What began as a lively, well-advertised private event at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta turned into a night of chaos and fear in the early hours of Saturday, when more than 50 armed men stormed the premises,…
Renowned human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has waded into the case of Ushie Rita Uguamaye — popularly known online as Rita Raye — urging the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to immediately release her discharge certificate. Falana described the…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member at the centre of a storm over her withheld discharge certificate, Ushie Rita Uguamaye — popularly known as Rita Raye — has given her own account of the incident that led to the…
Plans are in motion for mass protests in Abuja and Lagos as supporters of Ushie Rita Uguamaye — widely known as Rita Raye — prepare to march on National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) offices, demanding the release of her discharge…
THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has found itself at the center of a heated debate over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Nigeria after receiving $1m and $90,000 grants from foreign donors. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye…
Zambian immigration authorities have smashed a major passport forgery syndicate linked to an international human trafficking network, seizing 372 travel documents and arresting seven suspects in a dramatic raid in Lusaka. The Department of Immigration said the operation — carried…
Chad’s former prime minister and main opposition figure, Succès Masra, has been handed a 20-year prison sentence after a special criminal chamber in N’Djamena found him guilty of inciting deadly communal violence that claimed more than 40 lives in May.…
Mali’s military government has detained about twenty soldiers — among them senior officers — over what authorities describe as a plan to overthrow President Assimi Goïta. Security sources told AFP the arrests began three days ago and were linked to…
Ghana is in shock and deep mourning after a military helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region claimed the lives of eight people — including Defence Minister Edward Kofi Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed. The ministers and their…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of a civil servant and chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Ewere Morgan Eseosa, for receiving double salaries in gross violation of anti-corruption laws.…
