Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has reshuffled his cabinet and assigned a portfolio to the newly sworn-in commissioner, Kasimu Sani Kaura. The governor presided over the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting on Monday, during which the new commissioner was sworn in. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, revealed that Lawal made a minor cabinet reshuffle in the portfolios of commissioners. The statement added that Kaura’s appointment follows Mannir Muazu Haidara’s resignation as commissioner and his subsequent election as Chairman of Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of the state. During the swearing-in, the governor stressed that Kaura’s…

The UN Security Council is to convene for an emergency session on Monday after Syrian rebels declared President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster and seized control of Damascus on Sunday. The meeting, requested by Russia, will take place behind closed doors, diplomatic sources told dpa. Syrians were facing a new political reality on Sunday after rebels took the capital Damascus, ending the two-decade regime of al-Assad, who was reported to have fled the country for Moscow. A rebel alliance led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched a surprise offensive in north-western Syria in late November, then quickly seized territory from…

Gbagada General Hospital, Lagos is currently embroiled in a heart-wrenching case of alleged medical negligence leading to the tragic death of a newborn, alongside baby swapping allegations. This development, which has sparked outrage at the decades-old hospital, has left a grieving family devastated and demanding justice. An X (formally Twitter) user, who identified herself as the baby’s aunt, shared a detailed account of the ordeal on the platform, alleging gross misconduct by the hospital staff with pictures to back-up her allegations. The ordeal, according to the fellow with @Aggie_lawlaah handle, detailed how her sister (the baby’s mother) was admitted on…

An amended lawsuit filed in federal court on Sunday alleges that rap mogul, Jay-Z raped a 13-year-old girl along with Sean “Diddy” Combs a party after the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000. Jay-Z denied the allegations on social media and blasted the lawsuit, calling it part of a “blackmail attempt” by the plaintiff’s lawyer. Lawyers for Jay-Z did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The lawsuit was originally filed in October in the Southern District of New York and at that time did not name Jay-Z as a defendant, though the amended lawsuit says that Jay-Z was…

President Joe Biden of the United States has said his administration would engage with “all Syrian groups” over the political transition. Biden’s stand comes after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s government, which was toppled by Islamic rebels in the country over the weekend. The rebels entered Damascus and seized control of the nation’s capital on Sunday, ending Assad’s family’s iron-fisted rule that has lasted for over 13 years of civil war in a seismic moment for the Middle East. However, Biden said his administration “will engage with all Syrian groups, including within the process led by the United Nations,…

….After dictator fled the country SUVs, motorcycles, ATVs, and what appears to be an armored truck also awaited the rebels, who traipsed through the sprawling mansion taking selfies, firing guns into the air and making off with anything that wasn’t bolted down, videos shared on X show. The palace is a sprawling, blocky fortress of stone and marble perched on a hill on the outskirts of Damascus; the Guardian once described it as an “echoing monument to dictator decor.” Rebel soldiers found it abandoned after Assad absconded by plane to an unknown location, Reuters reported, putting an end to 24…

The Nigerian government has restated the need for citizens to patronize and promote goods made in Nigeria for the sustainable economic development of the country. The Permanent Secretary, Special Services Office and the Supervising Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mohammed Sanusi Danjuma made the call Saturday at the Regional and State Coordinators Conference of Made-in-Nigeria in Abuja. Danjuma, who was represented by the Director, International Organization Department, Musiliu Oladunjoye, stated that the conference is a crucial step in Nigeria’s journey towards economic growth and development noting…

A lawyer and his niece have been rescued from kidnappers by operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command. According to a trending video, the victims were rescued when the operatives stormed an underground tunnel in a forest, where the victims were held hostage. The operatives, acting on a tip-off closed in on the place where the lawyer and his niece were kept and strenuously lifted a slab which was rolled over them by their captors, to bring them out of the tunnel. “Come out all of you, you are saved in Jesus name,” a Police officer’s voice could be…

An unsavoury report has revealed that since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, at least 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed on the battlefield. According to the reports, updated figures also reveal that Russia has suffered over 750,000 casualties, including 198,000 killed and more than 550,000 wounded. This comes as Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian President, in a post via his verified X account on Sunday, said that the war had also resulted in over 370,000 cases of medical assistance for wounded Ukrainian troops. “Our people are defending their homes at the cost of their lives, and every…

Terrorists, suspected to belong to the dreaded Bello Turji’s gang on Saturday abducted a newly wedded bride and four bridesmaids in the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The incident happened at Kwaren Gamba, near Kuka Teke, a village plagued by repeated attacks from armed groups linked to notorious bandits leader, Bello Turji. According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen stormed the area and forcefully took the victims, causing widespread panic, leaving residents helpless as the assailants disappeared into the night. Zagazola Makama, a security expert revealed that the community remains in shock, with families of the abductees devastated, and…