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Activist Comrade Israel Joe, has claimed that many Nigerian politicians are planning to leave the country ahead of the planned nationwide protest slated for August 1.  “All the politicians in Nigeria are scared of protest. National Assembly have taken a break. Majority of the politicians have booked their flight out …

The National Paralympic Committee in Ghana has disclosed that four family members who were sent to retrieve the body of the coach of the ‘Paralympic team’ that absconded in Norway, have also gone missing after their arrival. The NPC and Ghana’s Sports Ministry were hit with a visa scandal on Saturday, …

Protesters during an anti-government demonstration in Nairobi. Credit: Shutterstock. Opinion by Stephanie Musho (nairobi) Tuesday, July 23, 2024 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Jul 23 (IPS) – The resolution to the ongoing Kenyan crisis that has since morphed into an anti-government movement is not as simplistic as the withdrawal of the punitive Finance …

The European Cup began life in 1956 and has been played every year since. Rebranded as the Champions League in 1992, it is the most prestigious prize in European club football. Four years after its inception, a continental competition was created for international teams. The European Nations’ Cup kicked off …

Some Irish citizens have gone on X to make it clear that they are not happy with foreigners relocating to their country.   They were reacting to a video of a Nigerian family of 7 leaving Lagos for Dublin, Ireland.   The father of the family had relocated first and …

Ah, the FIFA World Rankings. It’s the subject of pub discussions all over the planet – just who is the best international team in the world? Every four years we get a World Cup to determine who the planet’s best team is. But what about those teams who peak between …

The Federal Government has inaugurated the Presidential Food Systems Coordination Unit (PFSCU) in a bid to tackle the prevailing hardship and food insecurity in Nigeria.   Vice President Kashim Shettima led the inauguration ceremony at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday, emphasizing that the creation of the unit is …

Day 1: Grosmont to Skenfrith (5.5 miles) The castles of Grosmont, Skenfrith and White Castle lie west of the border. Just. For a millennium they’ve hunkered in that hinterland where England shoulders up against Wales. As we set off uphill from Grosmont there’s nothing more aggressive going on than a …

Nollywood actor, Hanks Anuku has been captured on video staging a lone protest over hunger in the country.    The actor held up the Nigerian flag and a white flag which had “hunger dey” written on it.    Below is a video of Hanks Anuku protesting…      

The spokesperson of the Nigerian Police Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, this evening, replied an X user who said Nigeria is a useless country.    Displeased by the comment, Adejobi responded by saying that the Nigeria he knows is not useless but is only passing through a phase just like manty …