Author: Safiu Kehinde

US President Joe Biden has called an International Criminal Court war crimes arrest warrant for the Israeli prime minister “outrageous”. The ICC also issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu’s now sacked defence minister Yoav Gallant, and a Hamas commander, Mohammed Deif, who Israel says was killed in July. Judges said there were “reasonable grounds” to believe the three men bore “criminal responsibility” for crimes during the war between Israel and Hamas. Europe and the US have split in their response to the warrant, with several European countries saying they respect ICC decisions. The British government said it respected the…

At least 41 people – including women and children – have been killed after unidentified gunmen opened fire on a convoy of 200 passenger vehicles traveling through a remote area of Pakistan. The vehicles were attacked as they travelled through the tribal district of Kurram in Pakistan, close to the Afghan border, according to the area’s deputy police commissioner. The gunmen initially targeted the convoy’s police escort, the provincial spokesman said in a statement. Police were protecting the convoy following months of sectarian violence in the area, which has claimed dozens of lives this year. Police have told the BBC…

US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated veteran prosecutor Pam Bondi as his new pick for attorney general, hours after Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration. Bondi has a long track record in law enforcement and previously served as Florida’s attorney general. A long-time Trump ally, Bondi was part of his legal team during his first Senate impeachment trial and also publicly supported him by showing up at court during his hush money trial in New York. “Pam was a prosecutor for nearly 20 years, where she was very tough on Violent Criminals, and made the streets safe for Florida…

Agency Report Mr John Peters, a former Chairman, Association of Master of Business Administration (MBA), says leaders in Nigeria should foster environment that complements human capabilities. Peters, a renowned leadership speaker, gave the advice on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Responding to question on how leaders can ensure smooth technology adoption, he said: “For Nigerian executives striving to drive digital transformation or smooth technology, adoption demands more than new tools. “it requires embedding technology as a driver of organisational agility and resilience.” Peters suggested leveraging proven frameworks such as Kotter’s 8-Step Change…

Safiu Kehinde The United Nations Children Population Funds (UNICEF), in collaboration with its implementation partner has developed a 2025-2027 work plan for child responsive sectors in Adamawa and Taraba States. Speaking at the 2024 programme review and 2025-2027 work plan consultation in Yola on Thursday, Dr Nuzhat Rafique, Chief of Field Office, UNICEF Bauchi, reiterated their continued support for vulnerable children. She urged the implementation partners to double their efforts toward ensuring quality education, healthcare and welfare for children in their respective states. On his part, Dr Stanley Garuba, Planning and Monitoring Specialist, UNICE Bauchi field office, said the objectives…

Agency Report A Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan on Thursday invalidated the marriage between one Sunday and Tosin Orilayo due to nonpayment of bride price. Delivering judgment on a divorce case filed by Sunday, the court President, Mrs S.M. Akintayo said that there was no marriage to be dissolved between Orilayo and Tosin due to the absence of payment of bride price. Akintayo added that for any customary marriage to be lawful in Nigeria, there must be payment of dowry, capacity to marry and presentation of gifts. “Since the above requirements were absent, the marriage between the duo is…

Safiu Kehinde The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has on Thursday, appealed to Nigerians to always show more concern and assist accident victims in rescuing them from the cold hands of death. Dongban -Mensem, who is also a Special Road Marshal, made the appeal during the 13th annual conference of Kwapda’as Road Safety Demand (KRSD) Foundation. She held that the campaign for Road Safety has been on for 13 years in memory of her son who was killed by a hit and run driver. She added that her son was left to die bleeding. ” Today,…

Safiu Kehinde A coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations have called on the Nigerian Police to desist from arresting youths based on their physical appearance or fashion like wearing dreadlocks and bearing tattoos. Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative, also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN) and the Rule of Law and Accountability Centre (RULAAC), made the call at a one-day media townhall awareness on human rights, the Police Act and Regulations in Enugu on Thursday. According to the Executive Director of RULAAC, Okechukwu Nwanguma, the Nigeria Police Act, 2020 provided for the protection of rights of citizens. Nwanguma, however in…

Safiu Kehinde The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) have disclosed that 65 percent (two-third) of Nigerian households go hungry over dwindling food security. This was contained in the report of the General-Household Surgery released by NBS on Thursday. According to the survey on consumption , food security, and shock, two out of three households (65.8 percent) indicated being unable to eat healthy, nutritious or preferred foods because of lack of money in the last 30 days. NBS, however, recorded most of the food security incidents in households in the southern zones than those in northern zones. It further revealed that…

Safiu Kehinde The Ogun State government has denied claims of inviting deceased Pensioners’ next-of-kin for screening, describing the notice attributed to the Bureau of State Pension as false and misleading. This was made known in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary in the Bureau, Arinola Adetayo, on Thursday. According to the statement made available to NPO Reports, the notice, purportedly issued by an unnamed individual, was not authorized by the government. Adetayo noted that the state government had established a clear official procedure for processing pension claims and disbursing benefits to the next-of-kin of deceased pensioners, adding that the…