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49 Paramilitary Police Killed In Attack On Burkina Faso Defence Outpost
At least 49 gendarmes and 4 civilians have been killed in a brutal attack by gunmen at the tri-border region in Burkina Faso. News of the attack comes two days after another assault was reported in the area near Niger and Mali, in which seven police officers were killed. Security Minister Maxime Kone told state…
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Infographics: Countries On America’s List Of Religious Freedom Violators
The U.S. State Department on Wednesday added 10 countries to the list of countries where severe violations of religious freedom rights have been reported within their borders. These countries not only suppress religious expression, they systematically torture and detain people who cross political and social red lines around faith. “The United States will not waiver…
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Terrorist Group Claim Responsibility For Bombing In Uganda’s Capital
An Islamist extremist group, known as the “Islamic State” (IS) have claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing in the heart of Uganda’s capital Kampala on Tuesday that killed several people and injured scores more. At least three civilians were killed and 33 others wounded in twin suicide bombings that took place within three minutes of each other on…
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Food Prices Fall For The 7th Month Straight As Nigeria Battles Inflation
New government reports have shown a steady decline in the price of food for the seventh month running even as consumers claim otherwise. Nigeria’s inflation rate reportedly fell to 15.99 percent in October compared with the same period last year and was 0.64 percent lower than September’s annualised reading, according to Nigeria’s National Statistics office…
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France Returns 26 Artefacts Stolen From Benin
President Emmanuel Macron has facilitated the return of a total of 26 treasures stolen from Africa back in the colonial era. Benin President Patrice Talon and Culture Minister Jean-Michel Abimbola travelled to Paris to bring home the artefacts that were snatched by French forces 130 years ago. Talon said he felt “overwhelming emotion” at recovering…
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Nigerian Senate Increase Prisoner’s Feeding Cost By 122%
A little over 62,260 people that makeup Nigeria’s prison population would now earn up to N1000 for daily feeding allowance, according to a senate committee’s new decision. The Senate Committee on Interior recently agreed to increase the daily feeding cost of prisoners per day from N450 to N1,000, as proposed in the 2022 budget. The…
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Nigerian Stock Market Opens November Bearish, Down By N32Bn
Nigerian stock market opened trading for November on a negative note with the market capitalisation which previously resumed for the month at N21.938 trillion, ending up losing N32 billion or 0.15 percent on profit-taking. Also, the All-Share Index dropped 61.81 points or 0.15 per cent to close at 41,976.79 from 42,038.60 achieved on Friday. The…
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CBN Grants Telecom Companies Banking License
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted telecommunication companies MTN and Airtel Payment Service Bank (PSB) licenses, according to separate statements by the leading companies. Airtel will now be vying for a share of the financial market through its subsidiary, SMARTCASH Payment Service Bank Limited (Smartcash), while MTN will conduct its PSB business via…
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Global Food Prices Hit A 10-Year High – UN
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has reported the continuous climb in food prices around the world, hitting a fresh decade high last month. The FAO Food Price Index climbed for a third straight month in October, jumping 3 percent from the previous month to reach its highest level since July 2011. Cereal prices overall…
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Microsoft To Join Metaverse Race, Introduces Mesh For Teams
As virtual reality hybrid work is taking shape across the world of tech, Microsoft has introduced its Mesh for Microsoft Teams that would let people in different locations join virtual meetings, send chats, collaborate on shared documents, and more. Microsoft says the Mesh platform will let people meet in the virtual space without having to…