The French troops have yet again encountered protests in Niger which have left some civilians dead and many injured. This protest was the continuation of the protest by the youths in Burkina Faso as they laid siege to the French…
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu invited some EndSARS protesters to a peace walk for “the healing of Lagos” in December. He invited Folarin Falana aka Falz and Debo Adebayo aka Mr Marcaroni but they refused the invitation. During…
Chiemeka Arinze, a co-defendant with alleged billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, who is also called Evans, has died in prison. Evans alongside Joseph Emeka, Chiemeka Arinze and Udeme Upong, are standing trial before Judge Oluwatoyin Taiwo of Special Offences Court…
Festus Kayamo, Minister of State for Labor and Employment, said the social media platform, Twitter has accepted all of the terms set by the federal government regarding its operations in Nigeria. A committee was set up, of which Keyamo is…
On Saturday 27 November 2021, hundreds of protesters were tear-gassed by the police to disperse them during an unauthorized anti-government protest in the capital. The protesters gathering for the demonstration at a square in the centre of Ouagadougou were fired…
A new variant of COVID19 detected in South Africa with a high number of mutations has triggered travel restrictions by many countries amid fears of transmissions and raised concerns among scientists. The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) has reported…
Thoughtless borrowing has crash-landed the Ugandan government in a mess as Chinese lenders refuse a request from the authorities to renegotiate the terms of a Chinese loan the country secured in 2015 without serious thought to the toxic clauses attached.…
Armed men had kidnapped the principal, four others in Ondo State. The principal of Auga Community Grammar School, Joshua Adeyemi, with his vice Ifedayo Yesufu and three other teachers were kidnapped at gunpoint. The incident occurred Thursday afternoon along the…
Prince William has warned that Africa’s population and its increase has put wildlife “under enormous pressure”. He gave this warning while speaking at a gala hosted by the Tusk Trust on Thursday. The Tusk Trust is a charity that works…
The government of Burkina Faso, in the face of growing public anger over the repeated assassinations of Islamist activists, extended the internet suspension on Wednesday while offering conflicting reasons as to why access was cut in the first place. The…
