….. NECSOB expresses concern By Ndahi Inusa, Maiduguri Scores of protesters mostly youth who defied the 24-hour curfew imposed in Maiduguri were allegedly arrested by the police. Sources said, despite the curfew, hundreds of protesters from the densely populated area…
IN the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and other parts of Europe, the message is the same: members of the Edo diaspora community are resolute that Asue Ighodalo should be the next governor of the state. This is unsurprising, given the…
looted bags of rice funded by State Govt with N2bn, not FG By Kingsley Ohens THE Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Edo State Chapter, Apst. Gen. Dr. Irekpono Omoike, clarified that the vandalized residence in Urora, Ikoba-Okha…
Today is day 2 of the nationwide protest called upon to demand the recall of bad governance in Nigeria. It started yesterday, and in some places, prominent amongst which is my native Kano, the outcome is as awful as…
TANZANIA inaugurated a 541-km modern standard gauge railway on Thursday, connecting its administrative capital Dodoma with the commercial hub Dar es Salaam. Built by Turkish company Yapi Merkezi, this railway is part of a broader initiative to improve transport infrastructure…
THE recent protests by young people in Kenya and Uganda have highlighted a form of corruption that is difficult to deal with: political corruption. Compared to its cousin, administrative or bureaucratic corruption (such as a civil servant soliciting a bribe to provide a public…
Ethiopia House of Peoples’ Representatives (HoPR), the lower chamber of parliament, approved $1.5bn in financial agreements with the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) on Wednesday. These agreements are set to bolster the country’s economic reform efforts. The financial…
The nationwide protest against hunger and general hardship in Nigeria began on Thursday, August 1. However, amid the protest scheduled to be held from August 1-10 across the 36 states of the Federation, including the Federal Capital Territory, it is…
WhatsApp is considering suspending its services in Nigeria following a $220 million fine imposed by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) for data privacy violations. Sources close to Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, suggest that they are evaluating the…
THE Kenyan High Court on Wednesday mandated the government to pay $3.4 million in compensation to the families of the 148 victims of the 2015 Garissa University terror attack, which predominantly claimed the lives of students. The court concluded that…
