For years, Boko Haram’s reign of terror left scars across Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin—scars that may never fully heal. Towns were razed, families were torn apart, and thousands of lives were lost. But now, in an unexpected turn of events, at least 5,000 former Boko Haram fighters have traded their weapons for a…
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised former Osun State Governor Bisi Akande over his claim that the 2020 #EndSARS protests were orchestrated by Obi’s supporters, known as the Obidient Movement, to derail the presidential ambition of Bola Tinubu. While speaking on a podcast recently, Akande claimed that the protests were…
American actor, Shemar Moore and his partner Jesiree Dizon have gone their separate ways. The couple recently split after nearly five years together. “They are loving friends and co-parents and always will be,” a source tells PEOPLE of the breakup. The former couple went Instagram official in January 2023 but knew each…
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal on Thursday, upheld an earlier judgement by a Federal High Court that proscribed the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group and designated it as a terrorist organisation. The Nigerian government under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari had in 2017, proscribed and outlawed IPOB’s activities in the…
Nigerian singer Tems has cancelled her upcoming concert in Kigali over Rwanda’s support of the M23 armed group waging an offensive in eastern DR Congo. She made the announcement on X, writing: “So I recently promoted my show in Rwanda without realising that there is an ongoing conflict between Rwanda and Congo. “I never ever intend to…
