A MISSION from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has withdrawn from Guinea-Bissau after President Umaro Sissoco Embalo threatened to expel the team. The mission was sent to mediate a growing political crisis over the country’s delayed general elections. Election…
SOMALIA and Ethiopia are negotiating a landmark agreement that could grant Ethiopia access to a port on the Indian Ocean. The move is seen as a potential breakthrough in easing tensions between the two nations, which have been at odds over…
GHANAIAN lawmakers have revived a controversial anti-LGBTQ bill, seeking to impose harsher penalties on same-sex relationships and those who advocate for LGBTQ rights. The bill, which previously stalled due to legal challenges, was reintroduced on February 25 by ten parliamentarians, including…
A SPECIAL court in Guinea has sentenced former prime minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana to five years in prison after finding him guilty of corruption and embezzlement. According to the Associated Press (AP), the court also imposed a 2 billion Guinean franc ($230,000) fine on…
THE issue of moral bankruptcy is a difficult topic to navigate due to the fact that morality is subjective. However, I do not share in such cloned sentiments which are meant to act as excuses for actions that are…
MEMBERS of the Lagos State House of Assembly have reinstated Mudashiru Obasa as the Speaker, ending 49 days of the speakership crisis. Trojaninsights reports that Obasa returns as the Speaker following the resignation of the former speaker, Mojisola Meranda, during…
THE Federal Executive Council (FEC), at its third meeting of the year on Monday, approved the completion of four road projects inherited from the previous administration, after a rigorous review. Chief David Umahi, Minister of Works, said this while…
THE establishment of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Mining Marshals has helped in combating illegal mining activities and preserving revenue. Dr Abubakar Audi, the Commandant-General (CG) of the NSCDC, made this known when he presented cheques worth over…
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has reduced the price of petrol to N860 per litre. This move followed a recent reduction in pump price of the product by Dangote Refinery, which also lowered their fuel price…
A civil society group, Citizens Network for Peace and Development in Nigeria (CNPDN), has cautioned the former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, not to play politics with the allegation of sexual harassment leveled against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, by Senator…
