The Nigerian Senate has directed NAFDAC to fully enforce the ban on high-strength alcoholic drinks sold in sachets starting December 2025, and says no more extensions will be given. This decision aims to curb the rising abuse of cheap, easily accessible alcohol, especially among young people and commercial drivers. NAFDAC and the Federal Ministry of […]
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian government of gross incompetence in tackling the incessant killings and violent clashes between farmers and herders across the country. In its report titled “Harvest of Death: Three Years of Bloody Clashes Between Farmers and Herders in Nigeria,” Amnesty International said government inaction and poor response have […]
A Nigerian man, Chiemka Okoronta, has been jailed for molesting a stranded 17-year-old girl in Bradford, United Kingdom. Okoronta and the teenage girl were on board a night bus service unexpectedly terminated in Morley, Leeds, with both requiring transport home to Bradford on 25 March. He tricked her into sharing a taxi before luring her […]
The Ghana Navy has arrested ten Nigerian nationals found aboard a Panamanian vessel, MV Grand Venus, at Tema Port, Ghana’s main seaport. According to a statement from the Ghana Armed Forces, the arrest took place about eight nautical miles off the coast of Tema after the ship sent a distress signal. Preliminary investigations revealed that […]
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has appealed for renewed diplomatic engagement between Nigeria and the United States of America over the recent security situation in the country. In a statement issued over the recent threat of security and diplomatic actions against Nigeria by President Donald Trump, Governor Adeleke threw his weight behind diplomatic solutions […]
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has declared that no attack or evil plan against him can succeed, describing himself as the “Son of Eledumare” (God). In aOba Akanbi made the declaration while addressing elders at his palace in Iwo, Osun State. He warned that anyone who attempts to harm him would be […]
Tanzania was under lockdown and a communications blackout on Thursday, a day after general elections descended into violent chaos, with unconfirmed reports suggesting dozens may have been killed. President Samia Suluhu Hassan had sought to consolidate power and quell internal dissent within her ruling party through the virtually uncontested polls, which saw key opposition figures […]
A new analysis by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) has revealed that governments are missing out on simple and cost-effective opportunities to curb methane emissions from waste. The study, which examined 14 recently submitted national climate plans (NDCs), found that most countries are overlooking zero waste strategies that could significantly reduce emissions and […]
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