The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said that illicit financial flows cost Africa a whopping $88.6 billion yearly. Abdel-Fatau Musah, the ECOWAS commissioner for political affairs, peace, and security, said this during a training on financial investigation for anti-corruption institutions across its member-states. The training wad held in Zuba, Niger State on…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday commended Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani for his remarkable achievements last year, including becoming the first Major League Baseball player ever to reach 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season. “He looks like a movie star. He’s got a good future,” Trump said after…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Monday firmly denied widespread claims that serving and retired military officers contributed funds to pay a ransom for the release of former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga (retd). Contrary to messages circulating on social media, particularly on WhatsApp, the military insisted that…
Two brothers, Gaddafi Isah, 35 and Badamasi Isah, 30, have been beaten to d3ath by a mob over the suspected theft of livestock at Katsayal village in the Sandamu Local Government Area of Katsina State. Counter-insurgency expert and security analyst, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this on his X handle on Monday, April 7, 2025. …
Image by Dylan Shaw. On February 22, 2024, China’s Ambassador to The Hague, Zhang Jun, uttered the unexpected. His testimony, like that of a number of others, was meant to help the International Court of Justice (ICJ) formulate a critical and long-overdue legal opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of Palestine. Zhang articulated…
