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Families of Patients Protest Electricity Blackout at UCH Ibadan
Families of patients and patients at the University College Hospital (UCH) have protested, decrying the prolonged lack of electricity and water at the...
Shares of Australian Mining Company Fall 32% After Mali Detains CEO and Two Executives on Corruption Charges
Shares of Resolute Mining, an Australian gold mining company, dropped by 32 per cent on Monday. This sharp decline marks the company’s worst...
Canadian Mining Company B2Gold Pays Mali $30 Million To Settle Mining Tax Dispute
The Canadian mining company B2Gold has paid the Malian government $30 million (18.3 billion FCFA) to settle a tax dispute related to gold...
Sanwo-Olu Hosts Justice Kekere-Ekun for Dinner Despite NBA President’s Directive
The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, hosted a special dinner on Saturday, honouring the newly appointed Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice...
PSquare: Mr. P Refutes Rudeboy’s Song Theft Accusation Amid Ongoing Feud
Peter Okoye, popularly known as Mr. P and one-half of the renowned Nigerian music duo PSquare,has denied allegations of song theft made by...
NDLEA Intercepts Over 31 Million Opioid Pills at Apapa Seaport, Several Grams of Cannabis at Lagos Airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) disclosed on Sunday that it recently intercepted over 31 million pills of opioids at Lagos’ Apapa...
Burkina Faso Authorities Foil Plot To Destabilise Government, Arrest Suspect
Burkina Faso’s transitional authorities have announced that they have foiled a new plot to destabilise the government, state television reported. According to officials,...
Okonjo-Iweala Set to Secure Second Term as WTO Director-General
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, is set to secure a second term as Director-General without facing any opposition....
Phoenix Fury Wins Best Film Award At 13th AFRIFF
In a landmark moment at the 13th edition of the African International Film Festival (AFRIFF),Nollywood’s “Phoenix Fury” won the prestigious Best Film award....
Burkina Faso Passes Bill to Ease Prison Overcrowding Through Community Service
The Transitional Legislative Assembly in Burkina Faso passed a bill on Friday to implement community service as an alternative to imprisonment, aiming to...
Burkina Faso Authorities Arrest 2 Officials for Embezzling Billions in Humanitarian and Agricultural Funds
Two public officials accused of embezzling several billion CFA francs have been taken into custody, according to Burkina Faso’s public prosecutor at the...
NSIB Recovers Black Box from NNPC Helicopter that Crashed in Rivers State
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has recovered the black box from the helicopter that crashed in Rivers State on October 24. The...