THE Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to the realization of the Whistleblower Protection Law in the country. He made this known on November 26, 2024 in a…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has slated the arraignment of the former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello for December 13, 2024. Justice Emeka Nwite on Friday, November 29, 2024 directed the court’s Registrar to issue a hearing notice to Bello’s legal team…
GOVERNOR Peter Mbah of Enugu State says President Bola Tinubu’s state visit to France is a significant step toward strengthening bilateral relations and opening new opportunities for subnational governments. Mbah, who is on the Nigerian delegation, spoke with State…
QATARENERGY has deepened its involvement in Namibia’s Orange Basin by acquiring additional stakes in two exploration blocks, in a deal with France’s TotalEnergies. The state-owned Qatari energy giant will increase its interests to 35.25 percent in block 2913B and 33 percent…
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a bold strategy for Ghana, aimed at fostering a resilient, inclusive economy driven by private sector-led industrialisation. The Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2024-2029, which was approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors early November,…
GHANA’S LGBTQ+ community faces an impossible choice in the country’s December 7 general elections, as leading presidential candidates pledge to toughen anti-LGBTQ+ laws to capitalise on the nation’s deeply entrenched anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment. The election coincides with the anticipated decision on…
KENYA’S President William Ruto has announced a joint mediation effort with Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni to defuse escalating tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia. The dispute, centred on Ethiopia’s plans to build a port in Somaliland in exchange for possible recognition of its…
THE diplomatic mission’s thrusts of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and powerhouse, had been penetrating and eventful. It had endured and metamorphosed on the international relations rungs, sometimes undulating, but motivational enough to have spurred (continue to goad) African countries…
ONCE again, Nigeria my country, is dancing on the boundary of trouble, this time around, the trouble of the tricks of taxing the masses. As things stand, nothing may happen, until the tension passes the threshold of endurance.…
NEW Leicester City manager, Ruud van Nistelrooy, has said he will use the tactics employed by Enzo Maresca in the Premier League. Van Nistelrooy was announced as the new boss of the Foxes on Friday. He replaces Steve Cooper, who…
