The continent has the highest growth rate in the world, with Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, and Kenya standing out as digital hubs. However, Africa is experiencing a mix of progress, such as progress in the tech startup ecosystem, and developmental challenges, as depicted in all global development indices. Africa is still an ongoing project in…
The federal government has declared Friday, April 3, and Monday, April 6, as public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebrations. The minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. The minister congratulated Christians in the country and the diaspora on the occasion, urging them to reflect on…
When a government tries to rewrite history, what happens to national memory? In this explosive episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum analyzes the shocking decision by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to pardon the late nationalist Chief Herbert Macaulay — a move that has triggered confusion, anger, and public debate across Nigeria and…
The Kaduna state police command has arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered over N2m being part of the money he made from the criminal act. Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the command disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna. He said police operatives attached to Police Divisional Headquarters Tafa, Kaduna, Kaduna state arrested the…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has expressed disappointment over the unending insecurity in the country, especially in the north. In a communique issued on Thursday at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Kaduna, the forum condemned the criminal activities of insurgents, kidnappers and bandits, saying it is a great set back…
Atsi, sister of the Taraba state governor, Kefas Agbu, has died in an Abuja hospital where she was on admission following gunshot injury. The secretary to the Taraba state government, Timothy Kataps, confirmed her demise on Tuesday. Atsi was said to have sustained the gunshot injury after gunmen attacked a convoy she was in. A…
