DESPITE mounting global trade tensions and the freeze on US aid under President Donald Trump, widescale credit downgrades across Africa remain unlikely, according to Fitch Ratings. Speaking during a recent webinar, Fitch analysts emphasised that Africa’s limited integration into global supply chains, as…
FOUR US citizens have been charged by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for their alleged involvement in a failed 2024 coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a criminal complaint unsealed this week. As reported by Reuters, three of the men—Marcel…
TANZANIA’S political climate is again under the spotlight following the arrest of opposition leader Tundu Lissu, just months before the country heads to general elections. Lissu, a high-profile critic of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, was detained on Wednesday in Mbinga, southern…
THE trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, continued on Thursday, April 10, 2025, before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the prosecution presenting further evidence in a trial-within-trial to justify the admissibility of the…
THE Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has explored the potential of biogas solutions to global environmental challenges like air pollution, climate change and water contamination among others. The event was a lunch and learn lecture with theme: “Catalyzing Innovation through…
THE Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the suspension of the Warri-Itakpe train services for 72 hours. According to a statement on Thursday by the NRC management, the suspension will last for the next 72 hours. The statement disclosed that the suspension of…
TWELVE members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who had been incarcerated since May 24, 2021, have regained their freedom. Trojaninsights reports that the individuals were released from prison on Thursday, April 10, 2025, following a ruling by the…
In a move that may offer some relief to consumers, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the ex-depot (ex-gantry) price of its premium motor spirit (PMS) from ₦880 to ₦865 per litre. An official of the $20 billion refinery confirmed…
SENATE President Godswill Akpabio has formally petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over what he described as a “criminally defamatory and inciting” allegation made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who accused him of plotting her assassination. In the petition…
PRESIDENT of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has urged the Nigerian military to display a deep commitment to professionalism, discipline, and respect for human dignity in its operations. Akpabio represented by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Sen. Abdulaziz Yar’adua, made the…
