Amnesty raises alarm over alleged deaths of 150 Fulani detainees in Kwara Camp
Global rights group Amnesty International has called on Nigerian authorities to investigate the reported deaths of at least 150 members of the Fulani community allegedly detained at a military-controlled facility in Kwara State.
Workers mark May Day in pains as Labour decries insecurity, poverty, inflation
Nigerian workers today joined their counterparts across the world to mark the May Day under a cloud of anxiety, frustration, and economic strain, as rising insecurity, deepening poverty…
Hardship: Osun NLC seeks worker support measures
Organised labour in Osun State, led by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has called on Governor Ademola Adeleke to introduce support measures to cushion the impact of rising living costs on workers and pensioners.
US to deny visas to applicants who fear returning to home country
United States said it will now deny temporary visas to applicants who say they fear harm or mistreatment if they return to their home country, under new State Department guidance…
Nigerian airlines avert shutdown as Middle East war hikes fuel prices
NIGERIAN airlines continued flying, yesterday, despite threatening a shutdown over sky-high jet fuel prices roiling the industry in Africa’s top crude producer and most populous nation.
Tinubu-Ruto banter as food for thought, by Azu Ishiekwene
Listening to Kenyan President William Ruto diss Nigerians with a smile from faraway Italy, one would think he had taken a page from Amos Tutuola’s The Palm-Wine Drinkard. It was obvious that Ruto assumed Nigerians spoke that variety of unconventional English rendered by Tutuola in his story of magical realism from Yoruba mythology. Yes, Tutuola’s English […]
