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admin - June 16, 2025

KENYA: President Ruto Donates Sh2 Million To Family Of Late Albert Ojwang’

         By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya   President William Ruto has reached out to Meshack Ojwang’, the father of the late Albert Ojwang’, offering words of comfort and a donation of Sh2 million to help the family cope with their tragic loss.     Albert, who was the only child of Mzee Ojwang’, […]
admin - June 16, 2025

NIGERIA: FCT Court Grants Emefiele ₦2bn Bail Over Alleged ₦753bn Housing Fraud

    By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    A High Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has granted bail in the sum of ₦2 billion to the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, following his arraignment on fresh corruption charges involving the alleged illegal acquisition of a massive […]
admin - June 16, 2025

NIGERIA: FCCPC summons Air Peace Over Mounting Refund Complaints

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria   Nigeria’s competition regulator, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has ordered the country’s largest domestic carrier, Air Peace, to appear before it on 23 June after a wave of passenger complaints alleging the airline failed to refund fares for flights it cancelled.   In a summons […]
admin - June 16, 2025

NIGERIA: EFCC Arraigns Emefiele Over Alleged ₦7.8 Billion Fraud

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, June 16, 2025, arraigned former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele, before Justice Yusuf Halilu of the FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja.   The charge was confirmed in a statement made available to the media on Monday signed by […]
admin - June 16, 2025

NIGERIA: Benue Governor’s Aide Suspends Two Staff Over Participation In Anti-Killings Protest

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   The Principal Special Assistant to the Governor of Benue State on Youth and Media Mobilisation, Atu Joseph, has suspended two senior staff members for joining protests against the spate of killings in the state.   The affected officials, Mr. John Ukeyima, Chief of Staff, and Mr. Lubem Terkula, Chief […]
admin - June 16, 2025

NIGERIA: President Tinubu Orders Security Chiefs To Enforce Peace In Benue, Urges Governor Alia To Lead Reconciliation

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria   President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed Nigeria’s security chiefs to fully implement his earlier directive aimed at restoring peace and stability to Benue State following a renewed wave of violence and reprisal killings.   This was contained in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President […]
admin - June 15, 2025

Kenya Secures World Bank Support To Empower Small Businesses Across All Wards

         By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya    President William Ruto has revealed a nationwide initiative to boost small-scale businesses, supported by the World Bank, targeting every ward in Kenya.     The plan involves disbursing KSh50,000 each to 70 selected entrepreneurs in all of the country’s 1,450 wards, totaling KSh3.5 million per ward […]
admin - June 15, 2025

NIGERIA: Over 100 Killed In Fresh Attack By Suspected Herders In Benue State

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    At least 100 people, including internally displaced persons (IDPs), women, and children, have been confirmed dead following a renewed attack by suspected herdsmen on Yelewata, a border community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.   The attack, which occurred around 2:00 a.m. on Saturday during a […]
admin - June 15, 2025

NIGERIA: Real Warri Pikin Reveals Third Pregnancy in Heartwarming Father’s Day Tribute

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    Popular Nigerian comedian and actress, Anita Alaire Afoke Asuoha, popularly known as, Real Warri Pikin, has announced her third pregnancy in a touching Father’s Day post dedicated to her husband, Ikechukwu Asuoha.   In a heartfelt video shared via her Instagram page on Sunday, the entertainer unveiled her […]
admin - June 15, 2025

NIGERIA: Lagos Mandates Truck E-Call-Up on Lekki-Epe Route

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria   The Lagos State Government has announced that enforcement of an electronic call-up (e-call-up) system for trucks operating within the Lekki-Epe corridor will begin on Monday, June 16, as part of urgent efforts to decongest the increasingly gridlocked axis.   The move, according to the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr […]
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