the guardian newpaper

Israel is in the throes of political upheaval as the country’s ruling party seeks to pass legislation that could allow for Jewish-only communities, which critics have condemned as the end to a democratic state. For the past half-decade, politicians have been wrangling over the details of the...

The former Malaysian prime minister, Najib Razak, was arrested on Tuesday, amid an investigation into how billions of dollars went missing from a state fund he founded almost a decade ago. Authorities picked up Najib from his home after serving him with a remand order, two sources close …...

80-year-old Mama Abiri undressed. Before strangers, family, and friends alike, Mama clasped her frail breasts, and cried inconsolably, naked. With emotions only a mother could express, Mama cried in the native Ijaw language of the Niger Delta creeks. Mama was calling on Nigeria’s … Read more...

The leadership of Fulani pastoralist groups, yesterday, rose from an emergency meeting in Kaduna, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to call Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom to order over the anti-open grazing law in the state. They said the governor’s “actions are … Read more via The...

A Federal High Court in Ibadan yesterday struck out a suit seeking to stop the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) from conducting council polls. The suit filed by some concerned persons in Eruwa area of the state is challenging the OYSIEC and others, from...