French Soldiers Detained in Equatorial Guinea: Reports
AFP news agency is reporting that authorities in Equatorial Guinea have detained six French soldiers who were travelling in a helicopter that had stopped to refuel in the port city
Nigerian Journalist Kemi Olunloyo Sheds More Light on Hushpuppi’s US Fraud Case
Popular blogger and social media commentator, Dr. Kemi Olunloyo, and the Head, Judicial, Human Rights & Anti-corruption Desk of Premium Times, Ade Adesomoju, joined the Morning Show on Thursday to
Nigeria Supercop Abba Kyari Indicted in Hushpuppi’s Fraud Case in the US
Respected Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari has been indicted of having links to Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, also known as Ray Hushpuppi, who is presently facing trial for fraud in
Nigeria: Buhari Pledges to Increase Education Budget By 100% By 2025
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says he is committed to increasing the country’s budget for education by 50 per cent in the next two years and up to 100% by 2025.
US Senators Block Sale of $875m Attack Helicopters to Nigeria Over Human Rights Concerns
United States lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have blocked a proposed sale of attack helicopters to the Nigerian government over rising concerns about the country’s government human rights
Nigeria: Kaduna Court Discharges, Acquits El-Zazakky and Wife, Orders Immediate Release
A Kaduna state high court has discharged and acquitted the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El- Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat Ibrahim. Justice Gideon Kurada’s
Biafra Is an Ijaw Word and Has Nothing to Do With Igbos, Asari Dokubo Tells Nnamdi Kanu
Niger Delta militant, Ijaw nationalist and former leader Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Asari Dokubo, spoke exclusively to Arise News correspondent, Ovieteme George, on separatist leader of the Indigenous People
Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Accuses UK of ‘Likely Connivance’ in Client’s Arrest
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UK Says Nigeria’s Security Challenges Overwhelming, Multi-pronged
The British Government, Tuesday, admitted that Nigeria’s security challenges were both overwhelming and multi-pronged and therefore called on the federal government to firm up strategies to tackle the growing unemployment
Benin Republic Makes U-turn, Files Charges against Yoruba Separatist Igboho
In a sudden twist on Monday night, the government of the Republic of Benin said it would file charges against the detained Yoruba nation agitator, Mr Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known
Nigeria to Reopen San Francisco Consulate 32 Years After
The Nigerian government has expressed its readiness to reopen the consulate in San Francisco, United States. The office of the Consulate-General in San Francisco, which was closed over 30 years
Buhari ‘Gravely Infringed Our Rights’: Nigerian Lawyers Sue President Over Twitter Ban
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), an umbrella body of lawyers in the West African country has instituted legal proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari over the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria.
Relief For Africa as Pharmaceutical Giant BioNTech Sets Sights on Trialing Malaria Vaccine
German Pharmaceutical company BioNTech has said it aims to start trying out a malaria vaccine by next year – which may come as a relief to thousands of children in
Covid-19: Concerts, Festivals Banned in Tanzania to Check Spread of Virus
Authorities in Tanzania have officially banned concerts, festivals, and unnecessary gatherings in a bid to contain the transmission of COVID-19. The government has also directed everyone to use public transportation
Covid-19: Hospitals in Senegal’s Capital Overwhelmed as Virus Surges
Hospitals in Senegal’s capital Dakar were “close to saturation” on Monday due to a surge in Covid-19 patients, with overworked medical personnel facing burnout. The country’s health ministry said the labs were also
Tanzania’s Opposition Leader Mbowe Charged With Terrorism
The leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party has been charged with terrorism-related offences by a court in the East African country. The charges against Chadema chairman Freeman Mbowe follows his
British High Commissioner to Nigeria Speaks on Global Education Summit and Keeping Nigerian Schools Safe
The United Kingdom, in partnership with Kenya and the Global Partnership for Education, GPE, will be co-hosting a two-day Global Education Summit to kick-off in London in Wednesday. British Prime
Nigeria Orders Reactivation of Covid Isolation Centres Nationwide
Nigeria’s federal government has directed all Covid-19 Isolation Centres across the country to immediately activate their facilities in anticipation of a possible spike in infection. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie
Yoruba Nation Agitator Sunday Igboho Tried Behind Closed Doors in Cotonou
Sunday Adeyemi, otherwise called Sunday Igboho, who is being tried in Benin Republic, was Monday tried behind closed doors as journalists and his supporters were shut out. Igboho’s supporters, who
Alleged Treasonable Felony: Nigeria Court Declines to Try Biafra Separatist Kanu in Absentia
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, declined to proceed with the trial of self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu
