Ruto dismisses most of Kenya’s cabinet after deadly riots
Kenya’s President William Ruto dismissed most of his cabinet after deadly protests against his plan to raise more than $2 billion in new taxes, and signaled that he will pivot…
Ugandan TikToker jailed for insulting President Museveni
BBC A Ugandan court has sentenced a 24-year-old man to six years in prison for insulting the president and the first family through his video posted on TikTok. Edward Awebwa…
Nigeria’s highest court grants local govt financial autonomy
Olayomi Koiki Abuja – Nigeria’s highest court, the Supreme Court declared on Thursday that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated for local government administrations. The seven-man…
ECOWAS court finds Nigerian government guilty of rights abuse, violation of several international human rights standards for using force on #EndSars protesters at Lekki tollgate in Lagos
Morakinyo Akinosun The Nigerian government abused the rights of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate in October 2020, according to a ruling by the Economic Community of West African States…
Man allegedly trading human parts for ₦600,000 nabbed with human skull, bones in Nigeria’s Abuja, police say
Sodiq Rabiu and Morakinyo Akinosun Abuja – A man has been arrested for allegedly trading human parts in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, police said Wednesday. Nuhu Ezra, a resident of…
Farmers drag Nigeria’s Ondo State Government to court for allegedly selling farmlands to foreigners
ONDO, Nigeria – Farmers in the Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, South-West Nigeria, have dragged the state government to court for allegedly selling their farmlands to a foreign…
Twelve die in South African school bus crash
Olayomi Koiki with agencies At least 12 schoolchildren and the driver of their mini-bus were killed in a road crash in South Africa‘s Gauteng province as they were going to…
Nigeria’s Senate Chief Whip, Ndume laments President Tinubu has shut his doors, says some ministers can’t meet with him to discuss prevailing hardship and food scarcity in the country
Opeyemi Olamilekan Abuja – Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Ali Ndume, has expressed concern over the rising cost of living and food scarcity in the country. Ndume said in…
NIGERIA: Reps, minister of women affairs in heated argument over corruption allegations
Morakinyo Akinosun Abuja – Guests and journalists in Nigeria, on Tuesday, watched for several minutes as a house of representatives committee and Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, minister of women affairs, engaged in…
Organised labour in Nigeria insists on ₦250,000 minimum wage for workers
Ayomidele Oluwasusi Abuja – The Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Tuesday reiterated its demand for a N250,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Festus Osifo, TUC president, made this known at…