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admin - June 27, 2025

MALAWI: PAC Condemns Security Forces For Failing To Act Against Panga-Wielding Thugs In Lilongwe

  By Smile Hamilton, Malawi   The quasi-religious governance watchdog, the Public Affairs Committee (PAC), has strongly condemned the Malawi Police Service (MPS) and the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) for failing to take action against panga-wielding thugs who violently disrupted a peaceful demonstration in Lilongwe earlier today.   In a strongly worded statement signed by […]
admin - June 26, 2025

KENYA: Christ Is The Answer Ministries Denies Allegations Of Turning Away Refuge-seeking Protesters 

       By Lisbeth Micheni ,Kenya      Christ Is The Answer Ministries (CITAM) Valley Road Church in Kenya has rejected accusations that it refused shelter to demonstrators during the protests that occurred on June 25. The church stated that no individuals arrived seeking refuge.     In a media briefing held on Thursday, […]
admin - June 26, 2025

SPORTS: Mbappe Accuses PSG Of Harassment In Legal Battle Over Unpaid Wages

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria    Kylian Mbappe has filed a legal complaint against his former club, Paris Saint-Germain, accusing them of moral harassment, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office.   The French star’s complaint, now under investigation, adds a new layer of tension to his ongoing legal dispute with PSG over €55 million in […]
admin - June 26, 2025

MIDDLE-EAST: US Defends Iran Strikes As Khamenei Declares Victory Over Israel

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria      The United States has defended its military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, as Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared victory over Israel in the aftermath of a tense conflict.   Speaking at the Pentagon on Thursday, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth called the strikes “historic” and […]
admin - June 26, 2025

NIGERIA: Court Sentences Timileyin Ajayi to Death for Beheading Corps Member in Nasarawa

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria   A High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the brutal murder of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Salome Adaidu.   Justice Simon Aboki delivered the judgment on Thursday, ruling that Ajayi was guilty of culpable homicide after evidence […]
admin - June 25, 2025

NIGERIA: Tinubu to Sign Four Tax Reform Bills into Law 

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria   President Bola Tinubu will on Thursday, June 26, 2025, sign into law four tax reform bills aimed at restructuring Nigeria’s fiscal and revenue system.   This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement titled ‘President […]
admin - June 25, 2025

NIGERIA: INEC Receives 110 Applications For New Political Parties Ahead Of 2027

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it has received 110 applications from associations seeking registration as political parties in Nigeria.   According to a statement released on Wednesday via the Commission’s official Facebook page, the applications were submitted as of Monday, 23rd June 2025.     […]
admin - June 25, 2025

KENYA: Nationwide Protests Erupt To Honour 2024 Victims as Parliament Blocked And Media Banned 

     By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya      Kenyans in various parts of the country have poured into the streets to honour the memory of those who lost their lives during last year’s anti-Finance Bill protests.     The nationwide demonstrations are taking place exactly one year after the deadly June 25, 2024 protests that […]
admin - June 25, 2025

Iran Considers Leaving Nuclear Treaty After US-Israeli Strikes As Trump Defends Attack

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   Iran may reconsider its membership in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) following recent strikes by the United States and Israel on its nuclear facilities.   This development was announced on Tuesday by its foreign minister Abbas Araghchi.   Speaking to Qatari media outlet Al Araby Al Jadeed, Araghchi said […]
admin - June 25, 2025

NIGERIA: Ogun Gov Announces ₦2b Intervention, ₦2.5M Reward For MAPOLY Best Graduates

    By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria   The Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has announced a ₦2 billion intervention fund for infrastructural development at Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Ojere, Abeokuta.     He also awarded ₦2.5 million each to the institution’s best graduating students from the 2015/2016 to 2023/2024 academic sessions.   […]
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