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Israel has passed a law that would impose the standard death penalty for Palestinians in the West Bank convicted of killing Israeli citizens. That English, German, France And Italy criticized the law, and said in a joint declaration that the law would “significantly expand the possibility of applying the death penalty”. Allies called the law “de facto discriminatory” and said …

An inmate of Potiskum Correctional Center in Yobe State, Blessing Sunday, allegedly impregnated by a prison officer, Sani Saleh-Bodejo, has given birth to a baby boy. A source confirmed that the inmate gave birth on Sunday at the Potiskum Specialist Hospital, adding that both mother and baby were in stable condition. The case first came to light in November 2025 …

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Ebonyi State has renewed its call for justice in the killing of Nnenna Onu, a 35-year-old woman allegedly killed in a family inheritance dispute. The incident, which occurred in December 2021 in Amagu, Anike community in Onicha Local Government Area, reportedly involved relatives opposed to her claim to her late father’s property. According …

Russia has revoked a British diplomat’s accreditation for intelligence activities. The Federal Security Service (FSB) said in a statement on Monday in Moscow. The diplomat, identified as the second secretary of the British Embassy, ​​Janse Van Rensburg, has been ordered to leave the country within two weeks. READ ALSO: University workers gave Nigerian government an ultimatum in April to renegotiate …

The 13th inaugural lecture of the Federal University Dutsin-ma (FUD), Katsina State, will be held today, at the Professor Lawal Audu Saulawa Auditorium, take-off campus, Dutsin-ma. A press release signed by the Chairman of the Inaugural Professors Conference Committee, Professor Mohammed Umar Sanda, states that the topic of the conference is: “Demystifying Traditional Barbing (Wanzanci) in Hausaland: Islamic Influence and …

Nigeria’s small and medium-sized businesses are grappling with a massive $48 trillion financing gap, amid concerns that recent banking reforms have not yet translated into significant credit to the manufacturing sector, a new report has revealed. The Center for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) sounded the alarm in a policy brief on Sunday, saying that despite improvements in the …

Troops of the 12th Brigade in Kogi have killed a suspected terrorist and arrested a logistics courier in the state. The Nigerian Army in an operational report made available to journalists on Monday in Abuja revealed that the troops, acting on credible intelligence, intensified checkpoints and clearance operations across Lokoja Local Government area of ​​the state. It said troops deployed …

Former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Monday officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in a watershed moment for opposition politics in the state.ADC National Chairman, Senator David Mark, received Kwankwaso and his supporters at his residence, Monday. Mark stressed that Kwankwaso’s defection was more than just a political adjustment and described it as a deliberate response to …

Olayoku with Kwankwaso ● Says party will face post-Kwankwasiyya test The National Secretary of the New Nigeria People’s Party [NNPP] Dipo Olayoku, has described the resignation of former Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, from the NNPP to the coalition party, the African Democratic Congress, as a predictable political development rooted in long-standing ideological and strategic differences within the party. …

The Accountant General of Nasarawa State, Musa Mohammed, has resigned from his post to seek the governorship seat in the 2027 elections under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mohammed made the announcement on Monday in Lafia during a political rally, where he officially declared his ambition to contest for the state’s top job. Explaining his decision, he …