THE brutal rape and murder of seven-year-old Heaven Awot in Bahir Dar, Amhara region, has sparked widespread outrage across Ethiopia, with many decrying the 25-year prison sentence handed to her attacker, Getnet Baye, as far too lenient. Heaven was…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on countries within the West African region to strengthen anti-corruption agencies in their territories and offer them ample opportunities to operate in order to tackle the scourge of corruption more effectively. He gave…
All over the world, politics is described as a dirty game. But in Nigeria, the dirt of politics seems dirtier, or even dirtiest. There is a common saying in my native Hausa that translates thus: If you want to…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the request by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to use 2023 dividends to pay petrol subsidy. The 2023 dividends were supposed to be paid into the federation account, which should be shared among…
THE Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has granted permits to Golden Penny Power Limited, MTN Communications Nigeria Limited, Havenhill Synergy, and several other companies for the generation of electricity through mini-grid systems. In the first quarter of 2024, NERC issued…
A 95-year-old Kenyan man on Sunday wedded his 90-year-old long-time sweetheart, six decades after they first met. Ibrahim Mbogo was said to have walked down the aisle with Tabitha Wangui, his heartthrob, at a white wedding in a church on…
THE Asaba traditional council, the Asagba-in-Council, on Sunday, announced the emergence of foremost legal luminary, Prof. Epiphany Azinge (SAN) as the 14th Asagba (King) of Asaba designate. Azinge holds the traditional chieftaincy title of the Okilolo of Asaba. The Ochendo…
VICE President Kamala Harris is riding a wave of voter enthusiasm into the Democratic National Convention that has transformed the race against former President Donald Trump three months before the election. The four-day convention in Chicago begins Monday, about a…
THE African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA) has lauded the National Judicial Council (NJC) on the recommendation of Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the next Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The President of AWLA, Mrs Mandy Asagba, in an interview with the…
THE Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has inaugurated a 10,000 tonnes per annum galvanise plant for its Train 7 project in Rivers. The Manager, Corporate Communications, Sophia Horsfall made the disclosure in a statement in Port Harcourt on Monday. The…
