Police fire on demonstrators trying to storm Kenya parliament, several dead
NAIROBI, Kenya – Police fired on demonstrators trying to storm Kenya’s legislature on Tuesday and at least five protesters were shot dead, with sections of the parliament building set ablaze…
Nigeria’s public debt rose to N121.67 trillion in Q1 2024: National Bureau of Statistics
Nigeria’s public debt stock increased from N97.34 trillion ($108.23 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2023 to N121.67 trillion ($91.46 billion) in the first quarter of 2024, the National Bureau…
Fulani herdsmen reportedly raid maize farm with cows in Nigeria’s Ogun State as farmer cries for help
A maize farm in Ijebu-ode, Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria, has been destroyed by Fulani herdsmen, inciting widespread outrage among local farmers.The distressing incident, which was captured in a viral video…
Woman slumps, dies after alighting from passenger bus along Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway
OGUN, Nigeria – A yet-to-be-identified middle-aged woman on Tuesday, slumped and died mysteriously in Nigeria’s Ogun State.The woman, said to be a trader – alighted from an 18-seater bus coming…
Retail Supermarkets Nigeria Limited shuts down amid President Tinubu government’s harsh policies
Abuja – Retail Supermarkets Nigeria Limited, which houses Shoprite and Freshmark, has announced plans to terminate its business operations in Novare Wuse Central Mall, Abuja, citing Nigeria’s unprofitable economic environment.In…
Boko Haram terrorists kidnap High Court Judge, wife, 2 others in Nigeria’s northern Borno State
BORNO, Nigeria — A High Court Judge in Nigeria, Justice Haruna Mshelia, his wife, driver and orderly have been abducted by Boko Haram terrorists along Biu to Maiduguri road on…
Under President Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s electricity generation drops by 700gigawatts in 2024: data
Abuja – Electricity data published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that Nigeria electricity generation dropped by 700GigaWatts in the first quarter of 2024.In the first quarter…
Nigerian judge caught trying to steal money from frozen bank account of petitioner; disciplinary actions taken
KANO, Nigeria – Judicial Service Commission (JSC) in Nigeria’s northern Kano State has taken disciplinary actions against three magistrates and a registrar of the Kano High Court over misconduct, with…