•Election violence in Nigeria Nigeria’s struggle with electoral violence has continued despite repeated peace accords signed by political parties and candidates, with no fewer than 870 people reportedly killed in election-related violence since the National Peace Committee began its intervention in 2015. The figure has renewed concerns over th...
•Modular refinery Three years after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu removed the petrol subsidy with a promise to free resources, attract investment and build a more efficient downstream petroleum sector, the much-touted modular refinery project remains elusive. Checks by our correspondent revealed that only five of the 30 licensed modular refineri...
A newborn baby girl, allegedly abandoned in a carton shortly after birth, has been rescued alive by a passerby at Ashar forest in Wuese community of Konshisha Local Government Area in Benue State. Our correspondent gathered that the infant, believed to have spent about three days in the forest, was discovered on Saturday by a resident, Mrs Mba...

