SERAP Gives Finance Ministry 48 Hours Over Abuja CCTV Deal
Three years after a court order and months into contempt proceedings, the Socio-Economic Rights…
SERAP Gives Finance Ministry 48 Hours Over Abuja CCTV Deal
Three years after a court order and months into contempt proceedings, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a fresh 48-hour ultimatum to the Federal Ministry of Finance, demanding full disclosure of all Nigerian contractors, subcontractors, consultants, and vendors who received payments under the controversial $460 million Abuja CCTV project. In a…
White House Issues 21 Day Ebola Ultimatum To DR Congo Squad
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing the prospect of being shut out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup if its national team fails to comply with a strict 21 day isolation directive issued by United States health and tournament authorities ahead of the squad’s scheduled June 11 arrival in Houston, Texas. The…
Rights Group Invokes 2022 Terrorism Act, Demands Probe Of Sheikh Gumi
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on Nigerian security agencies to arrest and investigate prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, over recent televised comments the group described as sympathetic to terrorists and capable of undermining the country’s ongoing counter terrorism campaign. In a statement issued on Saturday by its National…
Durban Verification Exercise Triggers Xenophobia Concerns
Concerns over renewed xenophobic sentiment have flared in South Africa after authorities in Durban relocated several Nigerians and other African nationals to a screening centre for immigration verification, igniting heated reactions across migrant communities and social media platforms. According to reports monitored by Observers Times, the operation was reportedly ordered by Durban Mayor Cyril…
Nigeria Records 2.2 Million Kidnappings in One Year, Scholar Warns
Nigeria is contending with extraordinary levels of insecurity, with approximately 2.2 million kidnapping incidents recorded within a single year and ransom payments estimated at N2.2 trillion, a security expert, Prof. Oyesoji Aremu, has said. Aremu, a security scholar at the University of Ibadan and Acting Vice Chancellor of Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State, made…
Benin Swears In Former Finance Minister As President
Benin entered a new political chapter on Sunday as Romuald Wadagni, the country’s former finance minister, was officially sworn in as president at the Palais des Congrès in Cotonou, succeeding his long-time mentor and former boss, Patrice Talon, who stepped down after a decade in power. The 49 year old economist, widely regarded as…
Google Android XR Smart Glasses: Everything to Know About the Upcoming Release
Google is back in the glasses business. And this time, the company is playing a much smarter game. At Google I/O 2026, held on May 19, Google and Samsung officially previewed the first Android XR smart glasses, giving the public its clearest look yet at what these devices will do, who is making them, and…
Gunman Killed Near White House After Opening Fire
A gunman was shot and killed by United States Secret Service agents near the White House on Saturday evening after he opened fire close to the presidential security perimeter, authorities confirmed. A bystander was also struck during the exchange of gunfire, in what marks the latest security scare at one of the world’s…
Ebola Outbreak: Nigeria Assures Public Over Border Safety
Nigeria’s Immigration Service has moved to reassure the public that the country’s land borders pose no unchecked risk of Ebola entry, even as the World Health Organisation places the rapidly expanding outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda under its highest international alert status. The Nigeria Immigration Service spokesperson, Akinsola Akinlabi,…
ICPC Faces N2bn Defamation Claim Over Statement On El-Rufai Custody Visit
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission finds itself facing a N2 billion pre-action defamation notice filed by Aichatou El-Rufai, wife of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, following a public statement the anti-graft agency released in May 2026 regarding an access control incident at its Abuja headquarters. The commission, however, says…