Nigerian authorities have granted Ibraheem Zakzaky, the leader of a pro-Iranian Shia group, leave to seek medical treatment in India. He has been in detention since 2015 having been accused of murder, manslaughter, unlawful assembly and disruption of public peace.…
By Ijeoma Ukazu | 53 percent of Nigeria’s total population are children who are constantly faced with challenges arising from economic, security and political. These children often times are exposed to extreme situation of violence due to ongoing military, political…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has suspended Jennifer Luka for stealing $600 belonging to a pilgrim at the Yola International airport earlier in the week. The airport management said the would remain suspended until the outcome of the…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has called on organised labour to challenge political leaders to ensure that state resources meet the needs of workers and other Nigerians. Oshiomhole made the call in Abuja at a…
The outlawed Islamic Movement of Nigeria ( IMN ) has confirmed that #FreeZakzaky protest would continue just unabated just as it refuted the statement suspending the protest issued by Ibrahim Musa. The movement asked members of the group and public…
Rwanda has reopened on Thursday its border with DR Congo, where an Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,800 people in the past year. The border was closed for several hours after the confirmation of a third death from Ebola…
A Magistrate Court sitting in Ondo has docked one Saheed Adebayo, a staff of the Self Reliance Economic Advancement Programme (SEAP) for allegedly stealing a huge sum of N3, 905, 400. 00. Mr. Adebayo, who was dragged to the Court…
The Union Bank has begun the process of receiving entries into its 2019 edTech Challenge which aims at boosting the education sector through innovative, technology-driven ideas. The programme is open to students, teachers, developers, designers and fintech or a player…
BY MAYOWA ADENIRAN | The African Centre for Leadership Strategy and Development, Centre(LSD) has urged the Nigerian government to focus more on tackling human trafficking in the country. LSD, while commemorating the 2019 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons said…
The United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHCR) said 150 migrants may have drowned in a ship wreck off the Libyan coast while another 150 were rescued by fishermen and returned to Libya by coast guards. The fate of these 150…
