The mass exodus sparked by the Taliban takeover compelled Afghanistan’s new rulers to issue a call for Afghans to stay and help rebuild the country. But after a year of Taliban rule, the economy is in tatters, confidence has been shattered, and Afghanistan’s best and brightest are not returning – they’re fleeing in […]
The Senate Public Accounts Committee (SPAC) has put the current and past management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) under scrutiny. The committee said it discovered that the fund’s management failed to produce relevant documents to justify alleged spending of N17.158 billion in 2013. Some of the documents to back the […]
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, has mocked a plan by supporters of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), to hold a “two-million-man march” for him in the state. Supporters of Obi across the country have been holding these marches to show their solidarity with him. There was a march for the LP […]
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, has taken former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Aminu Tambuwal, Sokoto governor, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court over the conduct of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election. According to The Punch, Wike and Newgent Ekamon, a PDP chieftain, asked the court to order INEC […]
The heir and de facto leader of the Samsung group received a presidential pardon Friday, continuing South Korea’s long tradition of freeing business leaders convicted of corruption on economic grounds. Billionaire Lee Jae-yong, convicted of bribery and embezzlement in January last year, will be “reinstated” to give him a chance to “contribute to […]
There was a fire incident at a storeroom in the House of Representatives section of the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on Thursday. It was gathered that the fire was eventually extinguished but the damage had already been done. Viral pictures from the scene showed burnt documents, furniture, and other items. Confirming the […]
On Thursday the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), an Islamic human rights advocacy group, called for compensation for the Fulani victims of reprisals following the attack on worshippers at the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. Daily Trust reports that following the attack, there were reports of reprisal attacks on some Fulani people […]
Some residents of the community around 2 Division Nigeria Army, Odogbo in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have fled their homes following the alleged constant shelling of their property during the training of men of the Nigeria Army. Our correspondent reports that a visit to the area on Thursday showed the damage done […]
The Katsina State Government has confirmed the stealing of millions of naira by unknown persons at the account section of the State Government House. The Director-General to the governor on New Media, Alhaji Al-Amin Isah, confirmed the incident in an interview with journalists on Thursday. Although Isah couldn’t disclose the amount stolen, he […]
The crisis between the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has taken another turn as the state government has banned all party members of Rivers state not to campaign for Atiku in the state. This information was made known by Lee Ledgodo […]
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