Jigawa court adjourns teenager Walida abduction case to March 26

A Federal High Court in Jigawa has fixed March 26 for hearing on an application seeking the unconditional release and reuniting of Walida Abdulhadi, a teenager allegedly abducted and sexually abused by a Department of State Security operative, Ifeanyi Onyewuenyi. You will recall recall that Walida Abdulhadi, a resident of Hadejia local government area, was […]

Pope accepts resignation of US bishop charged with embezzlement of church fund

Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of a bishop from the Chaldean Catholic community in the United States after he was charged with embezzlement of church funds. The Vatican gave no reason for the resignation of Bishop Emanuel Hana Shaleta from the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of St Peter the Apostle in California, which it […]

Borno attack: Senate honours fallen soldiers, demands tougher response

The Senate on Wednesday commended troops of Operation Hadin Kai for their bravery in confronting insurgents in the North-East and called for intensified military operations following a deadly attack on a military formation in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. Lawmakers also observed a minute of silence in honour of soldiers who lost their […]

Court adjourns El-Rufai’s N1bn suit against ICPC, others until March 25

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by former Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and four others until March 25 for hearing. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik adjourned the case to allow parties in the suit to […]

India, others reject Tinubu’s envoys over tenure policy

India and other yet-to-be disclosed countries have declined to accept some of President Bola Tinubu’s recently posted ambassadors-designate due to diplomatic policies that discourage receiving envoys from administrations with less than two years remaining in office. High-ranking officials in the Presidency and the foreign service disclosed on Tuesday that India, where career diplomat Ambassador Muhammad […]