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Pan-Africanism is regaining visibility in public discourse, but much of its current expression risks straying from its original purpose. As Oumarou Sanou argues, substituting Western influence with that of Moscow or Beijing does not constitute true liberation—it simply replaces one form of dependence with another. This perspective challenges the prevailing narrative and calls for a…
School shuts as students protest police brutality in Akwa Ibom Uko Okon, Uyo Students of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, took to the streets on Monday morning to protest alleged insecurity, extortion, and police brutality. The students, led by the Student Union Government (SUG) President, Comrade Geoffrey George, gathered at the school gate, displaying…
Justice M Itsueli of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin, the state capital on Thursday convicted and sentenced to jailed two brothers, Teddy Hart and Rooney Hart, and 10 others for fraud. A statement shared by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on X, listed the 10 other convicts as Thompson Ogbeide,…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Group Threatens Protest, Give Mbata 7-Day Ultimatum To Resign Barikui Felix – Port Harcourt. Reactions are now trailing Senator Sam Mbata’s emergence as the president-general of Ohanaeze—Ndigbo. A political pressure group, the Rivers Restoration Movement (RRM), has given him seven days to resign. The group said that Ikwerres are not part of the…
By Emamuzo Iboma The Government of Tanzania has officially named the 112.3-kilometre Dodoma Outer Ring Road after the outgoing President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the country’s development. President Samia Suluhu Hassan made the announcement during an inspection tour of the road project on…
Anti-Corruption: International IDEA, Stakeholders Advocate for Domestication of Fiscal Responsibility Act in North Central States Stakeholders in Anti-Corruption and Accountability in public funds have called for the domestication of Nigeria’s Fiscal Responsibility Commission Act in the North Central States of Nigeria to promote transparency and accountability. The call came during the North Central Zonal Summit…
As global leaders converge on Cartagena, Colombia, for the International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD+20) scheduled for February 24 to 26, the Stop Financing Factory Farming (S3F) Campaign has called for an immediate end to public financing of industrial livestock production. The coalition is urging governments and multilateral development banks to redirect…
An Arik Air Boeing 737-7GL aircraft, registration 5N-MJF, operating a scheduled domestic flight from Lagos to Port Harcourt, experienced an in-flight engine anomaly earlier on Wednesday but diverted safely to Benin Airport, according to the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB). The NSIB confirmed this in a statement signed by its Director of Public Affairs and…