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…
IN the early hours of Thursday, August 1, market women in Ughelli metropolis and nearby communities took control of ongoing protests, expressing their frustration over widespread hunger. At Otovwodo Junction in the Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State,…
THE United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two…
As I write this article, a 24 hour curfew is in operation in Borno, Kano, Yobe, and I learnt, Gombe state is contemplating the implementation of same. The reason is simple: lawlessness has come upon them, pursuant to the…
IN a bid to avoid breakdown of law and order in Osun, heavy security was deployed to some strategic locations in the state capital, Osogbo, on Thursday as the nationwide protest began. Trojan News reports that joint security patrols, comprising…
NIGERIA Bar Association (NBA) president-elect, Afam Osigwe, has pledged free legal services to protesters. Afam Osigwe – Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) – said Nigeria lawyers have to offer support and legal services to protesters who are expressing their grievances through…
BORNO State residents trooped out in large numbers on Thursday morning to stage a peaceful protest against the insecurity, and worsening economic situation in the country following the removal of fuel subsidy. The protesters who commenced their march along Gomari Airport…
THE August 1st Protest planned nationwide is a reaction of Nigerians to their conditions of existence, and I am fully in support of it for the singular act that when the people are silent on matters that menace their existence,…
A lady in the video was heard saying “they are shooting, we no carry any weapon’ but they are shooting” Watch the video below of a video shared by a twitter user. As the situation continues to unfold, our…
