THE trade crisis between Nigeria and Ghana has continued to escalate because both countries (particularly Nigeria) have been living in…
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Nigeria: Kano Singer Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy Appeals Judgment
Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, the Kano singer sentenced to death for blasphemy, has appealed the judgment that convicted him at the Kano…
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West Africa: Ecowas Court Judgment Compelling Nigeria to Repeal or Amend Its Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, E.t.c) Act of 2015
When in 2016, the trio of Edeaten Ojo (Media Rights Agenda), Gbenga Sesan (Paradigm Initiative) and Adeolu Adekola (EiE Nigeria)…
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Nigeria: After Premium Times Story, Bauchi Governor’s Name Removed From Firm Awarded N3.6 Billion Illegal Contract
The name of Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed, has been taken off the list of directors and shareholders of a…
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Nigeria urges Ghana to revisit law on $1m business capital
Business News of Friday, 4 September 2020 Source: Class FM 2020-09-04 Nigerian officials and Ghana officials in a meeting over…
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Gbajabiamila Urges Ghanaian Government To Revisit Law On $1m Business Capital
Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has called on the Government of Ghana to revisit the $1m business…
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Nigeria: EFCC Re-Arraigns Mama Boko Haram, 2 Others
Abuja — The Maiduguri zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has re-arraigned the Chief Executive Officer of…
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West Africa: China’s Demand for Luxury Wood Furniture ‘Fuels’ Region’s Deforestation
For months, authorities in Cameroon were faced with pressure from conservationists to rescind a government contract that allowed the controversial…
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Nigeria: Man Remanded for Allegedly Killing Three Family Members During Robbery
A 24-year-old man, Lukman Tijani, was on Tuesday, arraigned before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court in Okuku for allegedly killing…
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Nigeria: P&ID – Rilwanu Lukman’s Family Demands Apology Over Bribe Allegation
The family of the former petroleum minister, Rilwanu Lukman, has denied claims that their late patriarch approved the controversial gas…
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Nigerian Lawyer Bukarti Makes Senior Associate At U.S. ThinkTank
The US thinktank Centre for Strategic and International Studies has announced a new senior associate – Bulama Bukarti. Bukarti took…
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Nigeria: 60-Year-Old Man Arraigned for Trespass On Obasanjo’s Land
Abeokuta — A 60-year-old man, Ibrahim Ibuoye, was on Tuesday arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Ota, Ado Odo/Ota…
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West Africa: “This Is Not the Life I Wanted” – Child Brides Rise Among Cameroon Refugees
Child marriages are often driven by economic pressures, and COVID-19 has hit the most vulnerable the hardest. As Mura turned…
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Nigeria: NBA Vs El-Rufai – We Uphold Rule of Law, Says Kaduna Attorney-General
Kaduna State Government has flayed the allegations in a petition to the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, against Governor Nasiru el-Rufa’i,…
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Nigeria: Kaduna Govt Justifies Prosecution of Odinkalu, Maikori
Kaduna — The Kaduna State Government has said statements that could incite violence should not be categorised as freedom of…
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Nigeria’s Land Policy Is Communist Approach in Capitalist Economy, Says Ojikutu
The Deputy Director, Lagos State Lands Bureau, Mr. Wale Ojikutu has said that Nigeria operates a defective Land Policy because…
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Niger Passes New Law On Interception of Communications
Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) Niger’s recently passed interception of communications law is meant…
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Nigeria: Kaduna Govt Speaks On Dadiyata, Prosecution of Odinkalu, Maikori, Others
The Kaduna State Government has denied complicity in the abduction of a government critic, Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata.…
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Nigeria: Coalition Faults National Assembly for Meeting Less Than 181 Days in Legislative Year
A coalition of not-for-profit groups has called out the National Assembly for failing to meet for 181 days in its…
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Nigeria: Hostility – Ghana Extends Olive Branch to Nigeria
Following the riot act read by the Federal Government to hostility towards Nigerians in Ghana, the Ghanaian authorities have extended…
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