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A 27-year-old man in Abia State, south-east Nigeria, has allegedly killed his 57-year-old father in the state. The suspect, Chinalu Ogbonna, was said to have strangled the victim, Mmaduka Ogbonna, at their residence at Umueze Road, Umuahia, the state capital. He...

The African Union’s (AU) recent inclusion in the G20 has raised questions about its readiness to represent Africa’s interests and influence global policy on climate change, energy, and reform of multilateral bodies. While there is agreement on the need for...

The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, rejected a bill that sought to make it mandatory for presidential and governorship candidates to secure more than 50 per cent of the total votes cast, to be declared winners. The bill, sponsored by...

Between 19 and 26 February, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) held a landmark sitting to hear oral arguments by 51 countries and three international organisations on the legal consequences of Israel’s continued occupation of Palestinian territories (see box). After...

The Bayero University, Kano had said it would confer an honourary doctorate degrees on the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin and President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, in recognition of their contributions to education and youth...

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Wednesday said Tower 70 along its 330kV Gwagwalada-Katampe transmission line has been vandalised. A statement by the TCN General Manager Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, noted that the incident reduced bulk power supply flexibility...

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reassured the public that there will be no job losses in the implementation of the Oronsaye Report, which aims to streamline government agencies and parastatals. Mr Idris made this statement in...

The police in Jigawa State have paraded the son of a popular Dutse restaurant owner, Esther Adekanla, as her alleged killer. Mrs Adekanla was killed on 15 January at her residence. The police commissioner in the state, Ahmad Abdullahi, said the...

The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Federal Capital Territory, Benneth Igweh, has assured the people of Bwari Area Council, especially students and staff of Veritas University, Bwari-Abuja, of adequate security in the area. He said the command has...

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistrate Court, sitting in Zuba, has expressed displeasure at the frequent adjournments in the trial of an anti-Tinubu protester, Obiajulu Uja, for a criminal offence. Mr Uja was arrested in April last year when he...