INDONESIA aimed to bolster its trade ties with African nations this week at a summit in Bali, though many top African leaders opted for China’s high-profile Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing. While representatives from 29 African nations attended the…
DANIEL Mthimkhulu, the former chief engineer of South Africa’s state-owned Passenger Rail Agency (Prasa), has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for fabricating his qualifications. Mthimkhulu, once celebrated for his rapid rise to the top of Prasa, falsely…
FORMER French prime minister Édouard Philippe, considered one of the country’s most popular politicians, has announced that he plans to run in the 2027 presidential elections. Philippe, who served as current President Emmanuel Macron’s first prime minister from 2017-2020, made…
THE Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Flux Carbon Pre Ltd., a foreign agritech firm, to enhance soil quality and sustain agricultural practices. The Federal Government through the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) signed…
UKRAINIAN Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, is also leaving his post as part of a major government reshuffle after two and a half years of war. The 43-year-old career diplomat took over the Foreign Ministry in 2020, before Russia launched its…
THE Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has launched free legal services for #EndBadGovernance protesters who lack legal representatives. The NBA President, Afam Osigwe, said NBA’s state chapters have also been enjoined to be in court across the country to monitor proceedings concerning…
Introduction In the preceding instalment of this piece, we assessed the changes brought by 1957, and 1958 constitutional changes as well as the 1960 and 1963 Constitutions. We also assessed the far-fetching impact of the military incursion in government, in…
…Says newly resettled farmers in Gwoza communities cries over looting unmatured crops by terrorists By Salihu Inusa, Maiduguri SENATOR Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has appealed to the military troops under the Theatre Command, North East ‘Operation Hadin Kai’…
THE topic on the tongue of every Nigerian today is hardship. Hardship occasioned by hard, or harsh policies, as advanced by some. Whichever way we look at it, Nigerians are screaming, and the scream is coming from every segment…
IN 2015, when the All Progressives Congress (APC) assumed power, Nigerians paid N87 per litre for petrol. Today, in 2024, that price has skyrocketed to an unprecedented N897 per litre. In just nine years, the APC government has managed…
