Leading Rwandan opposition politician arrested
Leading Rwandan opposition politician Victoire Ingabire has been arrested on accusations of attempting to incite unrest, the country’s top investigative authority said. The Rwanda Investigation Bureau said on Friday her arrest was linked to a plot in which nine people, including a well-known YouTube star, are accused of plotting to overthrow the government. This is […]
Tinubu Lauds Uba Sani, pledges more support
*Confers CFR National Honour on Col. Dangiwa Umar President Bola Tinubu Thursday in Kaduna State, commended the Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, for leading the process of restoration of peace, and harmony in the state. The President, who was on an official visit to the state, inaugurated the Institute of Vocational Training and […]
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James Ogude on Ngugi wa Thiong’o
By Toyin Falola For Ngugi and his intellectual ballistics―the ones he launched against oppressors of the state―contexts matter. Men of courage in his time armed themselves with sufficient knowledge and the courage to dare the devil and organized their resistance struggles in ways that ordinarily conscripted anyone with a flair for liberation and emancipation. In […]
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Tinubu in Benue: Tor Tiv says president has capacity to restore permanent peace
Prof. James Ayatse, the Tor Tiv, has said President Bola Tinubu has the capacity to restore permanent peace in Nigeria and Benue in particular. The monarch stated this on Wednesday in Makurdi at a town hall meeting with Tinubu following the recent killings of more than 200 persons in an attack on Yelwata community in […]
Amazon CEO seeks AI to reduce number of workers
Amazon’s management on Wednesday said that it expects that artificial intelligence (AI) software will reduce the number of office workers at the world’s largest online retailer. “We will need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and more people doing other types of jobs,” Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy wrote […]
Repatriated migrants caution against irregular migration
Stranded migrants who were recently brought back to Nigeria by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) have advised Nigerians against irregular migration. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), a total of 183 migrants, comprising 108 males and 75 females, including 26 children and 13 infants, were repatriated from Tripoli, Libya by IOM. They […]
Police grant Pastor Adefarasin bail, recover stun gun
The Police Command in Lagos State has said it granted Pastor Paul Adefarasin, the Senior Pastor of House on the Rock Church an administrative bail after recovering from him a stun gun. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Lagos, adding that the object recovered was a prohibited anti-riot […]
Man docked for allegedly stealing two sewing machines valued N140,000
A 20-year-old man, Hussaini Ya’u, was on Wednesday docked in a Kano Sharia Court for allegedly stealing two sewing machines and one lace textile material valued N140,000. The defendant, who lives in Dorayi Quarters, Kano, is charged with theft. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecution counsel, Zahradeen Abubakar, told the court that […]
