Moroccan Imam Iquioussen Deported from Belgium After French Legal Battle
A Moroccan imam accused of “inciting hatred and discrimination” has been deported by Belgium where he had taken refuge after being expelled by France last summer. Imam Hassan Iquioussen, a preacher from northern France was flown back to Casablanca on…
Soludo Emerges APGA National Leader
Professor Chukwuma Soludo, the Anambra State Governor, has emerged as the National Leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Soludo, the third in the line of succession, was elected on Friday during a meeting of the National Executive Committee…
Daughter of Late Dora Akunyili Named Chief Medical Officer in US
Ijeoma Akunyili, daughter of the late former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and ex-Minister of Information, Dora Akunyili, has been named the Chief Medical Officer at Jersey City Medical Centre, an RWJBarnabas…
Kenyan Movie Shortlisted for Top Prize in Africa’s Premiere Film Fest
Fifteen feature-length movies are vying for the top prize in next month’s FESPACO festival, Africa’s top cinema event, the organisers announced Friday (Jan. 13). A total of 170 films are competing across 11 categories in the February 25-March 4 event,…
Supreme Court Dethrones Niger Delta Monarch, Obong Of Calabar
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dethroned Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, the Obong of Calabar, Cross River State. Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba ordered the kingmakers and Traditional Rulers’ Council to immediately usher in a fresh selection process to…
UN Appeal for Funds To Save 30m Malnourished Children
The United Nations on Thursday launched an appeal for funds to come to the aid “before it is too late” of 30 million children suffering from acute malnutrition in countries affected by the food crisis. “More than 30 million children…
Imo West: Supreme Court Sacks PDP Flag Bearer, Bars Party from Feilding Candidate
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not field candidate for Imo West Senatorial District as the Supreme Court of Nigeria has nullified the primary election of the party which produced Jones Onyerere as its candidate for the National Assembly election….
Tinubu Deserves Victory In Presidential Election — Danladi Bako
Danladi Bako, Co-Director, Strategic Communication, All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, has said that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu deserves victory in the Feb. 25 election, because he is most qualified. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bako, a…
Cleric Urges Political Parties, Candidates To Fulfil Electoral Promises
An Abuja-based Islamic Cleric, Imam Yahya Al-Yolawi has urged political parties and their flag bearers vying for various elective positions to fear Allah and fulfil their electoral promises if elected. Al-Yolawi, who is the Chief Iman of Nurul Yaqeen Jumma’at…
Alleged N1bn Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Ex- ABU VC, Bursar
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the immediate past Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Professor Ibrahim Garba before Kaduna State High Court over alleged laundering of N1bn. The former VC was dragged to the…
US Offers $10m for ‘Mastermind’ of 2019 Kenya Hotel Siege
The United States announced Thursday it was offering a reward of up to $10 million for a man described as the “terror mastermind” of a bloody hotel attack in Kenya four years ago. It said it is seeking information on…
