A Chinese court sentenced to death on Monday 16 members of a family-run criminal gang that established deadly scam centres in Myanmar’s Kokang region on the border with China, among other crimes. Scam compounds have flourished in Myanmar’s lawless borderlands, staffed by foreigners — many of them Chinese — who say they were trafficked and […]

Amid growing concerns over the misuse of artificial intelligence in financial fraud, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a stern warning to Nigerian investors, urging them to exercise heightened caution against a new wave of AI-generated scams sweeping through the country’s digital space. According to the SEC, the deceptive schemes often disguised as […]

The trade dispute between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and Dangote Petroleum Refinery has put Nigeria’s ambition of becoming Africa’s refining hub to the sternest test. This comes just as the shutdown of the refinery may plunge the country into a N14.7 billion daily loss, triggering force majeure with […]

Lagos State Government has unveiled plans to integrate estate lakes, canals, and pumps into a comprehensive flood management system within the next 24 months, aiming to reduce flooding across the city. Tokunbo Wahab, Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, shared the details via his official X account, emphasizing that the initiative targets areas […]

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Shehu Mohammed, recently suggested that arming FRSC personnel may be the only way to enforce traffic laws on Nigerian roads. The statement is alarming. It is dangerous. And it reveals a deeper crisis in governance in our country: the normalisation of militarisation in civil life. How, […]

Nigerians may face tougher days ahead as the nationwide strike declared by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, beginning from today (Monday), threatens to unleash a twin blow of soaring petrol prices and widespread electricity blackouts. The union’s directive to halt crude oil and gas supplies to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery […]

A sudden and destabilising shift in US trade policy has shaken the foundations of Lesotho’s fragile economy, threatening its vital textile industry and the livelihoods of approximately 30,000 workers, mostly women, says the International Monetary Fund. Garments make up 80% of Lesotho’s exports to the United States, which accounts for roughly 20% of the country’s […]

Club captain Marquinhos has joined the growing list of big-name absentees for Paris Saint-Germain after suffering a thigh issue, the European champions announced on Friday. The 31-year-old Brazilian defender “will undergo treatment on a left thigh injury over the next few weeks”, PSG announced on their website. The latest injury blow for Luis Enrique’s side […]

Prior to 1994, South Africa was a country whose brand image was defined through the entrenched apartheid system. Its architecture was that of being racist, oppressive and fascist in character. After the first democratically elected government came into power in 1994, it prioritised to change the country’s image as well as to reposition the country’s […]

Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has denied reports that he is planning to change his political party. Reports emerged recently suggesting that Kwankwaso is on the verge of rejoining the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). Reacting on Friday via a post on his official X account, the former […]

Swedish Marathon organisers have confirmed that Ethiopian marathon runner Shewarge Alene died at 30 years old. Alene, who won the Stockholm race in May, fell ill during a training session. She was taken to the hospital, where she passed away. She competed in 27 marathons as a professional between 2011 and 2025, recording 12 victories. […]

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi. The Paris criminal court acquitted him of charges of passive corruption and illegal campaign financing. The […]