Search Result for: niger
Anthony Joshua Hit with 28-Day Suspension After KO Loss to Dubois
Nigerian-British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has been given a 28-day suspension from boxing by the British Boxing Board of Control following his knockout...
Ondo: APC Leader Gbogi Emmanuel Quits Party Says APC Now a “Weapon of Poverty”
A prominent All Progressives Congress (APC) leader, Mr Gbogi Emmanuel, has resigned from the party, criticising it for abandoning the principles of democracy...
Uganda’s Bobi Wine To Run For President In 2026
Uganda’s young opposition politician, Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has declared his intention to contest in the presidential election coming up...
As Open Grazing Persists, SUV Rams into Cattle on Lagos Highway
An accident involving an Acura Sport Utility Vehicle collided with a herd of cattle, resulting in the death of two cows and substantial...
Obey Court Order Probing Electoral Bribery Suspects or Risk Contempt Charge – SERAP to INEC
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to immediately enforce...
Russia, Burkina Faso Sign Joint Statement on ‘No First Deployment of Weapons in Space’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Burkinabé counterpart, Karamoko Traore, signed a joint statement on Saturday maintaining agreement on ‘No First Deployment...
Govt Failure Forces Content Creators To Provide Classrooms, Boreholes In Neglected Communities
Content creators are stepping in to give succour to neglected communities by providing classrooms in primary schools and boreholes for drinkable water. Some...
Lion Kills Zoo Worker at Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta
A 35-year-old zoo worker at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State, tragically lost his life on Saturday after being attacked...
Four Employees of Canadian Mining Firm Arrested in Mali for Financial Crimes
Four employees of Canadian mining company Barrick Gold were reportedly arrested in Mali earlier this week. The arrests come amid rising tensions between...
CBN Extends Suspension on Cash Deposit Fee to March 2025
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the suspension of cash deposit fees to March 31, 2025. This was stated in a...
Uganda Commissions $1.7 Billion Hydropower Plant Financed By China
Uganda commissioned its largest electricity generation facility, the 600-megawatt Karuma Hydropower Project. The $1.7 billion project, primarily financed through a loan from China,...
Former Senegalese Minister Lat Diop Jailed on Corruption Charges
Lat Diop, a former minister in Senegal’s previous government, has been jailed on charges of extortion, embezzlement, and money laundering related to his...