1+ hour, 49+ min ago  (381+ words) The Senate has proposed 15 years jail term for persons found guilty of counterfeiting drugs in the country. Other penalties mooted by the Senate are, multi-million-naira fines, total asset forfeiture, and mandatory financial compensation for victims or their families. These efforts…...

10+ hour, 27+ min ago  (410+ words) This is not simply a story about immigration. It is a story about governance. It is a story about political choices. And ultimately, it is a story about what happens when governments fail to solve structural domestic problems and vulnerable…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (175+ words) Violence erupted in the Ojoo neighborhood of Ibadan on Wednesday, after a Yoruba tricycle mechanic was reportedly stabbed to death by a Hausa scrap collector. The event created tension in the community, as upset residents voiced their anger over the…...

3+ day, 14+ min ago  (65+ words) DAILY TIMES Nigeria Lawyers representing the Nigerian Bar Association in Abeokuta, Sagamu, and Ota began a three-day boycott of court proceedings on Monday. The legal practitioners are protesting a series of policies recently implemented by the Ogun State Judiciary, most…...

3+ day, 10+ min ago  (606+ words) Lawyers representing the Nigerian Bar Association in Abeokuta, Sagamu, and Ota began a three-day boycott of court proceedings on Monday. The legal practitioners are protesting a series of policies recently implemented by the Ogun State Judiciary, most notably a 100, 000 Naira…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (64+ words) DAILY TIMES Nigeria The Federal Government has announced the payment of more than N39 billion in outstanding pension liabilities to thousands of retirees under the Defined Benefit Scheme, describing the move as the fulfilment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's pledge to…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (494+ words) In a major political shift, the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas announced on Monday the dissolution of the body that has governed the Gaza Strip for nearly two decades. The move clears the path for a technocratic committee to assume civilian…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (584+ words) With the Osun State gubernatorial election just over a month away, the political atmosphere in Osogbo is already hitting a fever pitch this July. The traditional two-party duopoly has been entirely shattered. Governor Ademola Adeleke's dramatic defection from the Peoples…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (504+ words) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced on Thursday, that the newly finished headquarters of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja should act as a starting point for a significant change. He believes this change will help the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (840+ words) Africa is standing at a demographic crossroads. Between 2025 and 2050, Sub-Saharan Africa will add over 620 million people to its labor force " nearly 80% of the net increase across all emerging markets. This is the largest and fastest demographic shift in modern history....