Reuters ABUJA – Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve an additional spending of 6.2 trillion naira ($4 billion) to plug shortfalls in this year’s national budget,…
Martins Owoseni Abuja – Police on Wednesday, foiled attempt by armed kidnappers to abduct residents in El-Rufai Estate in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The incident happened around 2am,…
By DANIEL OJUKWU via Foundation for Investigative Journalism Police extortion is commonplace in Nigeria, so it did not surprise me when, in November 2023, some Nigerians complained about how policemen…
Morakinyo Akinosun Abuja – Nigeria’s Senate on Wednesday sacked its Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, for criticising President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Ndume, a member of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress…
Opeyemi Olamilekan and agency report The United Arab Emirates (UAE) says Nigeria has not been exempted from the customary visa application process. On Monday, Nigerians were thrilled to read that…
AFP In a warehouse in the lush humid farmlands of central Thailand, thousands of pythons lie coiled in containers, rearing and striking at the glass as people pass by. They…
AFP PARIS, France – The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, took a long-awaited swim in the murky waters of the Seine on Wednesday amid joy and relief that the river…
AFP FIFA said on Wednesday it was opening an investigation into racist chants by Argentina players after they won the Copa America. “FIFA is aware of a video circulating on…
AFP The European Commission was wrong to redact details of multi-billion-euro deals it struck to secure Covid vaccines during the coronavirus pandemic, an EU court said on Wednesday. The commission…
Morakinyo Akinosun BENIN CITY, Nigeria – The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the murder of a Nigerian human rights defender and anti-death penalty advocate, Arthur…
