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  Seven dead, dozens missing after attack in northern Nigeria   Residents say gunmen on motorbikes arrived in Maidabino village in Katsina state and started shooting sporadically. At least seven people were killed and 100 kidnapped on Saturday night when gunmen attacked a rural community in Nigeria’s northwestern Katsina state, residents and police said on Sunday, in the latest attack against residents in the north of the country. State police spokesperson Abubakar Aliyu Sadiq confirmed the attack and the seven deaths, but would not say whether anyone was missing. He said police were investigating.   “The remaining men who did not flee are living in fear … and waiting to hear news about their abducted loved ones,” said Muhammad Sani, whose sister was abducted. Residents said gunmen on motorbikes arrived in Maidabino village in the Danmusa local government area of Katsina, and started shooting sporadically, forcing residents to flee. Hassan Aliyu told Reuters news agency by

‘Horrific’: US Supreme court allows Texas to detain, deport migrants The United States Supreme Court has   lifted a pause   on a controversial law that allows Texas state authorities to detain and deport migrants and asylum seekers, a measure critics have dubbed the “show me your papers” law. The top court on Tuesday voted six to three to allow the law, Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB4), to go immediately into effect. Legal scholars, however, have argued that the law subverts the federal government’s constitutional authority to carry out immigration enforcement. Rights groups have also warned it threatens to increase racial profiling and imperil the rights of asylum seekers. The American Civil Liberties Union, for instance, called SB4 “one of the most extreme anti-immigrant laws ever passed by any state legislature” in the US. Tuesday’s Supreme Court action does not weigh the merits of the law, which continues to be challenged in lower courts. It instead vacates a lower court ruling that pause

Popular Nollywood actor, Mr Ibu is dead Mr Ibu, Nollywood veteran, has died. The actor, whose real name is John Okarfor, was 62.     According to multiple reports from sources close to him, the veteran comedian passed away at Evercare Hospital. Many fans have shared condolences on X (formerly Twitter), reminiscing on movies the late  actor has featured in. According to Rollas, “Sad day for Actors Guild of Nigeria. “Kate Henshaw lost her mother earlier today and Mr Ibu suffered cardiac arrest according to his manager for 24 years, Mr Don Single Nwuzor. “I announce with (a) deep sense of grief that Mr Ibu didn’t make it.” Details surrounding his death are still expected. Also, Mr Ibu’s family and representatives have yet to comment publicly. The actor had been battling health issues since October 2023 and had undergone multiple surgeries that led to the amputation of his leg.  However, updates from his family in November indicated he was recovering In 2019, Mr Ibu alleged that his kinsme

South African Rapper AKA Shot Dead in Drive-By Shooting in Durban Rapper AKA, who was born Kiernan Forbes, was reportedly shot and killed Friday in Durban, South Africa. He was 35. News24  confirmed with local police that a “well-known rapper,” believed to be Forbes, was fatally shot outside a popular nightspot on Durban’s Florida Road. “I can confirm that two men were killed and one of them is a well-known rapper. Police will not be releasing any names of the victims yet until a full investigation is completed,” law enforcement spokesperson Robert Netshiunda told the outlet. The Post reached out to AKA’s reps for comment. According to reports, the South African rapper was slated to perform in Durban on Friday. He was due to release a new album, “Mass Country,” on Feb. 27.  Paramedic Garrith Jamieson told  TimesLIVE  that the shooting occurred just after 10:15 p.m. local time and that, upon arriving, “paramedics met total chaos and a scene where two men, believed to be in their late 30

 Inflation, explained: Why prices keep going up and who’s to blame    Confused about inflation? You’re not alone. Inflation is, paradoxically, both incredibly simple to understand and absurdly complicated. Let’s start with the simplest version: Inflation happens when prices broadly go up. That “broadly” is important: At any given time, the price of goods will fluctuate based on shifting tastes. Someone makes a viral TikTok about brussels sprouts and suddenly everyone’s gotta have them; boom, sprouts prices go up. Meanwhile, sellers of cauliflower, last season’s trendy veg, are practically giving their goods away. Such fluctuations are constant. Inflation, however, occurs when the average price of virtually everything consumers buy goes up. Food, houses, cars, clothes, toys, etc. To afford those necessities, wages have to rise, too. It’s not always a bad thing. In the United States, for the past 40 years or so

  Egypt fire: Dozens dead in Giza Coptic church   Dozens of people have died after a fire broke out at a church in Egypt, many of them crushed during a desperate scramble to escape. Officials say the number of dead is at least 41, with dozens injured. Children are believed to be among the dead. An electrical fire broke out as 5,000 worshippers gathered for Mass at the Coptic Abu Sifin church in Giza, security sources told Reuters. The fire blocked an entrance, causing a stampede, they said. Fire services say the blaze has been brought under control. The exact cause of the fire is not clear. However, Father Farid Fahmy, from another nearby church in the Imbaba neighbourhood, told the AFP news agency that it was caused by a short circuit. "The power was out and they were using a generator," he said. "When the power came back, it caused an overload." Worshippers have been explaining their moments since the blaze ignited. "People were gathering on the third