Laying the foundation stone of the Bishoftu International Airport, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said it would have the capacity to handle up to 110 million passengers annually–tripling the continent’s current busiest hubs. He added that the project would bolster the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and enhance Ethiopia’s global competitiveness. However, the Oromo Liberation […]

Prominent Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye has reportedly made a substantial financial contribution to the presidential campaign of Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine. Besigye, who is currently imprisoned on treason charges, reportedly delivered the funds through his wife, Winnie Byanyima, as campaigning for the January 15 election enters its final stages. Over the weekend, opposition […]

Goals from Victor Osimhen and Akor Adams helped the Super Eagles defeat Algeria 2-0 in Marrakech to book their place in the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations against Morocco, extending their strong run in the competition. Also on Saturday, Egypt booked their place in the semi-finals after a dramatic 3-2 victory over defending […]

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has dismissed claims that former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, was being politically witch-hunted. He insisted that investigations against Malami began long before his appointment. Olukoyede spoke on Sunday on Channels Television’s Politics Today amid growing controversy […]

The price war in the petroleum sector has continued to deepen as some retail outlets have dropped the prices of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) below the N739 per litre recommended by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. The PUNCH reports that since the Dangote refinery slashed petrol pump prices from about N900 to N739 in December, many […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed that it is proposing a primary control strategy aimed at preventing newly admitted university students from being initiated into drug use. The Niger State Commander of the NDLEA, Shehu Nomau Gwadabawa, made this known while speaking with The Guardian in Minna during a public lecture themed: […]

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission over the alleged mismanagement of N55.9bn intended for the purchase of smart card readers, ballot papers, result sheets, and other election materials for the 2019 general elections. The allegations, highlighted in the Auditor-General’s latest annual report published on 9 […]

Armed groups operating in parts of Kano and Katsina states are allegedly extorting farmers, demanding up to N50,000 per acre from sugarcane growers before harvest, as they enforce a parallel system of governance within key forest reserves in the region. According to reports, the bandits have entrenched themselves in the Rugu Forest of Faskari Local […]

Lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly have alleged that they uncovered a plot by certain individuals linked to the executive arm of the state government to obtain a court order preventing the legislature from performing its functions. This comes as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, ended his tour of […]

A coalition of leaders within the All Progressives Congress (APC), operating under the APC Leaders Forum (ALF) and the Tinubu/Shettima Solidarity Movement (TSSM), has issued a strongly worded open letter, calling for the immediate removal of Nyesom Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), citing alleged insubordination, anti-party activities, and threats to national […]

The Rivers State House of Assembly has begun impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Oduh. During plenary presided over by the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule, according to a live broadcast on Channels Television on Thursday, the Majority Leader, Major Jack, read out the notice of allegations […]

The African Union was joined by countries ranging from Ghana to Uganda and South Africa in expressing various degrees of concern at the United States’ latest intervention in Venezuela, during which President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, were seized and flown to be tried in New York on an indictment including drugs and […]