Two Sheriff’s deputies in Savannah, Georgia have been placed on administrative leave with pay for “inappropriate actions” due to the death of 22-year-old Nigerian student, Matthew Ajibade, who died in their custody. According to Savannah Morning News, Ajibade who suffered from bipolar disorder, died in the isolation cell of a Savannah county jail. He had been arrested for…
Bodies lay strewn on the streets of a key north-eastern Nigerian town following an assault by militant Islamists, officials have told the BBC. The Boko Haram group attacked Baga town on Wednesday, after over-running a military base there on Saturday, they said. Almost the entire town had been torched and the militants were now…
Former Military President, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida may go down in the history of Nigeria as the most loved yet most hated leader to ever rule Africa’s most populous nation. Such paradox marks him out as an intriguing personality, who remains a reference point in the political circle more than two decades after he ‘stepped aside’…
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday said he is ready to sacrifice his life for Nigeria but not for any political party. Speaking while receiving the Presidential Candidate of the National Conscience Party (NCP) Martins Onovo, at his Hilltop private residence in Abeokuta, Mr Obasanjo said “Nigeria first means I will not sacrifice anything for…
Saudi blogger Raef Badawi was flogged in public Friday near a mosque in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, receiving 50 lashes for “insulting Islam”, witnesses said. Saudi Arabia has publicly flogged liberal blogger and activist Raif Badawi, who was accused of insulting Islam. Amnesty International confirmed to The Independent that Badawi, who was sentenced to 1,000 lashes,…
Andrae Crouch, a seven-time Grammy winner and gospel music legend, died Thursday at a Los Angeles-area hospital, his publicist said on his website. Crouch was 72 and had been hospitalized at Northridge Hospital Medical Center since Saturday. While Crouch was well-known for his gospel work with his choir, the Disciples, he also produced and arranged…