Written by New Nigerian Politics Staff Writer – African Bureau – Zambian authorities have arrested a 15 year-old boy for alleged defamation of the president of the republic on Facebook. The boy who was arrested on Monday and lives in a small town of Kapiri Mposhi, was charged with three counts of libel against President Edgar […]
Italy has sought to rally international support for its coronavirus containment efforts as the number of cases reached 400 and the UN’s health agency urged an increased response. Italian premier Giuseppe Conte’s government appealed to European neighbours for cooperation, not isolation and discrimination. Italy has been struggling to contain the rapidly spreading outbreak that made […]
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | Nasarawa, Nigeria | March 7, 2020 – The current debate over the Buhari government’s request to borrow additional $30bn (a substantial portion of which is likely to come from China), has revived debates not just about debt overhang in the country but also about whether China is using debt as a […]
By Emmanuel Elebeke ormer Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Prof. Maurice Iwu, said yesterday he has found a cure for the dreaded coronavirus. Prof. Iwu, who is the CEO of Bioresources Institute of Nigeria, BION, disclosed this yesterday when he led his team of researchers to brief Ministers of Science and Technology […]
The European Union(EU) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to strengthen Nigeria’s democracy and unify its people, in line with the 2019 Abuja Peace Accord. The EU made the plea in a letter formally congratulating President Buhari on his re-election as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The union expressed its willingness to work […]
African migrants,using Agadez in Niger as gateway to Libya and then Europe via the perilous Mediterranean sea route, are in for a rough time in the country. This is because the European Union has offered 610 million euros ($635 million) to Niger to block their passage. The bloc, anxious to curb immigration after some 1.4 […]
The European Union pledged 75 million euros ($80 million) on Thursday to the Republic of The Gambia’s new government, two years after suspending aid due to human rights abuses by former President Yahya Jammeh. The EU froze 33 million euros in aid to Gambia, one of the world’s poorest countries, after Jammeh’s government introduced a […]
By Deborah Coker Mr Ketil Karlsen, European Union Ambassador to Nigeria, has urged politicians to show restraints in their quest for power. Karlsen gave the advice on Thursday in Benin during a visit to Chief Dan Orbih, state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and leaders of the party. He also appealed for peace […]
By Abubakar Ahmed Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has dispatched a high powered delegation to Saudi Arabia to save the life of an indigene of the state facing death sentence in Saudi Arabia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the delegation comprised government delegation and a team of lawyers. This is contained in […]
Nigerian simply identified as Batista, has killed his cousin, Ide during a fisticuff over a business transaction in South Africa. A statement by the President Nigeria Citizens Association South Africa, NICASA, Mr. Ben Okoli, said the incident happened in Kempton Park Monday night at 7:30 pm. The statement reads: “NICASA has received information from our […]
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