The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday struck out the treasonable felony charges filed against Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, who were both charged over their August 2019 #RevolutionNow protest against then President Muhammadu Buhari. The court struck out the charges following the application of notice of discontinuance filed by the … Read more
PRESIDENT TINUBU APPROVES LEADERSHIP CHANGES IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE SECTOR In furtherance of his determination to bring world-class standards to Nigerian public health administration and to manifest his commitment to deliver affordable and quality care to all Nigerians under governance and regulatory frameworks commensurate with international best practice, President Bola Tinubu has approved the … Read more
The Nigerian government has attributed the main cause of poor power supply in the country to the low supply of gas to generating companies (GenCos). Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this in a statement posted on his X handle on Friday. “Yesterday, I had crucial discussions with power Generating companies (GenCos) and Distribution … Read more
The former President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Koroma, will appear in court on Wednesday, 17 January, for his alleged involvement in a failed coup attempt. He was on Wednesday charged, before a Magistrate Court, with treason, misprision of treason, and two counts of harbouring suspects. Mr Koroma was granted bail by the High Court following … Read more
The Defence Headquaters, says troops intervened in 19 out of the 36 villages in Plateau State after receiving distress calls from villagers about attacks by militants on 24 December. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, a major-general, said on Friday in Abuja that the militants carried out simultaneous attacks on the villages from various … Read more
Following a clear failure of its foreign policy in the Sahel region, President Emmanuel Macron of France is constituting a new team to help regain lost grounds. However, African foreign policy experts doubt the success of the move with one describing it as “a man-child fighting hard to retain its feeding bottle” The new team’s … Read more
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, extended the 15 December interim order stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from taking any action against the 26 Rivers House of Assembly members who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Donatus Okorowo extended the order following an … Read more
The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has denounced the action of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Assembly members from the state, who accused him of being “dictatorial” in the running of the state. Mr Alia, in a statement on Friday by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, condemned the “blatant and unwarranted assault” on … Read more
A massive explosion at an oil terminal in the capital city of Conakry claimed lives and caused several injuries early today, 18 December, according to BBC reports. According to the reports, Conakry’s two main hospitals are inundated with multiple injured patients. The country’s military authorities have not yet commented on the incident. The explosion reportedly … Read more
The United States is willing to support the Nigerian military in the adaptation and implementation of Artificial Intelligence to fight terrorists in the West African country. This was stated by the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the US Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability (ADS), Paul Dean, at a meeting with journalists in Abuja. … Read more
