At the recently concluded Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) spoke virtually as a panellist on Sustainable…
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West Africa’s Benin has voted to legalise abortion in most circumstances, the health ministry said on Thursday, becoming one of only a handful of African countries to…
According to provisional results published on an official website, The former Cape Verdean Prime Minister Jose Maria Neves, won the Cape Verde presidential election in the first round…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, asking the court to declare illegal and unconstitutional all plans by the…
Babagana Kingibe, the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, has stated that the unity of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is negotiable. Kingibe made this known on Saturday night when speaking at an event organized by The Sun Newspaper. Using the example of a couple’s relationship, Kingibe explained that once a party decides to opt-out of a union, he or she must weigh the benefits and drawbacks of his or her decision before making a final decision. “I was born in Nigeria,” he explained. In Nigeria, I was groomed. Nigeria is something I believe in. Nigeria is something that my generation believes in. We are certain that we have no choice but to go to Nigeria.…
The UK has advised its citizens in Nigeria to stay away from 12 states, claiming that Boko Haram insurgents are likely to kidnap foreigners. The UK…
The trial of the 1987 assassination of Thomas Sankara has been adjourned to October 25 after the defence lawyers asked for more time to prepare their…
During his State of the Nation Address, President Muhammadu Buhari assured Nigerians that the 11.9-kilometre Second Niger Bridge, the 120-kilometre Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, and other key infrastructure…
The trial of 14 men, including a former President, is set to begin in Burkina Faso over the assassination of the country’s revered revolutionary leader, Thomas…
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), claimed Tuesday that only God could take his life because He is the only…