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BY DR. AKINWUMI A. ADESINA It didn’t take long for Russia’s war in Ukraine to impact Africa. Already grappling with soaring inflation and still recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, Africa...

Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame, former governors, have been released from Kuje Custodial centre. The two former governors were convicted and jailed for corruption, but received presidential pardon in April....

The Nigerian Air force says its airstrikes killed Abdulkareem Lawal, a bandit kingpin responsible for the killing of a police area commander in Katsina. The air force, in a statement,...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) have filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, asking the court to “declare arbitrary and illegal...

Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, says President Muhammadu Buhari has done well in areas of infrastructure, rail and agriculture. In a thread of tweets on Saturday,...

Muhammadu Sanusi II, the 14th Emir of Kano, says Nigeria is in a bigger mess than it was in 2015. According to THISDAY, Sanusi gave this verdict on the nation's...

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former vice-president, has appointed Senator Dino Melaye and Dr Daniel Bwala as spokespersons for the presidential campaign. According to...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared Ismaila Mustapha, better known as Mompha, wanted for allegedly jumping bail.  The social media celebrity is under prosecution for alleged fraud and...

A high court in Akwa Ibom has sentenced Uduak Akpan to death for the murder of Iniobong Umoren, a jobseeker. Akpan had lured Umoren, who is a 26-year-old graduate of...

Suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have reportedly killed seven persons in Imo state. According to CSP Mike Abattam, Imo police spokesman, the armed men came in...