Nigerian Court Dismisses Forgery Suit Against Governor Obaseki
A Nigerian court has dismissed a certificate forgery case against the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. The suit was filed at the federal high court in the nation’s capital Abuja
A Nigerian court has dismissed a certificate forgery case against the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. The suit was filed at the federal high court in the nation’s capital Abuja
Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka says the sovereignty of Nigeria is now in the hands of insurgents and murdering herdsmen who have no respect for national integrity. Soyinka spoke exclusively with ARISE News
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has called on Nigerians to take responsibility for their survival and of rectifying the huge gaps in the President Buhari administration, which has shown “outrageous nepotistic
Deji Elumoye Nigerian state governors want the federal government to expedite actions on local production of Covid-19 vaccine instead of relying on foreign pharmaceutical firms. The governors are also not
By Abel Ejikeme Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari on Friday said security forces have rescued 103 kidnapped victims, describing the rescue as an act of God. The governor stated this
Ethiopian armed forces have killed top officials of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in an operation, according to an announcement late Thursday. Those killed include TPLF spokesperson Sekoture Getachew and
Several news sources are reporting that popular Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also called Bobi Wine, has sent his wife and children abroad ahead of next week’s election. He reportedly made the decision
Eswatini’s acting Prime Minister Themba Masuku has announced a partial lockdown to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease with the country now having 10,773 total cases. The country that
Mali’s government has denied allegations that a French airstrike killed guests attending a wedding last Sunday. The country’s defence ministry said a joint operation with French forces had killed only
There has been a lot of mistrust in the Nigerian government by the citizens who rightly or wrongly believe they are not being told all that there is to be
No fewer than two million Nigerians are living as internally displaced persons (IDP) as a result of terrorist activities in the North-east, as well as banditry and other forms of
Nigeria’s National Universities Commission (NUC) has directed vice-chancellors of universities to commence academic activities on January 18, in accordance with the directive of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) team on
Nana Akufo-Addo has been sworn in for a second term as Ghana’s president, hours after scuffles between rival politicians broke out in parliament. Soldiers were briefly deployed after the unusual
Plans are being made for the Nigerian President Muhammadu and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on live television, Faisal Shuaib, executive director and chief executive officer, National Primary
The Nigerian Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman has directed the country’s electricity regulatory commission to halt the implementation of the reviewed tariff. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had on Tuesday approved an increase in electricity tariff
Youths protesting a coronavirus curfew fought with security forces in the Senegalese capital Dakar overnight Wednesday, burning tyres and erecting barricades as police fired tear gas. The main clashes were
There was chaos on the floor of Ghana’s parliament on Wednesday as legislators voted to choose the next speaker of the 8th parliament of the 4th Republic. Some members of
Thousands of citizens have been left stranded and frustrated outside offices of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) as staff of the commission embarked on industrial action. [bc_video video_id=”6221154622001″ account_id=”6116119081001″
An oil tanker is on fire at Toyota bus stop along the Oshodi-Apapa expressway in Nigeria`s commercial capital Lagos. [bc_video video_id=”6220892275001″ account_id=”6116119081001″ player_id=”CJdhmO46zo” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”autoplay” min_width=”0px” playsinline=”” picture_in_picture=”pictureinpicture” max_width=”640px”
A former Nigerian Minister of External Affairs Bolaji Akinyemi has described the attempted insurrection by protesters loyal to President Donald Trump and instigated by the US President an act of
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