Human trafficking thrives fully on corruption, UN report finds
Ziggy Ojiegbe Human trafficking on a large scale would not be possible without corruption by border guards, public officials, and other actors who look the other way in exchange for money or sexual favors, or who are themselves coerced, according…
Iran leads with 1,500 executions as death sentences surged in 2025 — UN
Frank Okon Iran and several neighbouring Middle Eastern countries with restricted democratic space recorded high numbers of executions in 2025, contributing to a global surge in death sentences, the United Nations has said. Despite a long-term global decline in the…
Atrocious war crimes ‘repeated town by town’ in Sudan, UN Security Council told
Ziggy Ojiegbe Atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region are spreading from town to town in an organised campaign of violence involving mass executions, rape and ethnic targeting, amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has…
Norway princess’s son to be tried for rape, drug
Norwegian prosecutors have confirmed that Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, will stand trial from February 3 through March at the Oslo District Court over multiple rape allegations and other criminal charges. Prosecutors said Høiby, 29, is…
Iran government admits killing over 5,000 protesters
* Doctors cite higher death tolls Ziggy Ojiegbe Iranian authorities have acknowledged that more than 5,000 people were killed during recent protests across the country, while doctors and independent reports claim the actual death toll may be more than three…
UN dismayed as Iran admits killing 3,000 protester
Frank Okon The United Nations has expressed alarm after an Iranian official acknowledged that around 3,000 people have been killed amid the ongoing crackdown on nationwide protests. An Iranian official told The New York Times on Tuesday that the death…
Nigeria splatters N13.2 bn on countering claims of Christian slaughter
Move aimed at averting possible sanctions and military action Ziggy Ojiegbe The Federal Government under President Bola Tinubu has spent an estimated $9 million (about N13.2 billion) on lobbying efforts in Washington as it seeks to counter allegations of widespread…
UK tribunal grants Nigerian migrant right of stay, citing 22 years of residence
Ziggy Ojiegbe A Nigerian migrant who threatened a British mother with a knife in front of her child has been granted the right to remain in the UK after the Upper Tribunal ruled that his long residence and family ties…
UK, Nigeria sign MoU for return of $9.5m stolen funds
By Ziggy Ojiegbe The United Kingdom and Nigeria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate the return of $9.5 million identified as proceeds of corruption and traced to bank accounts in the Bailiwick of Jersey. Under the agreement,…
Dangote takes fight with Farouk offstage, petitions EFCC
Sopuruchi Onwuka The dispute between Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, and the former Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed, has escalated beyond a regulatory clash into a full-blown personal confrontation….
