Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has accused the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, under Nuhu Ribadu of procuring thallium sulphate, a highly toxic chemical compound, and has demanded urgent clarification over the alleged transaction. El-Rufai made the allegation on Sunday in a post on X,Continue Reading
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has commissioned a mosque he built and named it after the mother of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, late Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji. The commissioning took place during his annual thanksgiving ceremony on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at Oke-Afa, Lagos State.Continue Reading
PARATY, Brazil (AP) — Revelers heading to Carnival parties in Brazil typically don colorful, skimpy outfits and splatter glitter everywhere, but near an old colonial town in the south of the country people cover themselves in something very different – mud. Partakers in this unusual Carnival party in ParatyContinue Reading
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Xinhua)/Flowerbudnews : — Brazil kicked off its most emblematic celebration this weekend as Carnival festivities fill streets, sambadromes and public squares across the country with music, dance and millions of revelers. In Rio de Janeiro, the highlight will be the Special Group Samba School parades atContinue Reading
By Victor Adeoti Osogbo: Five members of the National Assembly elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defectors are Sen. Francis Fadahunsi (Osun East), Sen.Continue Reading
Tension escalated in Igwuruta, in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, after youths of the area blocked the Port Harcourt International Airport Road on Thursday, demanding an immediate ban on commercial motorcycle operations by northern riders, popularly known as “Aboki” riders in the area. The protest followed theContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Defence Intelligence Agency, (DIA) to produce Sheikh Abdulkadir Zaria in court on Feb. 18. Justice Peter Lifu gave the order on Friday while ruling on the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed against the respondents by Zaria seeking hisContinue Reading
The U.S attorney’s office (Eastern District of Pennsylvania) announced on Monday February 9, that it has arrested a former United States (U.S) department of defence official, Samuel Marcus, who faces up to 100 years imprisonment for helping Nigeria-based fraudsters to launder millions of dollars in illicit funds through a sophisticated transnational scheme. TheContinue Reading
A faith-based human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has warned Nigeria’s security agencies to avoid rights abuses. This was sequel to the failed attempt by men of the Department of State Security (DSS) to arrest Mallam Nasir El-Rufai at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja yesterday.Continue Reading
