Former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, and former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo have been selected as facilitators to mediate peace efforts in the war-torn region. However, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) have appointed three former African leaders to oversee a unified peace process…
The co-founder of Nigeria’s biggest bank, Herbert Wigwe has died in a helicopter crash in the United States along with his wife and son, his company said on Sunday. Apparently, Access Bank Group CEO Herbert Wigwe was killed when the aircraft crashed in California on Friday, Access Holdings said in a statement. “Dr. Wigwe died…
West African leaders met in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, on Sunday for talks on their region’s deepening crisis after four countries fell under military rule and with risks growing from Sahel jihadist conflicts. A French military withdrawal from the Sahel—the region along the Sahara desert across Africa—has heightened concerns over conflicts spreading southward to Gulf of…
18 people, including a pregnant woman, died in southern Nigeria when an illegal oil refinery exploded into flames, a security official and residents said on Tuesday. The blaze, which occurred late on Sunday in Rivers State, occurred when a home-made refinery ignited a nearby oil reservoir, leaving victims severely burned, a security official said. “The…
Nigerian international and Barcelona female team forward Asisat Oshoala is nominated in the female category for the 2023 Ballon d’Or award. Asisat Oshoala gets a second nomination as France Football releases the full list of candidates for the female category. Following the release of the 30-man shortlist for the women’s Ballon d’Or award, the Super…
Police in Nigeria arrested over 67 suspects for attending a same-sex wedding in Ekpan, a Delta State town. The police raided the wedding venue on Monday and rounded up the two grooms, along with guests. Authorities also paraded the defendants before the media and said the accused would be made to face the law. Delta…
Tinubu Bola, Nigerian President suspended Emefiele Godwin from governing the central bank of Nigeria. He did this act a head of the planned reforms in the financial sector of the country. Emefiele has been the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria since June 2014. The move came following an investigation by the government, said…
