EFCC Says Faisal Maina Has Fled to the US
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says Faisal, son of Abdulrasheed Maina has fled to the United States of America, the Economic. Faisal’s father is a former Chairman of
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says Faisal, son of Abdulrasheed Maina has fled to the United States of America, the Economic. Faisal’s father is a former Chairman of
Ex-Ugandan rebel commander Dominic Ongwen has been convicted of war crimes at the International Criminal Court. Mr Ongwen, a feared commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), is the first
Sixteen African countries have shown interest in securing Covid-19 vaccines under an African Union (AU) initiative and the aim is to deliver allocations in the next three weeks, Reuters news
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed immediate past service chiefs as non-career Ambassadors-Designate. In a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, Buhari said: “In accordance with section 171
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Cameroonian soldiers of killing at least nine civilians in the restive South West region of Cameroon in January. A child was among those killed.
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government of being biased over its repeated “defence of armed herders” and its failure to call those causing havoc to order. Ortom
Nigeria’s federal government is working on a supplementary budget for the procurement of Covid-19 Vaccines that will be presented to the National Assembly soon, THISDAY’S investigations have revealed. Already, the
The continued stay in office by the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, two days after he was billed to retire after 35 years of service has attracted a lawsuit.
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government of being biased over its repeated “defence of armed herders” and its failure to call those causing havoc to order. Ortom
Tunde Bakare, General Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church has called for an end to open grazing and urged the federal government to separate agricultural pastoralism from terrorist issues. Mr Bakare who is an
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has offered amnesty to citizens who joined the Islamist insurgency in the gas-rich northern province of Cabo Delgado. President Nyusi promised that there will be no
Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai says state and community policing “is the ultimate panacea for effective law enforcement nationwide” and called on the National Assembly to expedite action on
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has reacted after Facebook, a social media platform blocked the account of its leader Nnamdi Kanu. Reports suggest the account was blocked after
Rwandan Government has said the capital city, Kigali will remain locked down for seven more days. “To further contain the spread of the pandemic, the cabinet extended existing measures countrywide
Nine troops were killed in Mali’s troubled central region early Wednesday when their camp came under attack from jihadists, security sources have said. Their position at Boni, located between Douentza
The war crimes trial of a Sierra Leonean former rebel commander has started in Finland. The prosecution alleges that Gibril Massaquoi – allegedly known by the moniker “Angel Gabriel” –
The Ethiopian government has rejected reports that tens of thousands of civilians have died in the conflict in the northern Tigray region. On Tuesday three opposition parties in Tigray accused Ethiopian
Traders in Abuja, the Nigerian capital have been left angry and disappointed after a court ordered the closure of a popular market and two major malls on Tuesday for not
A Ugandan minister has withdrawn an ambulance she donated to residents of the northern town of Koboko ahead of the ruling party’s primaries which she lost, the Daily Monitor reports
A former Governor of Jigawa State Sule Lamido says Nigeria’s governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has brought a culture of hate and division since it assumed power in 2015. The former governor
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