The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, on Friday, June 14, 2024, brokered a renewed strategic alliance towards tackling the menace of internet crimes and other waves of emerging and old crimes that…
INTRODUCTION THE unfortunate misstep and subsequent fall of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during this year’s Democracy Day celebrations (which he has since humorously dismissed as a form of Yoruba “dobale”—genuflection)—quickly swirled around and became the stuff of internet gossip and…
AHEAD of the September 21 governorship election, there is a pertinent question on the lips of every Obidient, and even non-Obidients in Edo State just now: ‘What is Mr Peter Obi up to in Edo State?’ Of course, Peter Obi…
IN a landmark political shift, the African National Congress (ANC) and its main rival, the Democratic Alliance (DA), announced on Friday their agreement to form a government of national unity in South Africa. This unprecedented coalition follows the ANC losing…
NIGER’S highest court has lifted the immunity of the country’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, nearly a year after he was overthrown in a military coup. This move allows the military junta to prosecute him for alleged high treason, according to…
QATAR Airways has opened up a new gateway in Africa, connecting Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo with Europe, the Middle East and Asia. This strategic move by the airline will improve air connectivity across the African continent and…
IF care is not taken, the present leadership of kano state, may go down in history as the most reckless and probably the one to squander the state’s resources the most, in paying damages to people, as a consequence of…
ALIKO Dangote, founder of the Dangote Group, has disclosed that both local and international criminal organisations, which he described as ‘mafia,’ made repeated attempts to sabotage his $19bn refinery project in Lagos. Speaking at the Afreximbank Annual Meetings in Nassau, The Bahamas,…
GHANA will recommence negotiations with its bondholders next week to finalise a debt restructuring deal on $13bn of international bonds, following an agreement with official creditors earlier this week, according to four sources who spoke with Reuters. In 2022, Ghana, a…
THE World Bank Group has approved a financial package of $260 million to aid Ghana in improving electricity distribution and expanding access to clean cooking energy, according to a statement issued on Thursday. This funding comprised a $250 million loan…
