A man hailed as the world’s first imam to say he was gay was shot dead in South Africa on Wednesday, local police said, in what rights groups fear could be a hate crime. Eastern Cape provincial police said in a statement it was investigating the death of Muhsin Hendricks, 58, in Bethelsdorp stating that the motive behind the killing was unclear. The statement said that at around 10 a.m.…

The Lagos State House of Assembly has dismissed rumours making rounds that 27 members are planning to defect to the Labour Party as untrue and a figment of imagination of its purveyors. In a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday, the Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Ogundipe Stephen, countered this claim, describing the news as false, misleading, and a deliberate attempt to misinform the public.…

Sudanese paramilitaries have killed more than 200 people in a three-day assault south of Khartoum, according to a lawyers’ network, while the army-backed government put the death toll at more than double that figure. The Emergency Lawyers network, which has documented human rights abuses during 22 months of fighting between the rival security forces, said hundreds more were wounded or missing and feared drowned after the paramilitaries opened fire on…

Following a petition from Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State, who accused the state Chief Judge, Maurice Ikpembese of abuse of office, tempering with the state local government election law, corruption, inciting judicial strikes, bribery and fraternising with politicians, the Benue State House of Assembly has removed the chief Judge. Consequently, the assembly recommended the swearing in of Justice Theresa Igoche, who is the next most senior judge as the…

The non-remittance of $1.6 billion in royalties to the Federation Account by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and several oil companies has provoked the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts to initiate a high-profile investigations. According to reports, the probe, launched on Tuesday, follows a damning audit report by the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation (OAuGF), which flagged discrepancies in remittances linked to Production Sharing…

Following the tragic death of seven students of the Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Kogi State, and a bus driver in a ghastly road accident involving a truck and a school shuttle bus on Tuesday, students of the university have staged a massive protest, blockading every entrances and exits in the school According to SaharaReporters, the protesting students began their public demonstration on Tuesday and continued on Wednesday morning to demand…

…Demands $2bn in unpaid taxes The Nigerian Government has filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange company, Binance Holdings Limited, seeking $79.51 billion and ₦231 million in damages for alleged economic losses caused by its operations in the country. According to the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1444/2024, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), is also demanding $2.001 billion in income taxes for 2022 and 2023. Binance and its executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem…

In a strategic move to drive Nigeria’s economic reforms, the federal government has mandated the Presidential Committee on Economic and Financial Inclusion (PreCEFI) to oversee the implementation of the Aso Accord. The committee, inaugurated by Vice President Kashim Shettima on February 10 is tasked with providing high-level strategic guidance to ensure inclusive economic growth and bridge financial gaps nationwide. The establishment of PreCEFI aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s commitment…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has described the passing of elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark as a profound loss to Nigeria, likening his death to the fall of a great Iroko tree.   Chief Clark, a former Federal Commissioner for Information in the First Republic and a Senator in the Second Republic, died on Monday at his residence at the age of 97. Until his death, he was the Chairman of the…

The President of Aliko Dangote Industries and Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has been ranked the 86th richest person in the world by Forbes magazine. According to the renowned publication on Monday., the fortune of the Chairman of Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has risen to $23.9 billion. Dangote’s wealth increased by 85.27 percent or $11 billion year-on-year, from $12.9 billion net worth reported by Forbes on February 18,…

Two of the suspected killers of a member of the state house of assembly, Justice Azuka, have escaped from custody, the police command in Anambra State has said. The Labour Party (LP) member of the state House of Assembly was abducted and attacked by gunmen on Christmas eve as he made his way home for the festivities. Few weeks ago, the lifeless body of Azuka was found on the Second…

Fugitive musician, Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi, popularly known as Portable, has surrendered himself to the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Yaba. This follows an ongoing police investigation into allegations of violent conduct and assault on government officials in Ogun State. Confirming the development, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Benjamin Hundeyin via text on Wednesday, said, “Portable just turned himself in at the SCID Yaba. We have contacted…