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Dozens of anti-illegal immigration protesters marched through a township outside Johannesburg on Monday, a day after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged action against groups accused of fuelling xenophobic violence. Chanting and singing as they moved through Kwa-Thema, a township about 40 kilometres southeast of Johannesburg, the demonstrators called for tougher government action…
The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress are considering a joint nationwide strike to protest the worsening security situation across the country. Union executives began internal discussions following a string of high-profile mass abductions targeting schools, rural communities, and urban motorists. Organised labour leaders argue that the state’s inability to protect basic lives…
Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has revealed that he would have persuaded Peter Obi to step aside for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in the 2027 presidential race if Atiku had backed the Labour Party ticket during the 2023 election. Speaking on Channels Television’s Inside Sources, Baba-Ahmed argued that Atiku missed…
Nigeria’s trade sector attracted $65.79m in foreign capital in the first quarter of 2026, a 91.31 per cent rise from the $34.39m recorded in the same period of 2025, even as inflows moderated after a strong second half of last year. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics’ capital importation report showed the year-on-year…
Nuclear-armed states are pulling warheads out of storage and mounting them on delivery systems, researchers warned on Monday, as weapons of mass destruction take on a sharper role in global politics at a moment when arms control frameworks are crumbling. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said the world’s nuclear powers held an estimated…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress has unveiled a set of resolutions aimed at strengthening internal structures, enforcing accountability, and reinforcing party supremacy in what its leadership described as a deliberate push to institutionalise the young party. The resolutions were contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, following…
African Democratic Congress presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has launched a sharp rebuttal of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal, accusing him of promoting ethnic prejudice, peddling conspiracy theories and deepening divisions at a time the country requires unity to confront its mounting challenges. In a statement issued on Sunday by…
Florentino Pérez has secured another term as Real Madrid president after winning the club’s presidential election, defeating challenger Enrique Riquelme in the first contested vote at the Spanish giants in two decades. The club’s Electoral Board confirmed the result in an official statement on Monday morning, declaring that “with 100% of the in-person and…
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has recovered 521.8 million naira in unremitted Value Added Tax from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The recovery followed a legislative inquiry into systemic revenue leakages and non-compliance with standard operating procedures by public institutions. The retrieved funds represent unremitted tax deductions on fees collected through the Remita…
The Oyo State Police Command has unmasked the core operational structure of the urban criminal syndicate behind the violent abduction of former Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu’s relatives. Police public relations officer Ayanlade Olayinka detailed the explicit roles played by four arrested principal suspects and two neutralised gang members on Sunday. Operatives rescued the victims, Olaide…
