Attahiru Jega, a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called for the scrap of certain “unnecessary” federal ministries with the resources channeled to the state governments, as part of
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria on Thursday weighed in on the raging agitation for the restructuring of Nigeria, warning that restructuring alone cannot solve the problem of the country.
Republicans in the US Senate are asking Democrats to delay the start of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial until February. They argue this will give Trump time to prepare
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A former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan says too much emphasis on divisive politics has greatly affected the unity of the country stating that the West African nation cannot be restructured
World leaders welcomed into their ranks the new US President Joe Biden, noting their most pressing problems, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, require multilateral cooperation, an approach his
Algerians are calling on France to acknowledge the crimes it committed in the Algerian war of 1954-1962., with a statement from the Elysée palace stating that French President Emmanuel Macron will take symbolic acts
The European Union (EU) has expressed concern over the continued harassment of politicians and civil society actors in Uganda after last week’s general election. The incumbent, President Yoweri Museveni, who has
Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide has reemphasised the commitment of citizens of Igbo extraction to a united and prosperous Nigeria but noted that the story of insecurity of Ndigbo has reached an incrementally dangerous level of existential
Twitter has locked the account of China’s embassy in the United States for a social media post that defended China’s policies towards Muslim Uighurs in the Xinjiang region, which the
United States President Joe Biden has signed a string of executive orders, memorandums and directives that will reverse some of his predecessor Donald Trump’s most divisive policies, including rescinding the
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Democrat Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States at noon in Washington, assuming the helm of a country beset by deep political divides
US President Donald Trump ihas granted clemency to former White House aide Steve Bannon as part of a wave of pardons and commutations he will issue during his final hours
US President Donald Trump has released a farewell video, touting what he described as the success of his “America First” platform and telling his supporters that “the movement we started
Uganda has accused the United States of trying to subvert last week’s presidential elections after the US ambassador attempted to visit an opposition leader being held under house arrest. The
The US State Department has called for “independent, credible, impartial, and thorough investigations” into “many credible reports” of irregularities in Uganda’s general election last week. Long-time leader Yoweri Museveni was
US officials who have engaged in “nasty behaviour” over Chinese-claimed Taiwan will face sanctions, China’s Foreign Ministry said, after Washington lifted curbs on exchanges between US and Taiwanese officials. Sino-US
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