Month: January 2025
122 posts
Police Arrest Two Child Traffickers and Rescue Victims in Rivers
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested two suspected child traffickers and rescued two children. The…
ECOWAS Formalizes Exit of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic but Grants Citizens Free Movement
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has formally implemented the suspension of Burkina Faso, Mali, and…
Protesters Set US and French Embassies on Fire in DR Congo
On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, protesters in the Democratic Republic of Congo attacked and set fire to the…
Ondo Farmer Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Stealing and Damaging Phone
A 23-year-old farmer, Godwin Onah, has been sentenced to one year in prison by the Chief Magistrates Court…
Nigerian Man Sentenced to 54 Months in US for $25M Pandemic Aid Fraud
Fatiu Ismaila Lawal, a 46-year-old Nigerian man residing in Canada, has been sentenced to 54 months in prison…
WHO Reacts to Trump Cutting HIV Funding: “This Could Result in Significant Setbacks to Progress”
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised concerns over the sudden suspension of funding for HIV programs in…
FG Prepared to Welcome Deported Nigerians from US — NiDCOM Says as 3,690 Nigerians Face Deportation
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has announced that the Federal Government is prepared to receive Nigerians deported from…
South Africa’s US-Funded Hospital Halts Transgender Services
A clinic in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, that provides vital healthcare services to the transgender community is among the many…
Trump Suspends HIV Funding for Nigeria and Other Developing Countries
The US government has halted its support for HIV treatment in Nigeria and other developing countries following an…
US Orders Public Health Officials to Cease Collaboration with World Health Organization Immediately
U.S. public health officials have been instructed to immediately halt all collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO).…