A group of soldiers have killed nine villagers including an 18-month-old girl, in a “manifestly disproportionate” and “hasty” response to a confrontation in northwest Cameroon, the government has said. The four soldiers were searching for a missing comrade in the [...]
June 8, 2022
Africa, Crime
Since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999, Osun State political landscape has been dominated by two major political parties. These mainstream parties have jointly decided the state’s democratic fate in the 23 years of uninterrupted democratic rule in Nigeria. [...]
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has received a hostile welcome to the Eagle Square venue of the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from a section of South-west delegates. Mr Osinbajo, who is one of the contenders for the [...]
A presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nicola Felix on Tuesday stepped down for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Felix, who was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Coalition Party (PCP) in the 2019 presidential election, [...]
Motorcycle (Okada) riders and Lagos State Task Force are reportedly involved in a clash at the Idi Araba area of Lagos. The Lagos government banned motorcycle operations in some locations since June 1, 2022. The affected Local Government Areas are [...]