Abubakar Malami, Nigeria’s former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), has been arraigned on terrorism financing and illegal weapons possession charges, marking an extraordinary fall from grace for the man who served as the country’s chief law officer for eight years. The arraignment comes just over a week after BSide linked his legal troubles to […]
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In November 2017, the Nigerian Police charged Maryam Sanda with homicide and pressed for the death penalty for stabbing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, to death. According to reports, Sanda, a mother of two, attacked Bello with a broken bottle, inflicting fatal wounds to his neck, chest, and genitals after accusing him of infidelity on November […]
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A major fire outbreak at Afriland Towers, a six-storey commercial building on Broad Street, Lagos Island, has once again raised troubling questions about Nigeria’s emergency response culture and the safety standards of high-rise buildings in the country. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday afternoon, sparked chaos in the heart of Lagos’ financial district. BSide […]
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Burkina Faso’s president, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has become a subject of admiration and reverence from citizens at home and across Africa for various and often contrasting reasons. Since he was declared as transitional president in October 2022 after leading the coup d’état that ousted Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Henri Damiba, the same man he helped install months […]
