THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has found itself at the center of a heated debate over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Nigeria after receiving $1m and $90,000 grants from foreign donors. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye…
Zambian immigration authorities have smashed a major passport forgery syndicate linked to an international human trafficking network, seizing 372 travel documents and arresting seven suspects in a dramatic raid in Lusaka. The Department of Immigration said the operation — carried…
Chad’s former prime minister and main opposition figure, Succès Masra, has been handed a 20-year prison sentence after a special criminal chamber in N’Djamena found him guilty of inciting deadly communal violence that claimed more than 40 lives in May.…
Mali’s military government has detained about twenty soldiers — among them senior officers — over what authorities describe as a plan to overthrow President Assimi Goïta. Security sources told AFP the arrests began three days ago and were linked to…
Ghana is in shock and deep mourning after a military helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region claimed the lives of eight people — including Defence Minister Edward Kofi Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed. The ministers and their…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of a civil servant and chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Ewere Morgan Eseosa, for receiving double salaries in gross violation of anti-corruption laws.…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has refuted allegations by Nigerian musician and hotel owner Felix Duke that its operatives stormed his Lagos hotel, damaged property, and stole foreign currency. Duke, who is also president of the Creative Industry…
The people of Aramoko Ekiti in Ekiti State are mourning the passing of their traditional ruler, Oba Olu Adegoke Adeyemi, who died on Friday at the age of 82. In a statement on Saturday, his family described the late monarch…
Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) operatives have arrested one Mr. Musa Ali for allegedly posing as an OPSH officer in a bid to swindle unsuspecting members of the public. According to a statement released on Saturday, August 9, 2025, by OPSH’s…
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has a message for Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi — in Nigerian politics, a one-term presidency is far from a simple promise. Obi has consistently said he would serve just one term if…
