[Vanguard] The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, condemned the resumed trial of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, saying it was not only a gross violation of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria but also a flagrant breach of international law, an act of judicial terrorism, and a mockery of natural justice.
[Vanguard] …Nigeria, China strengthen bilateral cooperation with Lagos Forum
[Vanguard] No fewer than 7 mourners were killed, with others sustaining gunshot injuries, when suspected members of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorists invaded Kopl village, Chibok local government area of Borno state.
[Vanguard] As the defection from Delta State, one of the traditional strongholds of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, continues to stir debates in the polity, President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, said a political tsunami which saw Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, his predecessor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, and the PDP structure defect to the All Progressives Congress, APC, has never happened in the country.
[New Times] Ibuka, the umbrella organization of Genocide survivors’ associations, has recorded and documented testimonies from 250 elderly survivors, known as Intwaza, since 2023.
[New Times] MP Christine Mukabunani has raised concerns over exemptions included in a new bill that is set to introduce levies on petrol, diesel, and motor vehicles to fund road maintenance in Rwanda. The bill was passed by the Lower Chamber of Parliament on Monday, April 28.
[New Times] President Paul Kagame received his counterpart Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau, on Monday, April 28, and held talks on bilateral cooperation across mutually beneficial sectors.
[Leadership] Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has hit the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, over his criticism of the poverty index under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
[Leadership] The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has urged the judiciary to hold electricity distribution companies (DisCos) accountable for the 112 electricity-related deaths and 95 injuries recorded in 2024.
[New Dawn] The Head of Prevention and Awareness at the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), Madame Grace G. Mulbah, has revealed that a significant gap exists in the enforcement of drug prevention efforts across Liberia due to a lack of government support.
