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A Brooklyn hospital became a theatre of civil unrest on Saturday as protesters clashed with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The riot followed the arrest of Chidozie Wilson Okeke, a Nigerian national, in what federal authorities described as a targeted enforcement operation. Chaos erupted as agents moved Mr Okeke from Wyckoff Heights…
The Lagos State Special Offences Court has admitted extra-judicial statements made by Henry Omoile, the man standing trial alongside former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele. Judge Rahman Oshodi ruled on Monday that Mr Omoile made his initial disclosures to investigators voluntarily. This decision allows the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to use these documents as…
Swedish authorities have escalated enforcement against suspected sanctions-busting vessels, arresting the Chinese captain of the tanker Jin Hui after a coordinated boarding operation in the Baltic Sea. The 182-metre vessel was intercepted on Sunday afternoon in Swedish territorial waters off Trelleborg, where it had been at anchor. Police and coast guard teams, supported…
Seven heavyweights of the OPEC+ alliance will add 188,000 barrels per day to the global market in June. Saudi Arabia and Russia led the group in a virtual meeting on May 3 to tweak supply levels. This small increase forms part of a wider effort to unwind voluntary cuts first made in 2023. The move…
Over 130 Nigerians have already asked for help to leave the country. This group wants to fly home after a week of tension in Johannesburg. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expects this number to rise as the marches continue through Friday. These demonstrations have become a predictable part of the South African political calendar. They…
Investors on the Nigerian Exchange added N26.5 trillion to their portfolios in April as the market hit a record valuation of N155.7 trillion. This surge marks a 20 per cent jump in the All-Share Index within a single month. Money is flowing back into the bourse because buyers trust the earnings power of Nigeria’s largest…
The United Nations warns that nearly nine out of ten crimes against journalists remain uninvestigated and unpunished. Secretary-General António Guterres described this 85 per cent impunity rate as an unacceptable assault on global democracy. Media workers now face a world where the price of scrutiny is often death or disappearance. These figures reflect a global…
Nigeria wants African nations to pool their digital resources to avoid becoming tech colonies. Kashifu Abdullahi, head of the National Information Technology Development Agency, warned that the continent owns less than 1 per cent of global computing power. This tiny share persists even though Africa holds nearly a fifth of the world’s population. Nigeria is…
Nigerian telecom operators are refusing to budge on the contentious N6.98 fee for bank transactions and data expiration rules. Gbenga Adebayo, chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, argues that providers must get paid for every connection attempt. He compares his members to taxi drivers who expect a fare even if the…
Oil markets remain unimpressed by Donald Trump’s latest attempt to play maritime saviour. The United States President announced “Project Freedom” on Sunday, promising to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude reacted with a yawn, hovering flat at $108.11 on Monday morning. Traders see the plan as a hollow gesture that…
