The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has rejected the apology issued by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, over persistent electricity outages, describing it as inadequate and calling for his immediate resignation. The CDHR disclosed this in a statement jointly signed on Wednesday by its National President, Comrade Yinka Folarin, and National […]

Zimbabwe has confirmed the deaths of 15 of its citizens who were drawn into the Russia-Ukraine war through fraudulent recruitment schemes, highlighting growing concerns over the targeting of vulnerable job seekers across Africa.

‘I Was Handcuffed Like A Criminal, Fed Poorly For Weeks,’ Says Nigerian Soldier Dismissed For Asking Politicians’ Sons To Join Army, Fight Terrorism

Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) officials on Wednesday secured the scene of a fatal crash in which a dispatch rider was killed after being struck by a fully loaded diesel tanker under the Cele Bridge corridor of the Apapa–Oshodi Expressway. According to a statement signed by LASTMA Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department,

Atiku Demands Release Or Immediate Trial Of Detained Kaduna Cleric Sheikh Sani Khalifa

South Africa’s National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, has been served a court summons following a high-profile investigation into a controversial $20 million (R360 million) healthcare tender.

A United States lawmaker has called for the decentralisation of Nigeria’s policing system, arguing that state governments must be empowered to respond more effectively to worsening insecurity, particularly in the country’s Middle Belt.

Justice Maryann Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday admitted additional documents into evidence against former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, in his ongoing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged fraud.