THE trial of Wawe Eseoghene Nelson, a.k.a James Andrew Shmit and Philip Bradley before Justice Aliyu Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja commenced on Thursday, March 14, 2025 with the presentation of the First Prosecution Witness,…
The US president, Donald Trump, is considering imposing a travel ban on almost half of Africa’s countries. The majority of the countries on the shortlist of 43 are African. In a document The New York Times shared, an internal Trump…
THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has insisted that the Igbos will defend themselves from attacks by herdsmen in the Southeast. The group asserted this in a statement while condemning the summoning of some leaders of Bende Local Government…
AFROBEATS singer Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has said that the numerous challenges confronting Nigeria have made many give up on the country. The music star explained that despite Nigeria’s challenges, he still has high hopes for the…
ON Friday, March 7 2025, Nigeria’s Supreme Court upheld the death sentence handed down to Sunday Jackson, a farmer in his 30s. Jackson had been convicted of killing Fulani herdsman Ardo Bawuro during a violent altercation on his farmland. Despite…
ETHIOPIA has earned $1.226bn from coffee exports over the past eight months, according to the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA). The significant revenue reflects the success of ongoing government reforms aimed at revitalising the country’s coffee sector. In a…
AFRICA’S urban population is on course to double by 2050, rising from the current 700 million to an estimated 1.4 billion, according to a new report released early March. This surge will position Africa as the second-most urbanised region in the world, following Asia.…
The youth wing of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the leading socio-political body for the South-South region, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Nyesom Wike, demanding that he retract his recent remarks…
SENATOR Ireti Kingibe is now singing a new tune, calling for an open probe of sexual harassment claim against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Ireti Kingibe said: “As the Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT…
The US has averted a government shutdown after the Senate passed a Republican-led measure to keep the government funded for the next six months. The stopgap funding bill passed in the Senate 54-46, as two Democrats joined all but one…
