Nigeria debunks report of $21m seizure by US court, calls out media outlets
Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has categorically denied reports that a US District Court authorized the seizure of $21 million...
Japan court acquits world’s longest-serving death row prisoner
Iwao Hakamada, the world’s longest-serving death row prisoner, was acquitted by a Japanese court on Thursday, more than 50 years after his 1968 murder...
FAO laments Nigeria’s deepening food crisis, as floods destroy crops for 8.5m people
The devastating floods that have ravaged parts of Nigeria have destroyed crops that could have fed 8.5 million people for six months, according to...
US, France call for 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon
In a joint effort to alleviate the escalating tensions in Lebanon, US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron urged for an immediate...
Benin arrests presidential guard commander, two others in alleged coup conspiracy
Benin prosecutors announced on Wednesday the arrest of three prominent individuals, including a commander of the presidential guard, on suspicion of planning a coup...
