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The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has reacted over the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s accusation that President Muhammadu Buhari was plotting to rig election, like the late Head of State, Sani Abacha. Rubbishing Obasanjo’s claim, ACF said most Nigerians were not aware of such because Abacha never conducted elections. The group challenged Obasanjo to behave like a statesman and desist from running down democratic institutions. In a statement, the National Secretary of the ACF, Anthony Sani…

Militants under the aegis of 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta has given President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC, a list of demands for a peaceful 2019 elections in the South-South region. They have asked that President Buhari allows the Permanent Voter’s Cards, PVCs, not gun to count in next month’s election in the oil region. The group also asked the President to be wary of his alleged impending plot to take…

The cases of Saudi stand-up comedian Fahad al-Butairi and his wife, Loujain al-Hathloul, a women’s right-to-drive activist, who were arrested in 2018, has resurfaced following a Twitter thread detailing their disappearance. In a series of tweets, American writer and television producer Kirk Rudell spoke about his friendship with the Saudi couple who tried to challenge the kingdom’s strict social rules. The tweets about their disappearance went viral, spotlighting Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on activists and the…

Theresa May is launching a fresh push to convince MPs to back her Brexit deal as they begin five days of debate. The prime minister cancelled a vote on her deal last month at the last minute to avoid a humiliating defeat. She is hoping new proposals on Northern Ireland will change enough MPs’ minds to save the deal. But the DUP have already rejected the plans – and rebel Tories are planning a move…

arare ‑ The Zimbabwean opposition politician and former energy and power development minister, Elton Mangoma, who was arrested on charges of criminal abuse of office, appeared in court on Tuesday. On Monday, Mangoma was arrested together with two other ZESA Holdings officials by the country’s anti-corruption unit, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), They spent the night at Malbereign police cells. The former MDC-T member, ZESA chief executive officer Josh Chifamba and Zesa Enterprise managing director…

Hundreds of CEOs earn eight-figure salaries — at least $10 million — each year. And many pull in even higher salaries, several times that amount. Top-performing — and sometimes less than top-performing — CEOs are rewarded with lucrative contracts that generally include salary, bonuses, stock and options grants, and benefits. In a few cases, CEOs are set to earn more than $100 million in total compensation in 2018. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data from Equilar…

If the coming dry season in Nigeria follows the pattern of previous years, violence will soon erupt between herders in search of water for their cattle and farmers determined to protect their land. In the past, authorities have blamed the violence on religion or ethnic divisions. But a close examination of the changes in land use in central Nigeria shows just how much it comes down to a simple clash over resources. The stakes are…