Alagie Kanteh, a survivor of human trafficking, shared his harrowing journey from The Gambia to Europe during a recent ECOWAS Parliament meeting with youth in Banjul. Kanteh, the only survivor among 11 individuals trafficked to Italy, recounted his ordeal, emphasizing the life-threatening risks faced by those seeking a better future. Speaking candidly at the meeting,…
One of Nigeria’s former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon has said that the Nigerian-Biafran Civil War was inevitable. Gowon was Nigeria’s head of state between August 1, 1966 and July 29, 1975, while the civil war lasted from 1967 to 1970. Speaking during an interview, he said the south-east’s desire to secede made the…
Tracka, BudglT Foundation’s service delivery promotion platform, has revealed that Bayelsa State Government under the leadership of Douye Diri earmarked the sum of N700 million to purchase 50 torches and 100 walkie-talkies for personnel of local vigilante group known as Bayelsa Community Safety Crops. This was stated in a post shared on Friday afternoon by…
The Chairman of the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KAD-SIECOM), Hajiya Hajara Mohammed has announced the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of all 23 local government chairmanship seats as well as the 255 ward council seats in the recently concluded Kaduna State Local Government elections.
Khalil al-Hayya, the deputy head of Hamas, confirmed the death of Yahya Sinwar, the group’s leader, on Friday. Al-Hayya declared after Sinwar’s passing that he would never release Israeli hostages until the Gaza War was over. Al-Hayya, who is currently living in exile in Qatar, stated that the murder of Sinwar will not alter Hamas’…
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after an 18-day absence for his annual leave. During his vacation, the president visited the United Kingdom and France, landing at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja aboard Air Force One at approximately 7:15 PM on Saturday. He initially departed Abuja on October 2 for what was intended…
Aliko Dangote, a Nigerian business magnate, is still the wealthiest person in Africa. In addition, Dangote is listed as the 65th richest person in the world. According to Bloomberg’s most recent Top 500 Billionaires Index, which was made public on Thursday, Dangote, who currently has a net worth of $28 billion, saw a considerable gain…
Nyesom Wike responded sharply on Saturday to former vice president Atiku Abubakar, branding the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election a serial loser. Atiku had criticized Wike—the Minister of the FCT and a former governor of Rivers State—regarding the recent local government elections in the state, where the Action Peoples Party…
The Federal Government is seeking a $500 million World Bank loan to improve basic education, aiming to boost learning and cut out-of-school numbers. This is according to the Programme Information Document for the loan project. Naira Metrics reports that the loan is part of the World Bank’s HOPE for Quality Basic Education for All initiative,…
The ban recently pronounced on the activities of metal scrap scavengers (popularly known as Iron Condemn, Iron Kwandem, or Ndị Akpakara), in Anambra State by the state government, appears to be a pipe dream. This is because of the observed sustained operations and activities of the said banned scrap mongers in the state, one month…
