Terrorists demand ₦20 million monthly levies from communities in north-central Nigeria
Olayomi Koiki BENUE, Nigeria – Terrorists locally dubbed as bandits in Nigeria have reportedly enforced tax and levy collections on the residents of Torough and neighbouring communities in Ukum Local…
Nigeria’s president accused of illegally dissolving universities governing councils and ‘replacing them with politicians’
Bella Ifasola Nigeria’s higher institutions’ lecturer union, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ilorin chapter has stated that the President Bola Tinubu administration has maintained lines of…
ICC convicts Timbuktu jihad police chief of war crimes
Agency Report The International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted a jihadist police chief of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during a reign of terror in the fabled Malian…
Kenya’s president withdraws tax plan after deadly protest
Agency Report Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday said he would withdraw planned tax rises, bowing to pressure after deadly demonstations saw protesters storming parliament and threatening more action this…
A fire has broken out at the Dangote Refinery in Nigeria’s Lagos
Lagos – A fire has broken out at the Dangote Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. According to reports, emergency personnel are currently on-site working to extinguish the blaze. Watch⬇ Dangote Group…
‘You can’t kill all of us’: Kenya protesters vow to march again; UN chief Guterres condemns President Ruto’s use of force on demonstrators
Olayomi Koiki with agencies NAIROBI – Kenyan protest organisers called Wednesday for fresh peaceful marches against controversial tax hikes, as the death toll from nationwide demonstrations climbed to 13, an…
Aarti Steel Nigeria succumbs to economic pressure and closes shop
Agency Report Aarti Steel, having been into roofing sheet market for so many years with considerable market foot prints is finally saying good bye to Nigeria. The Ota in Ogun…
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…