…and residents became concerned about his prolonged absence. Ningi said he was in Saudi Arabia when he received a telephone call from his son informing him of Mandiya's death. He said his son was among those who discovered the former lawmaker's body on Monday, September 7, 2026. ‎According to him, Mandiya was preparing…

Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has set aside the death sentence handed to a Sri Lankan migrant worker over a comment he made on Facebook, Colombo's Deputy Foreign Minister Arun Hemachandra said. Anojan Sivarasa, 27, was sentenced to death in September after a Saudi appellate court convicted him of blasphemy against Islam…

…said. The doctor also disclosed that he had recently declined a job offer from Saudi Arabia, expressing hope that he would not regret the decision. He called for reforms in medical education to increase the number of healthcare professionals trained in Nigeria. “The cut-off mark to admit students to study medicine in t…

…the Trump administration has pushed to be rebranded as “superintelligence.” Saudi Arabia’s state-backed AI firm Humain invested $3 billion in Elon Musk’s xAI shortly before the American billionaire’s space company, SpaceX, acquired the AI division in February. Now known as SpaceXAI, the division announced last year tha…

…need to strengthen the entire cocoa and coffee value chain.Representing the governor of Abia State, Alex Otti , Deputy Gov. of the state , Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu said Africa must move beyond exporting raw commodities and retain more value through local processing, branding and exports. He said, “The transformation of co…

…coalition said it had intercepted a missile fired by the Houthis towards Riyadh. Saudi Arabia has recently come under a series of attacks from the Iran-backed group, including strikes on oil facilities, tankers and transport hubs — including a string of lethal hits on Riyadh’s international airport. There was a sparse…

China condemned on Monday recent attacks by the Houthis on Saudi airports and energy infrastructure, expressing “serious concern” about the conflict between Riyadh and the Yemeni group intensifying. “China condemns the attacks that caused heavy casualties and expresses serious concern over the intensification of the co…

…20 prospective corps members travelling from the South-West to orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states were abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Imo State. Although there are conflicting reports about whether ransom was paid before their release, the prospective corps members regained their freedom on Octob…

…October 7, at her residence in Ite-Uzo, Umuaguma, Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State. “Her re-arrest followed credible intelligence indicating that she runs a notorious drug joint that harbours criminal elements who terrorise the community,” the statement partly read. The statement recalled that she was first…

…— as well as on Saudi oil facilities and tankers in the Red Sea. Although Saudi Arabia has poured billions into its military, Houthi attacks continue to slip through. “Saudi air defences have been able to intercept some Houthi missile and drone attacks, but Saudi Arabia is so large that it’s simply impossible for them…

…woman, Mrs Uloma Uchechi Sunday, with consignments of methamphetamine and Colorado in Abia State, barely a year after she was prosecuted and convicted for a similar offence. Uloma was arrested on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at her residence in Ite-Uzo, Umuaguma, Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State. A statement…

…was arrested on Wednesday, October 7th at her home in Ite-Uzo, Umuaguma, Obingwa LGA, Abia State, with quantities of Methamphetamine and Colorado tied to her waist with a wrapper. Her re-arrest followed credible intelligence indicating that she runs a notorious drug joint that harbours criminal elements who terrorise t…

…October 7, at her residence in Ite-Uzo, Umuaguma, Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State, with the substances allegedly tied around her waist with a wrapper. NDLEA arrest suspect with drugs. Credit: NDLEA According to a statement issued on Sunday by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, her arre…

…preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The latest attack on the international airport in Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh killed 12 people and injured over 300 others, civil aviation authorities said early Sunday, October 11, with some in critical condition. A Sa…

Several people were injured in an explosion at Riyadh’s international airport in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, prompting the evacuation of passengers from parts of the facility, according to eyewitnesses and sources familiar with the incident. Two eyewitnesses and two people briefed on the development told Reuters that the…

…unprecedented in the eight months of war that has spread across the Middle East. Saudi Arabia leads an international coalition that supports Yemen’s government militarily, and has found itself drawn deeper into its impoverished neighbour’s civil war. Both Riyadh and the Houthis have signalling a willingness to keep fig…

…effectively defended Umuahia during the war. “Colonel Emeka Ananaba (who later became Abia Deputy Governor) defended Umuahia 30 per cent. Colonel Joe Achuzie defended Umuahia 20 per cent. And myself, Corporal Nwafor, defended Umuahia 50 per cent,” he said. Nwoke also referred to the book Tragedy of Victory, saying its…

…for control of the aircraft, which was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The passengers were repatriated on a second flydubai flight hours later. The unnamed Omani co-pilot, now in custody in the UAE, had drawn inspiration from Al-Qaeda’s September 11, 2001 suicide attacks on the United States, and c…

The Abia State Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers and rescued an 18-year-old victim, Ifeoma Obinna, in Umuimo Community, Osisioma Ngwa. The spokesperson for the command, DSP Maureen Chioma Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, 8th October 2026. According to the PPRO, the suspects, Chid…

…in captivity. The victims, who were travelling from Oyo State to orientation camps in Abia State, were rescued by security agencies along the Owerri-Onitsha road. Twenty of the 30 prospective corps members were abducted, while the remaining 10 escaped through the bush. The abductors initially demanded N50m each before…

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…oil trade — as well as hostilities between Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi Arabia. In a recent sign of those tensions, an oil tanker sailing off the north coast of Qatar reported being struck “by multiple projectiles,” causing an unspecified number of casualties, the UKMTO maritime agency said Wednesday. Polls su…

…2027 Hajj quota was increased from 50,000 to 60,000 pilgrims on October 1 after Saudi Arabia approved an additional 10,000 slots for the country. Yusuf said the additional allocation underscored the longstanding cordial relationship between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, assuring that the slots would be transparently manage…

A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to d€ath in Saudi Arabia over a comment he made on Facebook. Anojan Sivarasa, a migrant worker from Sri Lanka, was found guilty of blasphemy against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad following an argument over a video of a dog. Footage of a young Muslim man kicking a dog which had been…

Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation confirmed that Houthi strikes hit Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport, killing three peopleThe US Mission in Saudi Arabia issued a security alert warning American citizens about potential flight cancellations and airspace closures following…