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  The Nigeria Police has linked popular investigative journalist, David Hundeyin to PIDOMNigeria, in a cybercrime case. The popular social media handle @PIDOMNigeria is accused of leaking classified government documents, fraud, sedition, and tax evasion. Police Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi made this known on Tuesday during a briefing in Abuja. Hundeyin was accused by the Nigeria police of conspiring to undermine the country's peace and security. According to the police, this group worked together to leak sensitive government information, fund terrorism, launder money, finance protests against the government and attempt to destroy evidence. Adejobi confirmed that efforts were ongoing to trace Hundeyin and Alade. "I'm sure the Force are working assiduously to see how they can get them. Perhaps they must have sent an invitation letter to them. "Or they must have contacted them one way or the other. I don't know the plan the team has," he said. Reacting to ...

  He called on the Attorney General to intervene promptly to ensure that justice is served and the protesters are released from custody. Human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi HEs, as unged the Atomey General or the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), to take immediate action to drop all charges against the detained #EndBadGovernance protesters and secure their unconditional release without further delay. In a statement on Wednesday, Olajengbesi emphasised the importance of upholding the fundamental rights and freedoms of the protesters, who were exercising their constitutional right to peaceful assembly and expression. He called on the Attorney General to intervene promptly to ensure that justice is served and the protesters are released from custody. "It is vital that we uphold the rule of law and refrain from punitive actions against those who merely seek to exercise their constitutionally guaranteed rights," Olajengbesi, the Managing Partner at Law ...

  A school bus ploughed into a crowd of people outside a middle school in eastern China on Tuesday, killing 11 parents and students, state media reported. State broadcaster CCTV said the driver “lost control” of the vehicle as it approached the school in Shandong province’s Tai’an city at 7:27 am (2327 GMT Monday). The bus ran into a group of parents and children on the side of the road, according to CCTV. “As of now, (the incident) has caused the deaths of 11 people, of whom six were parents and five were students,” the broadcaster reported in an update just after 11:30 am. It said one other person was in a “critical” condition, while the vital signs of another 12 people were “stable”. Photos and videos circulating on social media showed people in blood-soaked clothes lying in the road near a hulking grey bus. Several adults knelt over children sprawled unmoving on the ground, while other people could be heard screaming in the background. “They’re all dead, it’s so heartbreaking,”...

  The deceased has been identified as Samson Omoarebokhae. A Senior Special Assistant to the Edo State House of Assembly Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, has been killed by some gunmen.  This development comes few weeks to the Edo State governorship election scheduled for September 21, 2024, although it is unclear if the killing has anything to do with the upcoming elections. This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser to the Speaker on Media, Ivy Adodo-Ebojele.  It was noted that Omoarebokhae was killed on August 31 while on his way to Uhumora from Ozalla in Owan West Local Government of the state. The statement by the office of the speaker noted that a delegation had been dispatched for a condolence visit to the family of the deceased. The Chief of Staff to the Speaker, Odion Iruobe, who led the delegation, described his death as a great loss to the Assembly, the PDP and the people of Owan West Local Government. “Though it is a painful situation, we pray to God ...

Every hour, 100 children under 5 years die of malnutrition in Nigeria, according to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Bill Gates, Co-chair of the Gates Foundation, will meet Nigerian leaders, youths, and partners to address health challenges, drive innovations, and improve nutrition in Africa. This was disclosed in a statement by the foundation on Monday and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). It said that Gates would meet with national and local leaders, partners, grantees, and innovators during his visit on Tuesday. “ Gates, alongside other foundation leaders, will meet with experts in primary health care, agriculture, and nutrition who are driving progress across the continent, despite economic challenges,”  the foundation said. It said that the co-chair would also participate in a pan-African virtual dialogue addressing malnutrition through integrated health, agriculture, and financing solutions. For this dialogue, it disclosed...

  Sixty per cent of African youths, including Nigerians are looking to leave because unchecked corruption threatens their future, according to a poll of more than 5,600 youngsters in 16 countries released Tuesday. Corruption is seen as the “single greatest hurdle” they face to achieve their own potential and a better life, said the Johannesburg-based Ichikowitz Family Foundation which commissioned the poll of 5,604 people aged 18 to 24. “Most of all, they don’t believe their governments are doing enough to address this scourge and because of it almost 60% are looking to emigrate in the next five years,” it said. Japa is a Yoruba language word used as a Nigerian slang term that has gained widespread usage among Nigerian youths. The term is used to describe the act of escaping, fleeing, or disappearing quickly from a situation, often in a hasty and urgent manner. The 2024 African Youth Survey, which the foundation says is unparalleled in scope and size, was conducted via face-to-face...