Ogun shuts down paper company over illegal dumpsite, waste burning
The Ogun State Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA) has shut down Dahua Paper Company Limited at Owiwi Village, near Obada-Oko, Abeokuta, for allegedly operating an illegal dumpsite and openly burning waste. The state government said the actions violated the State Environmental…
ABSU Suspends Professor Nnamdi Nwaeze Over Social Media Posts on Lecturers’ Salaries
The management of Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu, has reportedly suspended Professor Nnamdi Chinwendu Nwaeze, a lecturer in the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, with immediate effect. The suspension reportedly followed social media posts attributed to…
SOUTH AFRICA SEEKS $18.5M REPATRIATION COSTS FROM NIGERIA, MALAWI AND ETHIOPIA AMID MIGRATION CRACKDOWN
South Africa has asked Nigeria, Malawi and Ethiopia to reimburse part of the R292 million (about $18.5 million) it says it spent repatriating foreign nationals amid an intensified crackdown on undocumented migration. The Department of Home Affairs disclosed that the…
THE INDUSTRIALIST DRIVING AFRICA TOWARD SELF-RELIANCE AND INTRA-AFRICAN TRADE
When conversations turn to investment and industrialisation in Africa, one name that frequently stands out is Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote. Over several decades, Dangote has built one of Africa’s largest business empires, expanding from commodity trading into manufacturing, cement, fertiliser,…
KENYAN ARRESTED IN ZAMBIA OVER ALLEGED PLOT TO INTERFERE WITH ELECTION
A 56-year-old Kenyan national has been arrested in Zambia over an alleged cybercrime operation targeting state systems ahead of the country’s 2026 general election. The suspect, identified as Michael Njuka, was arrested during an intelligence-led operation carried out by a…
Tope Osoba’s family postpones burial hours before ceremony
The family of late Nollywood actress Temitope Osoba has postponed her burial indefinitely, less than 24 hours before the ceremony was expected to hold. Osoba was scheduled to be buried on Thursday, August 13, 2026, in Iperu Remo, Ogun State….
Total Solaris Eclipse Draws Millions As Spain and Iceland fall into Darkness
Millions of skywatchers across Europe were treated to a spectacular total solar eclipse on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, as the Moon completely blocked the Sun in parts of Spain and Iceland, creating a dramatic display of darkness in the middle…
Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says
The current outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest outbreak of the disease ever, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters that the…
I’m worried about democracy, we’re caged’ – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concern over the state of democracy in Nigeria and Africa as a whole.Obasanjo said democracy in Africa was borrowed and had caged Africans. He made this known while speaking as one of the panellists…
Muslim-Muslim ticket: No regret over my statement – Sheikh Jingir
Islamic cleric and leader of the Izala Scholars Council, Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, has stood his ground over his Muslim-Muslim ticket comments and description of Christians as “infidelsSpeaking in an interview with the BBC, Jingir said he had no regrets…