The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has rebutted allegation that he called for a coup against the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in his Christmas homily. Kukah, who
President Donald Trump spent Christmas Day golfing at his West Palm Beach club while millions of Americans faced the risk of losing jobless benefits on Saturday and the threat of
Pat Utomi, a Professor of political economy and a management expert has described political parties in Nigeria as becoming anti-intellectuals, where people who think are isolated. Prof. Utomi was a guest
United States President-elect Joe Biden warned the recently uncovered cyber-“assault” on government computers had compromised US national security and would not “go unanswered” once he becomes president. “This attack constitutes
US President Donald Trump hosted several House Republican lawmakers at the White House on Monday to discuss an ultimately futile effort to block Congress from affirming President-elect Joe Biden’s victory
The World Trade Organisation on Friday stated that the absence of a substantive director general is hurting its operations and would not describe 2020 as a very successful year. The
President of the Nigerian Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday pledged the commitment of the Senate to passing the 2021 budget, at a special session to be held on Monday.
US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has congratulated Democratic President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their election victories, ending his long silence on the outcome of the
Attorney General William Barr, one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, is departing amid lingering tension over the president’s baseless claims of election fraud and the investigation into President-elect Joe
US President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to rejoin the Paris climate accord on the first day of his presidency, as world leaders staged a virtual gathering to celebrate the 5th
President-elect Joe Biden on Friday introduced five top picks for his new administration, drawing on leading names from the Obama White House while also tapping an Ohio congresswoman and a
International observer groups from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Commonwealth have hailed the Ghanaian government for its conduct of the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections, describing the election
Nigeria’s opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said the party’s caucus in the House of Representatives were exercising their constitutional rights when they called for the impeachment of the country’s President Muhammadu
The argument of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari that he declined to honour an invitation from the House of Representatives because he does not want to divulge national security matters has been described as baseless. A
Ghana’s opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it will not accept the result of the 2020 presidential elections as announced by the country’s Electoral Commission (EC). Speaking at a press conference, a
President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter has said his “tax affairs” are under federal investigation, putting a renewed spotlight on the questions about his financial dealings that dogged his father’s campaign.
Ghana’s media outfit Joy News has projected that incumbent president, Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will win the country’s tightly contested 2020 election. Joy News says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate
During the emergency meeting of All Progressives Congress (APC) National Executive Committee (NEC) at the State House, Abuja, a prominent South-west governor put Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi
Opposition Candidate in Ghana’s Presidential election, John Mahama has expressed worry over hitches that have been recorded in some of the polling stations during the election. Mahama, of the National Democratic
The leader of South Sudan’s main opposition party Riek Machar has set a mandatory 40% quota for women. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) said the move was
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