Sudanese Professionals Association, allies to protest military clinging to power
ousted Omar al-Bashir The organisers of Sudan’s protests have threatened a general strike and civil disobedience as tensions escalate with the military council that assumed power after the overthrow of…
Libya coast guard stops over 100 migrants from reaching Italy
Seized migrants ship The Libyan coast guard has stopped 113 migrants trying to reach Italy over the past two days, the United Nations said on Wednesday, as boat departures resume…
U.S. House committee to hold May 15 hearing on grounded Boeing 737 MAX
The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a May 15 hearing on the grounded Boeing 737 MAX and the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) aircraft certification program, three people…
Nigeria can only achieve development if it becomes a producing nation — Utomi
Prof. Pat Utomi A professor of political economy, Pat Utomi, says Nigeria can only attain its much desired growth and development if it joins the comity of producing nations in…
Lagos new bus scheme kicks off with free service on five routes
New bus scheme The Lagos State Government on Wednesday launched the new buses under the Bus Reform Initiative (BRI) with free service on five routes, assuring that the development would…
Computer Village protests: Computer Village is under my control as the overall leader of all markets- Tinubu
The President-General, Association of Commodity Market Women and Men of Nigeria, Mrs Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, has called on traders at the popular Computer Village to be law-abiding always and shun acts…
Apapa gridlock: NPA to commission 2 transit trailer parks
Apapa tanker gridlock The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it will soon commission two transit parks at Lillypond and Tin can Island Second Gate to end gridlocks in Apapa area…
Conservative Catholic priests, academics want bishops to denounce pope as heretic
Pope Francis A group of 19 Catholic priests and academics have urged bishops to denounce Pope Francis as a heretic, in the latest ultra-conservative broadside against the pontiff over a…
Assange to spend 50 weeks in British jail for skipping bail
Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in prison by a British court on Wednesday for skipping bail when he holed up in Ecuador’s…