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Hanifa’s killer to die by hanging

*Father of victim excited over court judgement Tanko Abdulmalik, and his accomplice, Hashimu Ishyaku, have been sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of the five-year-old pupil Hanifa Abubakar. A Kano High Court pronounced the judgement on the killer and his accomplice. Abubakar Abdulsalam, father Hanifa, has expressed happiness that the little Hanifa got […]

Gunmen invade community near LAUTECH

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have invaded Abaa, a community near the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, and abducted two persons. It was gathered that the gunmen stormed the community in the Surulere Local Government Area of Oyo State on Thursday night and whisked away their victims, a hotelier, and his worker. The […]

12 years after UN Declaration of water as a human right: Groups warn African governments against privatisation agenda

On July 28, 2022, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), alongside the Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition hosted a webinar with African water justice campaigners, in commemoration of the 12th year of the United Nations Resolution declaring water and sanitation a human right (Resolution 64/292). This was declared on July 28, 2010. […]

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Court Grants Suspended Accountant General, Co- Defendants Bail

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Idris Ahmed and his co-defendants bail based on the terms and conditions given by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Delivering the ruling, Justice Adeyemi Ajayi ordered that the defendants shall not leave the Federal Capital Territory, and should […]

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Mr. Speaker, Kill The National Water Bill Now!

By Olatunji Buhari On June 29, 2022, in my hotel room in Abuja I tuned to Channels TV, a Lagos based Television network. What caught my attention was a headline “Reps Re-Introduce Controversial Water Bill”. My first reaction, was, again? What exactly are the proponents of the Bill trying to achieve with its resurrection? The […]

Importers get Reprieve, As Dcokworkers Suspend Siege On APMT Terminals

By Alex Akao Reprieve have come the way of importers and clearing agents in Lagos, following the granting of extension for the delivery order on goods which were caught in the web of the now suspended strike earlier embarked upon by dockworkers in Apapa ports. The ‘grace’ offered to the importers was announced at the […]

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NIGERIA: Where did we get it wrong??? By Patrick Aigbokhan

Sometimes I try to figure out the meaning of a current trendy statement, or maybe I should refer to it as a slogan, that is flying around in the political air of Nigeria. I see in that statement no other definition than a self-reasoned, self-driven and self-centered national leadership ambition. That statement sounds like a […]

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Breaking: Police Detains CEO of Rock FM in Abuja, Over Senator Bwacha’s Petition

The Police at the FCID Abuja, have detained the Publisher of Taraba Truth and Facts Newspaper and CEO of Rock FM Jalingo, Mr. Ayodele Samuel Oloye over Senator Emmanuel Bwacha’s petition. The lawmaker representing Taraba South senatorial District for the third term and also APC Taraba gubernatorial, Mr. Bwacha has petitioned the highest investigating arm […]

Govt shuts unity school over threats by bandits

The Federal Government has ordered the immediate closure of the Federal Government College, Kwali, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, over the threat of attack by bandits. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, gave the directive in a statement by the Director of Press at the ministry, Ben Goong. This has disrupted the ongoing […]

Alternative Paths to Ghana’s Success

By Toyin Falola There is always a community of Afro-pessimistic scholars, occasionally joined by their in-house accomplices, who assert that the unity and togetherness that Africans try to muster in their contemporary history is a recent development whose timeline emerged with colonialism. Under this assertion lies an impression that there was nothing like a […]

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