The EFCC must not stop at this conviction. The Commission must head on back to Court to ask for the confiscation of all the properties acquired with this ill gotten wealth. [view entry]

The EFCC must not stop at this conviction. The Commission must head on back to Court to ask for the confiscation of all the properties acquired with this ill gotten wealth. [view entry]

Chimamanda Adichie, award-winning Nigerian novelist gives a brilliant talk about stories and stereotypes at TED. [view entry]

The Nigerian Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Sanusi Lamido noted that whenever Nigerian banks failed, it was only the poor depositors that suffered while the rich were never touched. He said the CBN was fully out to protect depositors’ money and shareholders “Those found culpable in this dastardly acts... [view entry]

The level of penetration of mobile phones in developing countries has increased eight fold since 2000 and now stands at 48 mobile subscriptions for every 100 people. The finding is from the Information Economy Report, published today by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Africa has the quickest... [view entry]

High fees and restrictions are holding back the potential of remittances to lift people out of poverty, a new United Nations report has found. Poor families in Africa receive up to 40 billion US dollars from migrant workers abroad every year, but fees account for 25 per cent of transfers’... [view entry]

The Republic of Congo has agreed to lease 200,000 hectares of state land to South African farmers. The deal, which provides the land for free on renewable 30-year leases, has been signed between the South African farmers’ union, Agri SA, and the Republic of Congo. The union claims the South... [view entry]

The acoustic guitar playing traditional folk Senegalese musician discusses his latest album, "Television". [view entry]

There’s no winner for this year’s $5 million Mo Ibrahim Prize for achievement in African leadership. The prize, named after Sudanese-born businessman, Mo Ibrahim, was first given in 2007 to former Mozambican president, Joaquim Chissano, followed by Festus Mogae, Botswana’s former head of state, in 2008. Eligible awardees are democratically... [view entry]

Is it a justice of the peace legally obligated to serve ALL the public? A justice of peace, who has served for 34 years, in Tangipahoa Parish in the southeastern part of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America, did not think so. Keith Bardwell, justice of peace, refused to... [view entry]