Burkina Faso has suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio networks from broadcasting for a fortnight for airing a rights report accusing the army of attacks on civilians International NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday said soldiers in Burkina Faso’s jihadist-hit north had killed at least 223 villagers, including 56 children, in two…
The Minister of Works Dave Umahi recently said the Lagos-Calabar coastal road construction will cost N4bn per kilometre. The Federal Government says the demolition of buildings on the right of way of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road will begin on Saturday. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos state, Korede Keisha, made this known during a…
Moroccan side Renaissance Berkane have been awarded a 3-0 win over USM Alger in the first leg of their Caf Confederation Cup semi-final despite refusing to play after their kit was confiscated by Algerian customs officials. The shirt Berkane intended to wear features an extended map of Morocco which includes the disputed territory of Western…
Barcelona coach Xavi will remain at the club until at least the end of his contract in June 2025 after changing his mind that this would be his last season. The 44-year-old announced in January he would step down as boss this summer. But, with president Joan Laporta keen for him to remain, the former…
The United States Government has criticized the arbitrary arrests of Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), by security personnel in Nigeria. In its ‘2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Nigeria,’ published Tuesday on the U.S. Department of…
The reelection bid of Anambra State governor, Prof Charles Soludo received a boost on Thursday as Soludo Unity and Human Development Advocacy (SUHDA) said there’s ‘no vacancy’ at Governnent House, at Agu-Awka, saying he has outperformed all his predecessors in just two years in office. Director-General of SUHDA, Prince Victor Udeh-Ubaka said the group which…
Ralf Rangnick said he has been contacted by Bayern Munich about the manager’s job at the Bundesliga club. Current Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel will leave the Allianz Arena at the end of the season and Rangnick has been among those tipped to replace his fellow German. Rangnick, 65, is currently in charge of the Austria…
Britain’s King Charles has given his assent to legislation central to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. This happened while police authorities in the U.K. said they arrested nationals from Sudan and South Sudan who were facilitating illegal migration into the nation. Royal Assent is the final stage in the…
Former Governor of Enugu state, Dr Okwesilieze Nwodo, has stated that nobody can deny the fact that the Igbos contributed immensely towards the development of Lagos, Abuja, and other states in Nigeria. During an interview, Nwodo said if there are 10 markets in Lagos, 7 were built from swamps by Igbo traders. ‘’What nobody can…
Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Thursday, flagged off another round of the distribution of palliatives in the state, warning against the politicisation of the exercise to ensure it gets to the independent and vulnerable people across the state. Mbah, however, said that the palliatives were a quick-fix and efforts of the federal…
