In an effort to challenge the sanctions imposed by the regional organisation, the State of Niger has filed a lawsuit against the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). On December 7, 2023, the ECOWAS Court of Justice is scheduled…
Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter Mohbad who has passed away. The 27-year-old d!ed from an ear infection desease. Reports say on Tuesday, September 12 2023, the artiste visited a hospital for treatment where he was prescribed an injection. According to…
63-year-old renowned actress, Cynthia Okereke has passed away The Nigerian Nollywood actress reportedly died on the night of Tuesday July 11, 2023 in her sleep. The news of her sudden demise was announced by Nigerian actor Joseph Okechukwu in a…
The Chairman of the Social Democratic Front died in Yaounde during the late hours of Monday, June 12, 2023 at the age of 82 after a long illness. The main opposition leader founded the SDF, an opposition party in 1990…
Former Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been inaugurated as Nigeria’s 16th President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. The installation ceremony held this Monday, May 29, 2023, at the Eagle Square in Abuja. The 71 year-old…
Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, has lost his first son, Kambilichukwu Edochie. He reportedly passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Information says the 16-year old studied all night in preparation for his exams on Wednesday. He joined his friends to…
On October 1, 1961, British Southern Cameroons gained independence from the United Kingdom and later unification with French Cameroun. Since 1961 the regions have been part of the Republic of Cameroon, where it makes up the Anglophone regions (North West…
Inmates of the Kondengui central prison have raised an alarm about the dissapeance of Itoe Henry, a fellow detainee The inmates say Henry was taken to the hospital for treatment on June 18, but till date, no word has been…
Nigeria’s largest cement producing factory, Dangote Cement PLC, has fired more than 3000 staff without prior notice or due process, according to Sahara Reports. The company, which is owned by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, started the process of discarding…
By Arrey Bate The waves of looting and violence in the latest xenophobic incidents in South Africa’s Johannesburg city has sparked off citizen reactions from African countries like Nigeria, Ethiopia and Zambia. Nigeria’s government in a statement condemned the violence…
By Arrey Bate After the Nigerian Federal High Court in Abuja ruled in favour of the Ambazonian leaders( Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe and 46 others arrested in Nigeria and deported to Cameroon in January 2018), Cameroonians highly anticipated the next…
The Red Cross Committee has begged Islamic sect Boko Haram not to kill their health care workers under custody. The international committee pleaded after she was frightened by rumour that the sect was about to behead all hostages in her…
By Lopty Pascal on ARREYB Cameroonian refugees in Taraba state Nigeria have said it is not safe returning home and moved ahead to appeal for help from the Nigerian government. Online reports have attested the painful experience these refugees faced…
Africa’s leading entrepreneurship-focused philanthropic organisation, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), has announced October 25, 2018, as the date for its 4thannual TEF Entrepreneurship Forum. The largest gathering of African entrepreneurs and the broader entrepreneurship ecosystem will unite over 5,000 entrepreneurs,…
The Magistrates’ Court in Olru, Imo State, Nigeria has been set on fire by a group of young men, about 15 in number. Our correspondent gathered that the fire destroyed all the documents in the court before it could be…
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has on March 9, 2018 published a report on the refugee situation in Nigeria. The reports show that from the 1st to 8th of March, about 2,501 Cameroonian asylum seekers have been registered in…
Nigerian citizens have accused their government for helping to fuel Boko Haram troubles and increasing the pain inflicted by the insurgent group. A publication by Nigerian media, Premium times revealed exclusive findings and interviews with some individuals familiar with the…
Femi Falana is Nigeria’s outstanding lawyer and human rights activist who had also got into politics during his campaign as governor of the Ekiti state. The former National Chairman of Nigeria’s National Conscience Party is the father of Falz, a…