BURKINA Faso’s military leadership has granted amnesty to 21 soldiers convicted for their roles in the failed 2015 coup attempt, according to an official decree obtained by Agence France-Presse (AFP). The decree, signed last week and disclosed on Monday, formalises the…
DATA workers in Africa often have a hard time. They face job insecurities – including temporary contracts, low pay, arbitrary dismissal and worker surveillance – and alarming physical and psychological health risks. The consequences of their work can include exhaustion, burnout, mental health…
A WAVE of public outrage has swept through Somalia after an eight-year-old girl, missing for six months, was found living with a man who claimed she was his wife. The disturbing case, reported by the BBC, has sparked widespread condemnation and…
DOCUMENTS purported to be judgement of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal have surfaced online and across social media platforms. The documents surfaced barely 24 hours after the panel summoned all parties involved in the case to appear before…
THE Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of fostering nepotism by extending the tenures of certain public officials, particularly those from the Yoruba ethnic group. Trojaninsights reports that the group claims that this practice undermines…
THE Nigeria Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS) has pledged to drive transformative innovations in the mining and geosciences sector. The new NMGS President, Ms Rose Ndong, made this pledge on Tuesday in Abuja as she assumed office as the society’s…
THE Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society, NMGS, has appointed Rose Chundung Ndong, FNMGS, as its 33rd President. This is contained in a statement signed by the Chairman of the Installation Committee of the Society, Dr. Matthew Oyedokun, in Abuja.…
DEFYING the ban on public processions and others by the Kogi State Government, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has served notice that she would visit her constituents on Tuesday. The representative of Kogi Central Senatorial District made this known in a…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has appointed new leadership for the twelve River Basin Development Authorities across Nigeria. These agencies oversee water resources, irrigation, and agricultural development in different regions. The appointments cover various states and include a chairman, a managing…
I watched with embarrassment, the huffing and puffing of Senator Adams Oshiomhole, both on the floor of the Senate and on Channels two days ago, trying to justify the non-immortalisation of Prof. Humphrey Nwosu over June 12. According to Adams,…
