•Samson Itodo The Executive Director of pro-democracy group, Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo, says yesterday’s Peace Accord fallout may impair voters’ turnout in the September 21, 2024 governorship poll in Edo State. “What has happened today will further escalate the tension,” Itodo said on Channels Television last night. “When you have this crisis...
•Osun-Osogbo Festival ends with low turnout The annual Osun-Osogbo festival is both a religious and cultural event that attracts thousands of tourists, as well as adherents from across the globe but the 2024 edition reflected the present economic realities in the country. Apart from international tourists that grace the event in their hundreds...
•A protester tries to escape from a policeman during a demonstration in Nairobi Hundreds of protesters gathered in Kenya’s capital Nairobi today, with police firing rubber bullets and tear gas as turnout by demonstrators dropped sharply, following deadly clashes earlier this week. A day after President William Ruto caved in to demands by young...
There are strong indications that Nigerians might not be able to fill the 95,000 seats allocated to the country for the 2024 hajj. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) had fixed December 31 as the deadline for the remittance of hajj deposits paid to Pilgrims Welfare Boards in states by intending pilgrims, reports Daily […]

