was taken away in a police van with heavily armed personnel at around 5 p.m. on Monday, had earlier deemed the bail conditions […]
Africa loses $18bn annually due to conflict- African Union
28/1/2025 Kenyan President William Ruto, the champion of the African Union (AU) institutional reforms yesterday, said conflicts are hindering Africa’s potential, resulting in estimated losses of $18bn annually, displacing millions of people. Ruto, said Africa currently hosts 35 million internally displaced persons, 8.9 million refugees, 1.1 million asylum seekers, and 1 million stateless persons. “Between […]
EFCC officer slumps, dies in Lagos
28/1/ 2025 A yet-to-be-identified officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission attached to the Lagos Division of the anti-graft agency has slumped and died. The video circulating online shows that the officer who was not in uniform slumped and died in an undisclosed part of Lagos State on Sunday. The lifeless body of the […]
Gunmen attack Abuja, abduct 5 residents
27/1/2025 Residents of Chikakore community in Kubwa within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja were thrown into confusion when gunmen stormed the community last Sunday evening and kidnapped five residents alongside a family. Sources disclosed to Newsmen that about five armed men arrived at the Health Centre extension axis of Chikakore around 11pm. According to sources, the […]
Hamas rejects Trump’s relocation proposal for Palestinians
27/1/2025 Hamas has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt and Jordan. In a press statement on monday, Hamas described the plan as an “aggressive scheme”aimed at displacing Palestinians and undermining their national cause. Hamas said that the Palestinian people, who have endured genocide and forced displacement […]