Indian businessman Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium following India’s request for his extradition. Mr Choksi, who left India in 2018, was arrested on Saturday, his lawyer Vijay Aggarwal told the BBC on Monday. The diamond merchant is wanted…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, April 14, 2025, presented its first prosecution witness, PW1, Peter Obumuneme Okoye, against Jude Chigozie Okoye, elder brother and former Manager…
….plan joint task force for improved surveillance The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), and the Environmental Health Officers Association of Nigeria (EHOAN )Lagos State Chapter, have agreed to integrate a joint task force, to actualize their shared vision of a…
Civil society organisation – HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) – has lamented that the current federal government is paying mere lip service to the issue of the persistent killings of plateau state natives because the victims are neither…
NIGERIA’s 23 electricity generation companies have issued a stark warning that they may be forced to shut down operations as a result of the deepening financial crisis plaguing the power sector. According to them, the unpaid debts, which now exceed ₦4…
THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has officially released the fixtures for the Round of 16 stage of the 2025 President Federation Cup, with matches scheduled to take place across four different venues on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Football fans across the…
A member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Citizens’ Liberties Committee, Deji Adeyanju, has provided clarity regarding the ₦300 million received from the Rivers State Government, stating that it was not a hosting rights fee for the NBA’s Annual General Conference…
AFRICA’S exceptional strength in technological innovation is no longer a rising trend—it is a powerful force actively reshaping the continent’s development and positioning it as a contributor to the global digital economy. Across sectors as varied as health tech, environmental…
AT a weekend braai (barbecue) in South Africa, I found myself locked in a debate with a well-educated friend defending a thoroughly debunked piece of Russian propaganda. The discussion quickly turned tense, irrational, and deeply uncomfortable. That moment made something…
GHANA’S bold plan to refine its lithium domestically has come under critical scrutiny following a recent report by the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI). The think tank warns that establishing a local lithium refinery could cost the country dearly—potentially leading to a loss of…
