Within the past twenty years Ivory Coast have fought two civil wars 2002-2007 and 2010-11. The outcome, very devastating especially on infrastructures Ivory Coast’s hosting of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations will further accelerate the country’s impressive rebound since its civil war ended in 2011. By its own admission, the government has invested at…
The Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria, Leena Pylvanainen, and Commissioner for Innovation, Science, and Digital Economy, Mr. Seun Fakuade, recently met at the Embassy of Finland to discuss potential collaboration on the Knowledge Zone project. This project has received a substantial $80 million investment from the African Development Bank Group. The primary objective of the Ekiti…
Ronnie O’Sullivan fought back to claim a record-extending eighth Masters title with a thrilling 10-7 victory over Ali Carter at the Alexandra Palace. O’Sullivan, already the youngest-ever winner of the tournament, becomes the oldest-ever champion too, aged 48. He trailed 6-3 in the evening session but then reeled off seven of the next eight frames…
A chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, says the country could have been on fire had the Supreme Court sacked Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State during its epochal judgements last Friday. Galadima also congratulated President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for not interfering with the independence of…
Police in Anambra State have busted some criminal while on duty at a checkpoint, killing one of its members and capturing three in the raid. A press statement release by the spokesperson of Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, revealed that the gang was accosted at a checkpoint on Sunday evening. According to him,…
Popular Nigerian content creator, Adebowale Debo Adedayo, better known as Mr Macaroni, has slammed the Nigerian government over its inability to tackle the rising insecurity in the country. Macaroni was reacting to the death of one of the six kidnapped family members in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. Recall that Alhaji Mansoor Al-Kadriyar and…
Isa Ali Pantami, a former Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, has accused the Nigerian Police Force and other security agencies of refusing to use the NIN-SIM policy to fight insecurity in the country. Pantami, while responding to a question from an X user who wondered why so much money was spent on the policy…
Abubakar Yakubu, who allegedly defiled two minors in the Limawa area of Minna, Niger State capital, has disclosed that he committed the act due to a lack of confidence to approach ladies. The suspect, aged 30, from the Limawa area of Minna, assaulted little girls between the ages of six and eight yearsParading the suspect…
VeryDarkMan has claimed that Nollywood actress/politician, Tonto Dikeh, is the face behind the controversial, faceless blog, Gistlover. Ekweanaedo News reports that VeryDarkMan was invited by the police on claims that he defamed and bullied Nollywood actress/politician Tonto Dikeh and her colleague Iyabo Ojo but was later released after interrogation. Sharing his experience at the police…
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has instructed the release of Ukum LGA Caretaker Chairman Hon Hanganoon Gideon and three others, kidnapped by unidentified gunmen on Saturday. Recalls that Hon Gideon was kidnapped along with three others on his way to the burial of the late Ter Katsina-Ala on Saturday. Expressing his concerns, he criticized the…
