Mary Akanbi 26th December, 2024 US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have shared distinctly different messages to mark the Christmas holiday. The outgoing and incoming US presidents offered starkly contrasting messages for Christmas on Wednesday. President Joe Biden urged unity and reflection, while former President Donald Trump delivered holiday greetings mixed with…
Mary Akanbi 26th December, 2024 Niger’s military leader, General Abdourahamane Tiani, has alleged that France is orchestrating a plot to establish a terrorist base in Nigeria through the Wagner Group, a controversial private military company. In a televised interview on Wednesday, Tiani claimed that his government had shared intelligence with Nigerian authorities about France’s alleged…
Mary Akanbi 12th December, 2024 The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has called for the immediate release and reparations for Nigerian Yahaya Sharif-Aminu in a just-published opinion. Sharif-Aminu was sentenced to death by hanging in 2020 for sharing allegedly “blasphemous” song lyrics in a closed WhatsApp group. He is currently awaiting appeal at the…
Mary Akanbi 10th November, 2024 It was the moment he had fantasized about for four years. At 2:24 a.m. on Nov. 6, Donald Trump strutted on stage in a Florida ballroom, surrounded by advisers, party leaders, family and friends. The Associated Press had yet to call the race, but it was clear by then that…
Mary Akanbi 10th November, 2024 In a historic moment for the United States, Vice President Kamala Harris has officially conceded the 2024 presidential election to former President Donald Trump. Harris called Trump on Wednesday, congratulating him on his electoral victory, marking the conclusion of a bitterly fought and deeply polarising campaign season. According to a…
Mary Akanbi 2nd November, 2024 An Ohio teen learned his fate for the killing of a 14-year-old boy shot 13 times in the back after leaving the killer’s girlfriend’s house. Steven Sopko, 17, was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison with parole possible after 31 years for killing Braylon Hardges, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael…
Mary Akanbi 18th October, 2024 The Edo State Governor-Elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has raised alarm over the alleged massive looting of government funds and properties by officials of the out-going administration. Okpebholo in the accusation coming less than one month to hand over of power by Governor Godwin Obaseki, said in a statement that the…
Mary Akanbi 18th October, 2024 Kenya’s President William Ruto has nominated Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki as his new deputy, just hours after the Senate voted to impeach Rigathi Gachagua, who previously held the position. The nomination, announced on Friday, must be approved by Parliament. In a statement to the National Assembly, Speaker Moses Wetang’ula said,…
Mary Akanbi 16th October, 2024 Dear Colleagues, You are invited to attend the Nigerian Bar Association’s Section on Business Law Series, Season 3 – Episode 12. Topic: The Benefits of the Contributory Pension Scheme for Legal Practitioners Speakers: [Details in flyer] Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024 Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Kindly register to…
Mary Akanbi 23rd September, 2024 No fewer than 31. 8 million people in Nigeria are acutely food insecure, the highest number globally, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), has said. Compared to the 2023 lean season, 28 per cent more people are facing acute food insecurity this year – 4.8 million people in the…
