Ethiopia House of Peoples’ Representatives (HoPR), the lower chamber of parliament, approved $1.5bn in financial agreements with the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) on Wednesday. These agreements are…
The nationwide protest against hunger and general hardship in Nigeria began on Thursday, August 1. However, amid the protest scheduled to be held from August 1-10 across the 36 states…
WhatsApp is considering suspending its services in Nigeria following a $220 million fine imposed by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) for data privacy violations. Sources close to Meta, the…
THE Kenyan High Court on Wednesday mandated the government to pay $3.4 million in compensation to the families of the 148 victims of the 2015 Garissa University terror attack, which…
IN the early hours of Thursday, August 1, market women in Ughelli metropolis and nearby communities took control of ongoing protests, expressing their frustration over widespread hunger. At Otovwodo Junction…
THE United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents…
As I write this article, a 24 hour curfew is in operation in Borno, Kano, Yobe, and I learnt, Gombe state is contemplating the implementation of same. The reason…
IN a bid to avoid breakdown of law and order in Osun, heavy security was deployed to some strategic locations in the state capital, Osogbo, on Thursday as the nationwide…
NIGERIA Bar Association (NBA) president-elect, Afam Osigwe, has pledged free legal services to protesters. Afam Osigwe – Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) – said Nigeria lawyers have to offer support and…
BORNO State residents trooped out in large numbers on Thursday morning to stage a peaceful protest against the insecurity, and worsening economic situation in the country following the removal of fuel…