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*Asks Akpabio, principal officers to meet Tinubu  *France backs ECOWAS bid to quash Nigerien coup  *Atiku, PDP govs, NWC caution against war *Niger’s junta seeks Russia’s Wagner group’s help to combat ECOWAS military threat The efforts by the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to reinstate the ousted President Mohamed Bazoum of …

Gambo Ibrahim sold two of his farmlands to raise the N900,000 ransom demanded by kidnappers for the release of his two brothers. Mr Ibrahim was a large-scale farmer in Kuka, a village in the Jibia area of Katsina State. His two brothers were supervising work in one of his farms when they were kidnapped by bandits three years ago. “After paying …

Indigenous People of Biafra said it has now set aside Mondays as an “Economic empowerment day” in the entire South-East. The pro-Biafran group said the aim is to enable the people to mobilise resources and means towards reversing the sharp decline in the economic, educational, and social sectors of the region caused by the prolonged sit-at-home. The spokesman for the …

WASHINGTON — When the Justice Department was announcing the highest-profile prosecution in its history in Washington, Attorney General Merrick Garland was 100 miles away, meeting with local police in Philadelphia. He stepped outside briefly to speak about how the decision to indict Donald Trump for conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election came from career prosecutors and was led by a special counsel …

Protesters hold a Niger flag during a demonstration on independence day in Niamey on August 3, 2023. Hundreds of people backing the coup in Niger gathered on August 3, 2023 for a mass rally in the capital Niamey with some brandishing giant Russian flags. The demonstrators converged at Concertation Square in the heart of the city, following a call by …

While surrogacy and other methods of assisted reproductive services offer a lot of hope to intended parents, many fertility clinics, surrogate agents, and young women have turned it into a transactional affair. One of the ways of achieving parenthood is through surrogacy which has gained popularity across the globe, including in Nigeria, especially for couples with difficulty having children. While …

Nigeria currently has a N30,000 minimum wage. However, many states do not currently pay up to the minimum wage. President Bola Tinubu wants to, at least, double the minimum wage Nigerian workers earn, spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale has said. Mr Ngelale stated this in an interview on Channels Television Thursday night, according to a statement by the presidency. “I don’t want to preempt …

Surrogates or egg donors are not informed about the life-altering decisions they are taking so they remain ignorant about the long-term consequences and health risks involved. Kingswill: Operations in Secrecy This is the second part of this report. You can read the first part here. James, George, and Obi have common tales of urban poverty. Aware of the near impossibility for …

Urges ECOWAS  Leaders to strengthen political and diplomatic options to resolve the political compass in Niger Republic The Senate has asked the Chairman of the Economic  Community of  West  African  States,  ECOWAS and other leaders of the region to tread softly in addressing the political quagmire in Niger Republic. Rising from a closed-door session that lasted close to two hours …

The Department of State Services has invited and interrogated the Secretary to Ogun State Government, Tokunbo Talabi, over recent allegations of fraud levelled against him. A source from the DSS who craved anonymity hinted our correspondent that the invitation and subsequent interrogation were a result of the allegations levelled against him. The source told our correspondent that the grill took …