NADECO USA asks international community to monitor hunger protest in Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu was among the leaders of NADECO during the military era in Nigeria Morakinyo Akinosun Ahead of the nationwide protests against economic hardship in Nigeria starting August 1,…
Nigeria police deactivate explosive device in Lagos on eve of hunger protest; activist Sowore describes incident as ‘propaganda’ – aimed at proving that ‘foreign mercenaries’ are involved in the planned hunger protest in an attempt to blackmail protesters
Morakinyo Akinosun Lagos – An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was discovered at the fence of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service on Bank Anthony…
Ghana court bans planned protests against cost of living
Reuters ACCRA – A high court in Ghana has blocked civil society groups from holding protests in the capital Accra, one of the organisers said, joining other African governments in…
NIGERIA: ‘Greatest motivation of the planned nationwide protests is hunger,’ Ooni of Ife says
Nigeria is facing its worst economic crisis in decades, with skyrocketing inflation, a national currency in free-fall and millions of people struggling to buy food Kareem Abdulrahman The Ooni of…
Nigeria’s Senate President Akpabio mocks intending protesters: ‘We’ll be eating, protesters can go protest’
Nigeria is facing its worst economic crisis in decades, with skyrocketing inflation, a national currency in free-fall and millions of people struggling to buy food Opeyemi Olamilekan Ahead of the…
Al Jazeera journalist, cameraman killed in Israeli attack on Gaza
Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Refee were killed in Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City Al Jazeera Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Ismail al-Ghoul and his cameraman Rami al-Refee have been…
Former Deputy Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University found dead barely 3 weeks after abduction
For more than a decade, civilians in Nigeria have faced multiple security threats and risk of atrocities as result of attacks, kidnappings and extortion by various non-state armed groups Martins…
MTN Nigeria loses ₦519 billion in six months due to inflation, weak naira: report
Ayomidele Oluwasusi MTN Nigeria Communications Plc reported a loss after tax of $519.1 billion for the first half of 2024, due to record-high inflation and a weaker naira. This was…
TikTok’s Singapore office suffers food poisoning outbreak
Matthew Onocheta A mass food poisoning outbreak at the office of TikTok Inc. parent company ByteDance Ltd. in Singapore has led to the hospitalization of nearly 60 people, according to…
Paris Olympics: Nigerian sprinter, Favour Ofili regrets exclusion from 100m event, blames country’s sport’s body
Morakinyo Akinosun One of Nigeria’s prospect at the ongoing Paris Olympics, Favour Ofili would not participate in the women’s 100m athletics event which she had looked forward to. Ofili blamed…