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Alexei Navalny during a court hearing in September Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is alive and being held in a penal colony in Siberia, according to his spokeswoman. “We found Alexei Navalny,” Kira Yarmysh said on 25 December, adding that he was now in northern Russia. His team had had no contact with him since 6 December, after he was moved from a previous prison. Mr Navalny, considered one of Vladimir Putin’s leading opponents, has been imprisoned since 2021. “His lawyer saw him today. Alexei is fine,” Ms Yarmysh wrote on the Telegram messaging app. She said he had been moved…
By Kamil Opeyemi A popular Islamic preacher and scholar, Sheikh Sulaiman Farooq Onikijapa has said it is a matter of time for the feud between President Bola Tinubu and his loyalist, Rauf Aregbesola to come to an end. Onikijipa said when the truth is out, both political soulmates would come together. Speaking at the 8th day fidau of another preacher who passed on last week, Sheikh Abdulwahab Banni Afonta, Onikijipa said Aregbesola is a representative of Islam in politics noting that despite being a politician of note, he never allowed his Islam to wane. “The relationship between you and your…
By Halimah Olamide Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has said he would prefer to wait for one year before he assesses the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Soyinka spoke yesterday when he visited the President who is holidaying in Lagos. Tinubu took over governance on May 29, this year succeeding former President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking after the meeting with the president, Soyinka said he would assess the Tinubu administration after one year. The octogenarian described this as a personal policy of his, saying this one-year delay gives the president enough time to “make up” for lost grounds. “Well, you know, something…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Lagos State Government has threatened to prosecute residents who keep their streets locked as it said street gates are illegal. The government said it is set to prosecute persons who permanently keep their street gates shut during and after the festive period. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Mr. Taofiq Adebayo, quoted the General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Olalekan Bakare, as stating this in a statement on Sunday. Bakare said that the government had warned landlords and various Community Development Associations (CDAs) to comply with regulations, directing that all interlink roads…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Abia Police Command on Sunday says it has rescued all the four missing children allegedly stolen in Umuahia. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement to newsmen on Sunday. One of the mothers had earlier reported the alleged abduction by an unidentified tenant to the police on December 16. The children belonging to three different parents were identified as Joy Udoma (Female – three years), Ogbonna Udoma(Male – six years), Chioma Kingsley (Female – five years) and Miracle Ikechukwu (Female – five years). However, Chinaka stated that two…
By Kamil Opeyemi A former former Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission, Dr Danladi Bako, has said the traditional rulers are stabilising factors “with or without constitutional roles”. Bako, currently the “Kogunana Sokoto”, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja that the traditional rulers would always be relevant in the society. “The way the country is structured politically, politicians will not want to give an inch of power to another set of people. “Politicians love to always be in charge; the constitution says all traditional rulers should report to their local government chairmen. “And you know…
By Halimah Olamide Former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria Godwin Emefiele, has accused the special investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu to probe the apex bank under his watch, Jim Obazee, as spreading falsehood. Emefiele, who two days ago met his bail conditions, said though he has been advised not to respond to allegations in a special report submitted by Obazee, he is compelled to tell Nigerians that the investigator has gone ahead to cook up stories about alleged misdeeds at the ban. In the statement he released on Sunday, Emefiele said, “However, I need to address some of…
A law enforcement officer is seen at the Paddock Mall in Ocala, Florida, where a shooting on Saturday left one man dead and a woman wounded. Police continue to search for the person suspected of opening fire inside an Ocala, Florida, mall, on Saturday, killing one person and wounding another on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Ocala Police Chief Mike Balken on Saturday said police believe the shooting was a targeted act of violence. One man – identified as 40-year-old David Nathaniel Barron – was found dead from gunshot wounds in a common area inside the…
The atmosphere in Bethlehem is heavy with absence. Christmas celebrations have been cancelled this year and the thousands of tourists and pilgrims who would normally fill Manger Square are nowhere to be found. “The city is empty from happiness, from joy, from kids, from Santa. There is no celebration this year,” says Madeleine, a resident of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. The famous Christmas tree, usually in the middle of the square, is not there. There are no carols or Christmas market stands. Instead, a nativity scene, which shows a newborn Jesus surrounded by big rocks and barbed wire,…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Gaza war has come at a “very heavy price” for his side. The military says more than a dozen soldiers have been killed in the territory since Friday, bringing the total of the ground assault to 154. Saturday was one of its deadliest days – but the Israeli PM there was “no choice” but to keep fighting. Meanwhile, the health ministry in Gaza – run by Hamas – says another 166 people were killed in the last day. More than 20,000 people have been killed – mostly women and children, and 54,000 injured…