The deaths caused by the consumption of local gin called ‘Ogogoro’ in Rivers State has increased to an alarming toll of seventy-one. This revelation was made when the Permanent Secretary of the Rivers state Ministry of Health, Somiari Isaac-Harry appeared … read more
Scores of police and soldiers patrolled Chad’s capital on Tuesday, a day after twin suicide bombings blamed on Boko Haram jihadists killed 24 people and wounded more than 100. The areas around the presidential palace and police headquarters in N’Djamena … read more
Smartphone penetration in Nigeria continues to soar as consumers demand Internet access everywhere. According to recent research by Ericsson ConsumerLab, more than 95 percent of mobile broadband users in the country access mobile broadband on smartphones. According to the research, … read more
President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has launched an investigation to determine whether the government has been short-changed by a state oil company scheme to swap crude for refined products. The Nigerian government may be losing money through opaque contracts in which … read more
Despite growing pressure to address the tragedy of African migrants drowning in the Mediterranean, the African Union is unlikely to offer any home-grown solutions to the crisis, say analysts. Refugees will be discussed in a closed session at the first … read more
Dozens of people in southern Nigeria are dying of poisoning from possibly adulterated home-brewed alcohol, health officials said Friday, days after they banned the moonshine. Sixty-eight people have died since May 31, Dr. Simeon Ibufubara Manuel of Rivers State Health … read more
A teenage girl threatened with the death penalty for murdering her 35-year-old husband in Nigeria, faces an uncertain future after being released from prison. 15 year-old Wasila Tasi’u was accused of killing Umar Sani and three other men with rat … read more
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, has arraigned fourteen nationals from Russia, Ukraine, Japan and the United Kingdom before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos for alleged involvement in oil bunkering across Nigeria. The accused identified as, Artur … read more
As part of his remit to tackle corruption and financial crime in Nigeria, the country’s president Muhammadu Buhari has issued proceedings against six central bank officials and sixteen private bankers for embezzling $40 million by recirculating decommissioned Naira bills. Nigerian … read more
Africa is home to the world’s highest number of expats making more than $250,000 (£160,000) annually, according to a global survey. But foreign workers there work hard for their money – four out of 10 countries with the world’s longest … read more