Ekeomah Atuonwu Nigeria’s deputy commissioner of police, suspended last year after being implicated in fraud in the United States, is now wanted by the Nigerian judiciary for his alleged role in international drug trafficking. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced on Monday that it had issued an arrest warrant for the commissioner, Abba Kyari. The deputy commissioner of police, […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The Nigerian parliament has declared a national emergency over ritual killings. Toby Okechukwu, a minority leader, blamed the vice on Nollywood films with ‘juju’ (magic) plots. All works with ritual killings as part of the plot have been ordered to be banned by the film licensing board. The move comes after the murder […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The government of Benin republic has confirmed that at least eight people have been killed in attacks by suspected Islamic extremists in northern Benin, including army soldiers, park rangers and a French instructor. According to Benin government spokesman Wilfried Leandre Houngbedji, six persons were killed and a dozen others injured in an attack on a patrol of park […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Teachers in Zimbabwe have gone on strike just days after schools re-opened after a prolonged closure during the Covid-19 pandemic. In the capital, Harare, some schools were opened on Thursday but not all teachers were working according to the teachers’ unions. The government and unions are locked in a dispute over salaries. The government […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The Somali capital was hit by a deadly suicide bombing on Thursday with records confirming that six people have died and at least 10 are injured. There is a widespread speculation that the presidential palace was the target since the blast happened at a restaurant that borders the clinic and security checkpoint leading to […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Universities in Ghana and Nigeria are on the verge of closing unless dons who have been on strike for more than four weeks return to work. On January 10, 2022, professors in Ghana, who are members of the national umbrella group known as the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), went on strike […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu According to Al Arabiya TV and Al Hadath TV, Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah escaped uninjured from an assassination attempt when unidentified individuals shot at his car in the capital Tripoli. According to the Al Arabiya channel, several gunshots were fired at Dbeibah’s automobile, and the assailants managed to flee the scene. It […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Following last week’s horrific attacks, the United Nations Human Rights Office fears that heightened tensions between Hema herders and Lendu farmers in eastern DRC will erupt into more bloodshed. When their camp was attacked by an armed gang last week, at least 62 internally displaced members of the Hema ethnic community were killed and 38 were injured. Cooperative for the […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Following an explosion on Wednesday, the Nigerian FPSO Trinity Spirit — a floating production, storage, and offloading vessel – caught fire, but the fire was put out the next day. The tanker was docked at the Ukpokiti Terminal, which is located on the Niger Delta’s oil-rich coast. At the time of the tragedy, the vessel had […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu After confirming an outbreak of the highly virulent H5N1 bird flu, Cameroonian officials have erected sanitary barriers around poultry farms in the western city of Bafoussam. Authorities claim a “significant” number of birds have died, while farmers claim they have been forced to kill thousands of hens. Despite a bird flu outbreak, the Association of Chicken […]
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