Ghana’s President Forms 5-Member Committee To Combat Illegal Mining
Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo has formed a five-member ministerial committee to combat illegal mining, also known as “galamsey” in the country. This was...
AdvoKC Foundation Urges Kaduna Governor Uba Sani to Increase Women’s Empowerment Fund As Promised
AdvoKC Foundation, on Thursday, called on Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani to increase the Kaduna State Women Empowerment Fund (KADSWEF), a pledge the...
South Africa To Submit Genocide ‘Facts, Evidence’ Against Israel At ICJ
South Africa has announced its intention to submit a memorial document to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on October 28 to provide...
Edo Election: PDP Refuses To Sign Peace Accord with Major Opposition Parties
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has refused to sign the peace accord for the Edo State gubernatorial election scheduled for Saturday, September 21,...
Commonwealth Secretary-General Candidates Call for Reparations for Colonialism and Slavery
Three candidates for the Secretary-General position of the Commonwealth have called for financial reparations and “reparative justice” for former British colonies, but now...
Online Investment Scam On The Rise, Research Shows
A recent study by the Better Business Bureau (BBB), a U.S. nonprofit promoting good business practices, has revealed that the number of scams...
Nigerian Court Jails U.S. Citizen for Theft, $1.2 Million Visa Fraud
The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has sentenced Marco Ramirez, an American businessman, to 10 years imprisonment for theft and fraud....
Despite IReV ‘Glitch’, INEC’s Mahmood Yakubu Assures Edo State Electorates Of Flawless Election
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has assured Edo State electorates of a “transparent and credible” gubernatorial election...
Nigerian Govt. Arraigns 10 Suspects Over Importation of 844 Firearms, 112,500 Cartridges in Rivers State
A federal high court in Abuja on Monday arraigned 10 suspects arrested in Onne Port Harcourt, River State, for alleged illegal importation of...
JUST IN: After NLC Ajaero’s Arrest, Nigerian State Security Service Storm SERAP’s Office, Demands Director
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has raised the alarm over the “unlawful” invasion of its office in Abuja by operatives of the...
Fuel Tanker Explosion Claims At Least 48 Lives, 50 Cows in Niger State
A fuel tanker collided with a truck, causing an explosion that has killed at least 48 people and 50 cows in Dendo community...
Nigeria’s Science and Technology Agency Allocates 71.9% Of ₦32.7bn Budget For Projects Outside Its Mandate
Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SHESTCO), under the Nigerian Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, has allocated N23.5 billion, 71.9 per cent of...