Civil society and rights groups have lambasted the Accountant General of the Federation, commissioners of finance of the 36 states of the federation and other government officials for choosing to hold a workshop in the United Kingdom at a time when the economy…

Haiti is fast descending into anarchy. Over the weekend, the violence in the capital Port-au-Prince ramped up once again. Heavily armed gangs attacked the National Palace and set part of the Interior Ministry on fire with petrol bombs. It comes after a sustained…

Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, discussed issues of mutual interest and regional stability in Moscow on Wednesday. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Tuggar said his meeting with Lavrov further strengthened the bilateral…

French lawmakers are expected Monday to anchor the right to abortion in the country’s constitution, in a global first that has garnered overwhelming public support. A congress of both houses of parliament in Versailles starting at 3:30 pm (1430 GMT) should find the…

Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, has expressed worries over the frequent abductions in Nigeria, describing them as “concerning”. He said this in a post via X (Twitter) on Sunday, noting that he was praying and hoping that efforts would be made to contain these incidents.…

Algeria has unveiled a massive mosque on its Mediterranean coastline following years of political turmoil that delayed its completion. The mosque was inaugurated on Sunday by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the Associated Press reports. According to the AP, ‘the Great Mosque of Algiers’…

Russia declared Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as “wanted” on criminal charges Tuesday in an unprecedented step against its Baltic neighbours. It was not immediately clear why Kallas, who has led Estonia since 2021, was listed as “wanted”. Relations between Moscow and EU…

A Nigerian national, Christopher Agbaje, has been extradited from the United Kingdom to face charges of defrauding a North Dakota law firm of nearly $200,000. The United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that Agbaje, on Monday, February 12, made an initial court appearance…