AFRICAN countries rich in natural resources are expanding cooperation with global partners to strengthen mining value chains, in a bid to fast-track economic growth, job creation, and sustainable development. From gold and copper to lithium and diamonds, mining is becoming…
HUNDREDS of Zambians took to the streets of Lusaka on Thursday in protest against a string of horrifying child rape cases that have rocked the country in recent weeks. Civil society groups, activists, musicians, and concerned citizens marched in unison,…
THE Obi of Onitsha, Nnaemeka Achebe has denied issuing any warning to northern youths over the killing of hunters in Edo state. In a statement today by his chief of staff, Osita Anionwu said the monarch has not made…
THE Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice-Admiral Ibok Ibas (retd), has announced that his administration is preparing a new state budget in response to the Supreme Court’s recent declaration. Ibas shared this development during a meeting with a delegation…
THE Niger Delta Congress (NDC) has announced a planned peaceful protest for Monday, April 7, 2025, in response to the suspension of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the State House of Assembly. The protest, scheduled to take place…
NYESOM Wike, the FCT minister, refuted online reports that he collapsed last week. Wike slammed political Al opportunists for orchestrating and circulating the rumour. He responded to the false report after inspecting several construction projects in the FCT, including…
THE United States is in discussions to invest billions of dollars in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s vast mineral sector, while simultaneously seeking to support peace efforts in the country’s conflict-ridden east, Reuters reported on Thursday. The initiative, which remains under review,…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that the petition seeking the recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has failed to meet the constitutional threshold required for such a process. The electoral body made this disclosure on Thursday afternoon…
The people of Ewu in Edo State are calling on the Commissioner of Police, Mrs. Betty Otimenyin to act within her constitutional powers and give armed police protection to the bailiffs of the High Court of Edo State to…
Asue Ighodalo, the defeated candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the Saturday, September 21st, 2024 gubernatorial poll in Edo State, has instructed his legal team to proceed to the Court of Appeal to challenge the ruling of the state…
