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Nigeria – Abused students at an Islamic school in Nigeria have “revolted,” with most of them managing to escape, officials have said. Police found dozens more in chains. The latest raid comes just weeks after a similar rescue. A 78-year-old Muslim cleric has been arrested in northern Nigeria over the alleged torture and abuse of […]
Aregbesola – In a statement made available to SaharaReporters, signed by Mohammed Manga, Director of Press and Public Relations, Aregbesola also demanded proper biometric capturing of Nigerian Citizens and Migrants with the view to ensuring effective internal security and socio-economic development in the country. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has stressed the need […]
IMF – Nigeria’s government may drive up inflation when it increases a sales tax to partly finance its record 2020 budget and implements a new minimum wage, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned. The country, Africa’s top oil producer and the continent’s largest economy, is faced with the choice of boosting growth in the face […]
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday for the first time called for President Donald Trump’s impeachment.”To preserve our Constitution, our democracy, our basic integrity, he should be impeached,” Biden said of the President, speaking at a town hall in New Hampshire.”He’s shooting holes in the Constitution,” Biden said. “And we cannot let him get away with it. […]
#SexForGrades – Following the allegations of sex-for-grades against two of its lecturers, the management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has set up a panel to investigate the scandal. Boniface Igbeneghu, a senior lecturer, and Samuel Oladipo, a lecturer in the department of economics, were caught in a documentary on sexual harassment released by the […]
Reactions have continued to trail the charges brought against human rights activist and pro-democracy campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, by the Nigerian Government. Musician producer, Don Jazzy, while reacting to the development, warned Nigerians about accepting a precedent were dissenting voices are silenced. He called on President Muhammadu Buhari to free Sowore. He said, “This dangerous precedent […]
Egyptians – Thousands of pro-democracy protesters marched in cities across Egypt on Friday, demanding the resignation of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Videos posted on social media showed demonstrators chanting “rise up, fear not, Sisi must go” and “the people demand the regime’s fall” late on Friday. Protests were reported in the capital Cairo, the second-biggest city of Alexandria […]
The office of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has reacted to a report insinuating that President Muhammadu Buhari has rolled out a directive that Osinbajo should seek Buhari’s approvals for agencies under him because they have not been following due process in the past. In a statement by Laolu Akande, the Vice President dismissed the report […]
The evacuation of the second batch of Nigerians from South Africa owing to ongoing xenophobic attacks suffered an interruption on Tuesday following the delay in granting landing permit to Air Peace. The airline has volunteered to evacuate Nigerians willing to return to the country following the recent violence against foreigners in the southern African country. […]
Tech company, Andela, has sacked over 400 of its employees. 250 are from Nigeria and Uganda, with an additional 170 potentially impacted in Kenya. Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the firm, Jeremy Johnson, announced this today saying the move was necessary for the restructuring of the company’s talent pool in line with global market […]