Norway issues formal apology 50 years after decriminalising homosexuality
Norway’s government has issued a formal apology for a historical law that criminalised homosexuality. An estimated 119 men were convicted in Norway between 1902 and 1950 for having sex with other men under a paragraph of the country’s penal code. The law was eventually removed on 21 April 1972. “Gay
Nigerian military re-arrests ‘most wanted’ Boko Haram/ISWAP spy in Borno
The most wanted high ranking intelligence spy of the Boko Haram/Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists, Modu Babagana, who escaped from military detention in Bama has been re-arrested by troops of 21 Special Forces Brigade in Borno State. Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security
UPDATE: Police confirm 10 killed in Boko haram attack on police Inspector-General’s Hometown in Yobe; residents told to recite Quran and live
Ten persons were killed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Yobe State. The terrorists, reportedly sneaked into Geidam town Wednesday night and slaughtered 10 persons, both men and women at a brothel. Geidam, which is the hometown of the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali-Baba and located 177 kilometres
Over 1,880 Nigerians violently killed in 3 months under Buhari government, North-West tops tragedy list, report says
At least 1,884 persons were reportedly killed in Nigeria in the first quarter of the year in violent incidents, including attacks by Boko Haram members, other terrorists, militia herdsmen, bandits, and violent gangs. This is according to a recent report by the SBM Intelligence, a socioeconomic research firm and
Fire guts Central Bank of Nigeria branch in Benue
The Makurdi branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Benue State has been gutted by fire. The branch is situated in the Old GRA area of the Benue State capital. The fire, which reportedly started from the fuel dome of the bank, quickly became ferocious thus drawing
Aisha Buhari invites Osinbajo, Tinubu, Wike, Atiku, Peter Obi, others for ramadan dinner, warns them against coming with phones
The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has sent out invitations to aspirants gunning for the presidency of the country in the different1 political parties to show up for a Ramadan dinner with her on Saturday, April 23. According to the invitation card, the presidential aspirants are expected to present their
Mariupol steelworks: ‘Block it so a fly can’t pass,’ Putin orders
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his troops to seal off Ukrainian defenders inside the besieged port city of Mariupol. Mr Putin told forces to abandon plans to storm the sprawling Azovstal steel works there, where Ukraine is still resisting the invaders. But a leader of the controversial Azov battalion
Net foreign exchange inflow falls 27% to $52.46bn
Net foreign exchange (forex) inflow into the economy fell by 27 per cent, Year-One year, to $52.46 billion in 2021 from $70.66 billion in 2020. Reportdailys analysis of the fourth quarter 2021 (Q4’21) statistical bulletin of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that forex inflow into the economy dropped
Inflation: Central Banks should raise interest rates — IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), has called on Central banks across the globe to raise interest rates, in order to halt the escalating inflationary trends. IMF Director of Monetary and Capital Markets, Tobias Adrian, made this call at a press briefing on the latest Global Financial Stability Report, in Washington
Power sector recovery back on track — FG
THE Federal Government said, yesterday, that the effort to improve power supply across the country was back on track, after about two months of challenges that led to the collapse of the national grid thrice within a month. The government said it expected the grid to deliver a minimum of