Politics
Governor Fubara Firmly Warns IGP, Wike Against Attempt to Undermine Local Government Election
Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has firmly warned the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and former governor turned FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, against...
₦110.4bn Fraud: Court Orders Ex-Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello to Appear for Arraignment
Justice Maryanne Anenih of the FCT High Court has issued a ‘public summon’ ordering the former Kogi governor Yahaya Bello to appear in...
Nigeria’s Central Bank Issues New FX Code, Mandates Compliance for Banks and BDCs
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a new Foreign Exchange (FX) code as guidelines mandating compliance for commercial banks and Bureau De...
UK Hands ‘Last African Colony’ Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Excluding Chagossians from Self-Determination Talks
The United Kingdom agreed to give up the sovereignty of the island of Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius in a treaty signed to secure...
Kenya Introduces Digital Nomad Work Permit for Remote Workers
Kenya has introduced a ‘Digital Nomad Work Permit’ to attract remote workers to the East African country. President William Ruto made the disclosure...
Senator Ndume Urges Tinubu to Hire Military Contractors Against Boko Haram
Nigerian Senate Chief Whip, Senator Ali Ndume, has urged President Bola Tinubu to hire military contractors in the effort to end Boko Haram...
Nigeria Has Reforms To Undertake Before Joining BRICS, It Will ‘At the Right Time’ – Foreign Affairs Minister
Yusuf Tuggar, Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, has revealed that Nigeria has shown interest to become a member of BRICS, an intergovernmental organisation with...
Nigerians Commence Protests Against Bad Governance on 64th Independence Day
Nigerians have commenced the announced #FearlessOctober protests on Tuesday at the Ikeja Underbridge in Lagos State and the country’s capital, Abuja. The protest...
Libya Set to Resume Oil Production as Central Bank Crisis Subsides
Libya, whose oil sector has been halted since late August, is preparing to resume as the two rival governments have agreed on a...
Ex-Taraba Governor Darius Ishaku Arraigned for ₦27b Fraud
Ex-Governor of Taraba State, Darius Dickson Ishaku, was arraigned on Monday before the Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged fraud of ₦27 billion....
HURIWA Urges UN to Protect October 1st Protesters from Tinubu’s Planned Armed Crackdown
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, or HURIWA, has called on the United Nations Human Rights Council and Secretary-General António Guterres to intervene...
France Lobbyist Robert Bourgi Discloses $4M Payment from Ex-Gabon President Ali Bongo as Middleman
A French lawyer and Françafrique lobbyist, Robert Bourgi, has revealed that Gabonese Ex-President Ali Bongo paid him about $4 million from 2009-2013 for...