Author: Prima News

The proceedings “offer renewed hope that justice may finally be achieved through effective international cooperation,” said Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls. She noted that the action taken comes after years in which women’s testimonies and experiences had been ignored or dismissed by law enforcement and prosecutorial authorities.  Call for justice “Given the scale of the alleged offences, and the Tate brothers’ global influence in promoting misogyny and harmful models of masculinity, it is urgent and imperative that they face justice,” she said. The Tate brothers – dual British-US nationals and former professional kickboxers-turned-social media influencers – were arrested in Miami, Florida, on 18 July following an extradition request from the UK. They remain in custody in the US while challenging the extradition request, where they face 59 criminal charges,…

Google said that it is adding Venmo as a payment option today on Google Play for purchases including games, apps, add-ons, and other digital content. The company said that users can use Venmo’s wallet or other linked payment methods, such as bank accounts and cards, to pay for subscriptions or tip creators within different content-based apps. Users can go to payment methods within their account’s settings to link a Venmo account. Google Play already offers other digital payment methods including PayPal and Cash App along with cards from American Express, Visa, Mastercard, Discover and JCB in the United States. Outside…

Guinea-Bissau’s junta leader General Horta N’Tam travelled to Chad on Monday, his first foreign trip during more than eight months in power that have been mostly diplomatically isolated. Observers say the visit, to attend the 66th anniversary of Chad’s independence, is likely meant to shore up legitimacy, as Bissau’s deadline to hold elections looms and with multiple countries having frozen relations following last year’s coup. N’Tam’s flight left the country’s main Osvaldo Vieira International Airport at around 9:30 GMT, an AFP journalist saw, but no information was given about the leader’s programme. The Chadian presidency said that N’Tam was “the…

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mr Emomotimi Agama, has outlined how the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) can leverage Nigeria’s capital market to raise long-term funds for critical infrastructure projects instead of relying solely on annual budgetary allocations. According to Mr Agama, the capital market offers the FCT a sustainable financing model for roads, rail, housing, water, transport and other infrastructure through instruments such as infrastructure bonds, green bonds, real estate investment trusts (REITs), asset recycling and tokenised municipal securities. Speaking at the Abuja Business and Investment Summit and Expo (ABIE 2026) in…

Nigerian singer Innocent “2Baba” Idibia has sparked fresh reactions after declaring that he has “seen trouble” and decided not to look for it again, amid speculation about his marriage to Natasha Osawaru, a member of the Edo State House of Assembly. The singer made the cryptic remark while performing at Daddy Showkey’s ‘50 Years on Stage’ celebration at Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Sunday. The event, which celebrated Daddy Showkey’s five decades as an entertainer, featured 2Baba alongside other Nigerian music stars. During his performance, the “African Queen” hitmaker reflected briefly on his recent experiences before telling the audience…

Residents of Fego and Ruga Maikasuwa communities in the Gwana Emirate of Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State have called for urgent security reinforcement following a fresh attack by armed men that left six people injured and several farm animals stolen. The attack occurred around midnight on Saturday and continued into the early hours of Sunday, reigniting fears in communities that had only recently begun recovering from months of insecurity. Speaking with DAILY POST, a representative of the Gwana Islamic scholars, Sheikh Yusuf Bello Gafakan, said the assailants stormed Ruga Maikasuwa, a community that had repeatedly come under attack…

Nigeria’s Super Falcons may have suffered a painful WAFCON exit, but they still have our support. With a crucial World Cup playoff against South Africa ahead, it is time to rebuild, improve and begin the work of making our champions champions again. Yes, Nigeria’s Super Falcons’ loss to Cameroon broke our hearts. We expected more. The Super Falcons have made us hold high expectations with their success over the years, and so we cannot believe that this journey ended in the quarter finals. But amidst the disappointment, there is something that I cannot forget. These ladies are not failures. These…

Clearly unruffled to be the centre of attention as onlookers peered at them during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in their honour, the new arrivals strutted and pecked around their new home – a roomy aviary in leafy Ariana Park – where the global body’s European headquarters is located.In addition to the four classic blue peafowl now settling in, a rare, white-feathered male could be seen rubbing wings with his more colourful cousins.None has yet been named, but a competition will soon be launched to take suggestions, said UN Geneva Director-General Tatiana Valovaya.“We are very happy to welcome five new peacocks, four…

You unlock your phone to reply to a text message. Before you know it, you’ve spent half an hour scrolling through short videos, memes, or social media posts you never intended to see. It’s a familiar experience for smartphone users, and one Google wants to address with a simple but deliberate interruption. Pause Point is a new Digital Wellbeing feature Google unveiled during its Android announcements ahead of Google I/O 2026. Although it is closely tied to Android 17, Google says the feature is coming later this year. Rather than locking you out of distracting apps or imposing strict screen…

Human Rights Foundation has labelled Nigeria as ‘fully authoritarian’ citing 2023 election and weak institutions. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has classified Nigeria as a fully authoritarian regime in its latest global assessment, citing concerns over the country’s electoral process, suppression of dissent, and weakening institutional checks on executive power. The assessment, published on the foundation’s Tyranny Tracker platform, placed Nigeria in the fully authoritarian category after evaluating countries based on three key indicators: electoral competition, freedom of dissent, and institutional accountability. According to the report, Nigeria performed poorly across all three metrics. “HRF classifies Nigeria as ruled by…