FINISH prosecutors on Friday said they had charged a man with inciting terrorism online who a media report identified as Nigerian separatist leader Simon Ekpa. Finland’s National Prosecution Authority said in a statement that it had charged “a Finnish…
Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairperson, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has called on governments at all levels to take steps to curb human trafficking in Nigeria. She made the call at a strategic meeting with Hajia Binta Bello, the Director-General (D-G),…
A Saudi-designated Nigerian Hajj air carrier, Flynas, has transported 6,228 pilgrims representing 50 per cent of the 12,506 to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia within one week. The airline’s Information Officer, Umma Salama Kyaure, disclosed this in a statement issued…
THE Chief of Army Staff, (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, said the enemies of Nigeria would soon be brought to their knees, assuring that peace and stability would be restored across the country. Oluyede stated this at the closing ceremony of…
THE 4th Joint Meeting of ECOWAS Ministers of Trade and Industry has concluded with a strong call for economic diversification, industrial growth and regional collaboration. Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, at the meeting on Friday…
THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it has transported 20,515 Nigerian pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the 2025 Hajj in one week. NAHCON disclosed this in a statement by its Principal Information Officer, Malam Shafil…
THE troubling headwinds from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidency and the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Mustapha Abdullahi, that N10 billion naira has been approved for a solar grid in Aso Rock are convulsing and traumatizing —…
GHANA’S government has unveiled plans to acquire 200,000 hectares of land by the end of the year to revive cocoa production, after output plunged to its lowest level in over two decades. The announcement was made on Friday by Finance Minister Cassiel…
GABON’S ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba has been released from house arrest and flown to Angola with his wife and son, following months of detention after his removal in an August 2023 coup. The move was confirmed by the Angolan presidency on…
THE World Bank has approved a $350 million grant for the Mpatamanga Hydropower Storage Project, a landmark initiative expected to double Malawi’s hydropower capacity and extend electricity access to over one million households. The financing was confirmed in a statement issued late…
