Sunday, 22 December, 2024

Category: Security


Bashar Assad and his family are in Moscow, senior Russian diplomat Mikhail Ulyanov said early on Monday morning, seemingly confirming previous media reports that the former Syrian president has been granted asylum. The government in Damascus fell to militants on Read more…


The Take It Back Movement has vowed to go ahead with its planned protests in Ekiti, Lagos, Abuja, London and Canada following the detention of human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, over defamation charges. The group insisted this despite a directive Read more…


Russia’s top diplomat said in an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson released Friday that Moscow doesn’t want a war with the United States but will use “all means” to defend its interests. Sergey Lavrov argued that while Russia Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor Anambra State police command has foiled plans to attack Nibo community in Awka South LGA of the state again. The Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO) for the command, Ikechukwu Ikenga (SP) revealed this in a press statement. Ikenga Read more…


“Enough with wars! Enough with violence!”: these poignant words resonated again in the Paul the VI Hall on Saturday where Pope Francis received in audience the delegations that gifted this year’s Nativity Scene and Christmas Tree to be inaugurated on Read more…


From Ijeoma John Nnewi His Grace, Most Rev. Prof. Godwin Okpala, (retired Anglican Archbishop of the Niger Province and Bishop of Nnewi Diocese), Anambra State has been reported missing since Friday morning.  Archbishop Okpala was said to have departed for Read more…


In their first ever call, Russia’s defense chief cautioned the top US general about a large-scale Russian military exercise in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, according to a US official, with tensions running high between the two countries over the escalating Read more…


Fresh cybercrime charges have been filed against activist and lawyer Dele Farotimi following his recent arrest and detention. The charges were filed on Friday, December 6, 2024, by the Nigerian Police before a Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti. Farotimi Read more…


Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has accused the remanded human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, of deliberately defaming him in his book after failing to secure a favourable judgement for his client in a land dispute case. Babalola, who Read more…


Eche NwaobasiNnewiThe Okposieke Family Onitsha has accused the Nigeria Police of Conniving with the President general of Onitsha Sport club chief Dan Okafor and Chief G.U.O. Okeke a popular Onitsha based transport mogul who is a trustee of the Club Read more…


Russia has been clear about the goals of its military operation and the terms on which it will end, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has told US journalist Tucker Carlson. President Vladimir Putin is often falsely accused of refusing to negotiate Read more…


Amid the defamation saga between Dele Farotimi and Afe Babalola, the activist’s book ‘Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System’ has been listed as a bestseller on Amazon. Daily Sun reports that Farotimi is currently in detention after his arrest following Read more…