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The US Supreme Court has struck a blow against gay rights after deciding in favour of a Christian graphic-designer who refused to serve same-sex couples based on their religious beliefs. 

President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged calm after 150 people were arrested and public buildings attacked in protests over the police killing of a teenager that has incensed France.

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio was sworn in Tuesday after being declared the victor of an election which his main rival slammed as “not credible.”

The veteran Nollywood actress Sidikat Odunkanwi, also known by her stage as Iyabo Oko, is rumored to have died.

Russian General Sergei Surovikin has been reportedly arrested, the Moscow Times wrote on June 28, citing its sources in Russia’s Defense Ministry.

Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA), on Thursday, threatened to mobilise nationwide protests in all the states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja if the Federal Government fails to arrest prominent Niger Delta leader and former agitator, Asari Dokubo, for unlawful possession of assault rifles and threat to the lives and property of Igbo people in the country.

A middle age woman believed to be a notorious kidnapper has been apprehended at the Omilabu area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital by residents of the quarter.

The Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Southeast Governors Forum, Hope Uzodimma, has intervened in the ongoing impasse between the Igbo community and their host communities in Lagos State.

A car dealer, Mohammed Manga, has been thrown into confusion and tears after a customer, one Henry, absconded with one of his cars, a Mercedes Benz GLB 250 in the Abuja area of the Federal Capital Territory.

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has directed relevant authorities in the Nigeria Police Force to put in place training programme and a curriculum on attitudinal and behavioural changes.

The national leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has announced that its National Vice President, Munnir Lamido, is missing.

As the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) reconvenes on Monday (July 3), the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has lined up witnesses to defend the election victory of President Bola Tinubu and one of them is Dr. Lawrence Bayode, Deputy Director in the ICT Department of the electoral umpire, THE WHISTLER reports.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards prepared by the National Universities Commission (NUC) .

A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has raised the alarm on the need to invite both the Managing Director of Access Bank and his counterpart at the Guaranteed Trust Bank (GTB) following the arrest and the ongoing probe of the erstwhile Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele.

First Bank Nigeria Plc has launched a humanoid robot, an industry first, at its Adetokunbo Ademola VI, Lagos Digital Experience Centre (DXC) Branch, to engage customers.

Former Anambra State governor Peter Obi on Friday retracted his acknowlegement of Bola Tinubu as Nigeria president.

The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered a team of policemen who ran a vehicle over a man in Ekpoma to appear in force headquarters, Abuja, on Monday. 

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment and deployment of eight Commissioners of Police to State Commands in the country.

The Army War College Nigeria (AWCN) witnessed a change in leadership as Major General Ishaya Buba Maina assumed the Commandant of the College, taking over from Major General Bamidele Alli Alabi, who has been posted to 1 Division Nigerian Army Kaduna as General Officer Commanding (GOC).

A coalition of civil society groups on Friday vowed to resist and picket filling stations that sell fuel above the government-approved price, saying that plans by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, (IPMAN) to increase the pump price of premium motor spirit to N700 per litre was unacceptable.

The health system in the crisis-wracked Democratic Republic of Congo is now at breaking point, the World Health Organization warned Friday.

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has asked the Department of State Services (DSS) to speed up the investigation into the cases involving the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa and the embattled Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.

Wall Street stocks advanced early Friday following the latest moderation in US consumer inflation as Apple powered above $3 trillion in market valuation.

Brazil’s far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro vowed Friday to appeal a court ruling to bar him from public office for eight years over unfounded attacks he had made against the country’s voting system.

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it has intervened in the difficulties encountered by customers of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) in the vending and purchasing of tokens.

One of the newly elected governors in the country, Gov Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, has secured the approval of the Delta State House of Assembly to take N40bn credit facility for the purpose of clearing backlog of pension arrears.

A 34-year-old Nigerian woman has been handed a four-and-a-half-year prison sentence by a Swiss court for her involvement in trafficking young women and girls for sexual exploitation.

A businessman simply identified as Success was on Thursday ran over by Police officers with their car in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State.

Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe has given a tough condition to Real Madrid and other suitors who want his signature this summer.

Former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday met with Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, former Edo governor, Adams Oshiomhole and some other senators.

The management of the Lekki Deep Seaport has announced that Rimbaud has become the first transshipment vessel to berth at the port.

The first Neurosurgery Professor in Bauchi State, Abdu Ibrahim, is dead.

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State on Friday played host to the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero at Government House.

Few days after the inauguration of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the Recovery of Properties and Funds belonging to Abia State Government, Governor Alex Otti, has suspended the Head of Service and Permanent Secretaries in the State civil service.

Have you ever wondered why lawyers wear wigs? If yes, you are in the right place. In this short article, we will clearly explain and point out some of the reasons why lawyers still wear wigs today.

Nigerian actress, Etinosa Idemudia has revealed that she indulged in illicit substances as an escape from her estranged husband’s abuses.

A mom-of-four, identified as Madam Martina Okey Itagbor, has been b¥rnt to d£ath by angry youths over allegations of w¥tchcraft in Old Netim, Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State. 

The remains of the doomed Titan submersible, thought to have imploded while on an expedition to view the Titanic shipwreck, have been recovered and brought to the surface.

The leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, on Thursday commended President Bola Tinubu for his decision to remove subsidy from Petrol and free-float the Naira currency.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will “soon” take action on the case of suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari.

Former President Muhammadu Buhari never pleaded with his successor, President Bola Tinubu, not to investigate former government officials.

The Charge D’Affairs of the United States Mission in Nigeria, David Greene, has advised Nigeria to continue improving its democracy, warning, however, that Nigerians should not expect the country to attain perfection in pursuit of democracy.

It was a day of reunion. For the first time in four years, former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode was reunited with his leader. That was after the seeming parting of ways, following the 2014 governorship primary, which he lost to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

President Bola Tinubu Thursday in Lagos said he could have chosen to maintain the hitherto multiple foreign exchange systems and benefit from it, but instead opted to unify the official and parallel market rates to save the country from financial hemorrhage.

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed why he left Daura, Katsina State, for London.

The founder of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere has been hospitalised .

The Federal Government on Thursday said it has decided re-open both Eko and Apongbon Bridges to traffic ahead of schedule by midnight of July 9, 2023 to alleviate the suffering of road users.

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday appealed to Nigerians to be patient as he works assiduously to find solutions to the many challenges facing the country.

A jury on Wednesday, Nune 28, heard that Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy r@ped a young woman and then told her, “It’s fine, I’ve had s+x with 10,000 women.”

Nestor Binabo, a former governor of Bayelsa State, is dead.