SEVEN Nigerian youths have been convicted and sentenced to five years in prison, community services, and public flogging in Borno State over the August 1–10, 2024 #EndBadGovernance protests. Amnesty International Nigeria, which made this revelation in a post on its…
MALI said it has obtained the support of fellow West African countries Guinea and Mauritania in its bid to bypass sanctions imposed by regional bloc ECOWAS which pose a threat to its ability to import goods. According to a statement…
BARRICK Gold, which owns Mali’s biggest gold mine complex Loulo-Gounkoto, says its mines in the country have ‘thus far not been affected’ by sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West African States. The 15-state regional bloc imposed tough economic…
MALI’S army-dominated government has called for nationwide demonstrations on Friday against stringent sanctions imposed by the West Africa bloc ECOWAS over delayed elections. The Sahel state’s interim government stated Monday night that the sanctions – which include border closures and…
A BRAWL broke out on the floor of Ghana’s parliament late on Monday as lawmakers debated a proposed tax on electronic transactions that has divided the house for weeks. The 1.75 percent e-levy, which would include taxes on mobile money…
ETHIOPIA has filed a complaint with Twitter accusing the social media giant of suspending accounts critical of Tigrayan rebels it has been fighting in a gruesome, year-long war, a government spokeswoman said Tuesday. The dust-up highlights how both sides are…
PIUS Alile Coalition Initiative (PACI), an organisation in the business of supporting Edo citizens in critical needs has over the last eight years ignites hopes and restores destinies of thousands of Edo citizens, particularly in the immediate constituency of the…
THE national chairman-elect of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof Iyorchia Ayu, on Monday, observed that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressive Congress (APC) government is the biggest cancer afflicting the country. Speaking while receiving in a courtesy call, a…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari’s budget on local and foreign travels, meals and refreshments, sitting allowance, welfare package and office building was bigger than what’s allocated to 14 teaching hospitals, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, said. This is contained in…
