Transparency International: ‘2020 has shown corruption can kill people’
Transparency International's corruption rankings paint a grim picture of how corruption undermined the COVID-19 response last year and eroded democratic institutions.…
CP Odumosu deploys special constables to formations in Lagos
CP Odumosu deploys special constables to formations in Lagos…
Somali women eye seats in government dominated by men
Somali women's rights activists and politicians want a 30% quota for female lawmakers to be enshrined in law. Ahead of upcoming elections, female candidates and campaigners are apprehensive.…
UN voices concern over refugee treatment at EU borders
The United Nations refugee agency has warned that the idea of asylum is under attack in Europe, with refugee pushbacks at external borders increasingly common.…
Albania’s first female boxer punches past the patriarchy
At age 15, Elsidita Selaj decided she wanted to box. Through sheer stubbornness she has succeeded, breaking down her family's resistance and sexist attitudes to become Albania's first -- and only --…
‘The world is watching us:’ new top US diplomat Blinken sworn in
Secretary of State Antony Blinken gets to work with a warning that the world's eyes are on the United States to see if it can heal deep divisions. Blinken, a veteran diplomat…
Indonesian volcano erupts, spewing hot ash three kilometres away
Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupts, belching out huge clouds of smoke and ash that billow down the sides of its rumbling crater. The volcano, near Indonesia's…
Russia: Police raid multiple properties connected to Navalny organization
Russian police raided homes and offices belonging to Alexei Navalny and his anti-corruption outfit. Navalny was arrested on January 17, and mass protests calling for his release led to 4,000 arrests on…
NDLEA seizes drugs worth over N30billion at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos
NDLEA seizes drugs worth over N30billion at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos…
Explore West Africa’s largest frog market
Are you yearning for frogs today? Then this is the place to go: Nigeria's Bunza Frog Market is the biggest selling spot in West Africa.…