Pirates kidnap 15 sailors in attack on Turkish container ship off Nigeria
Pirates off Nigeria’s coast kidnapped 15 sailors from a Turkish container ship in the Gulf of Guinea on Saturday in a brazen and violent attack that was farther from shore than usual. One sailor was killed in the raid, an Azerbaijani citizen, while those kidnapped are from Turkey, according to the respective governments and a […]
2018 Africa SME Roundtable: We’re fully ready to host Africa — DG, Bayelsa MEDA
Bayelsa State is set to host global leaders storming Yenagoa, the state capital, within the week for the 2018 Africa SME Roundtable. Mr Ebiekure Jasper Eradiri, Director-General of Bayelsa State Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency (BYMEDA), briefed newsmen on the three-day event. For the benefit of those who have never heard of or had contacts with […]
FG is portraying itself as ‘defender of Fulani herders’ says Falana
Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says the federal government is portraying itself as the “defender of herders” in the country. Falana stated this on Sunday while featuring on “The Platform”, a Television Continental (TVC) programme. The human rights lawyer, who lamented the state of insecurity in the country, called on the federal […]
