Security operatives on Monday forcefully dispersed Omoyele Sowore and other #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protesters in Abuja using tear gas and gunfire, as calls for the IPOB leader’s release intensify.
Hamas informed the Red Cross it will begin releasing hostages at 8 a.m. from three Gaza locations after a late-night technical meeting to coordinate the handover.
Researchers at Harvard and MIT have developed genetically modified “natural killer” cells that destroyed cancer in mice within weeks while avoiding dangerous immune reactions seen in conventional therapies.
Omoyele Sowore met former President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday to seek his support for Nnamdi Kanu’s release, with Jonathan pledging to raise the issue with President Tinubu.
Sowore has announced October 20 as the date for a protest march to Aso Rock to demand IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu’s release, drawing support from key pro-Biafra figures.
Outrage erupted after Ronald Exantus — who killed 6-year-old Logan Tipton during a 2015 home invasion — was paroled after about eight years, prompting the slain child’s father to vow vengeance.
Ronald Exantus — who broke into the Tipton family home in 2015 and fatally stabbed six-year-old Logan, was sentenced to 20 years after being found not guilty by reason of insanity and has been released after 10 years for good behavior, prompting the boy’s father to declare, “If I ever cross paths with him, I will kill the man.”
Hamas has agreed in principle to release hostages and rejoin negotiations but says it needs more time than the 72-hour deadline set by the U.S. proposal.
Errol Musk, father of Elon Musk, has been accused of child sexual abuse, prompting renewed scrutiny of his past behavior and its impact on his family.
Brenda Biya, daughter of President Paul Biya, has urged Cameroonians not to reelect her father, openly opposing his eighth-term bid in a historic move.