Barely five weeks after the National Economic Council (NEC), headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, directed the establishment of judicial panels of inquiry nationwide to investigate complaints of alleged police
With the economy now back in recession, Nigeria is definitely not contemplating a second lockdown even though Covid-19 cases are increasing by the day, the Secretary to the Government of
Polls have opened in Burkina Faso for a presidential election overshadowed by extremist violence. President Kabore is expected to win reelection, while opposition candidates have warned of “massive electoral fraud.”
Ethiopia’s army plans to surround the rebel-held capital of Tigray region with tanks and may use artillery on the city to try to end a nearly three-week war, a military
A Nigerian doctor, Dr. Onyema Ogbuagbu, is at the centre of the Pfizer-led research, development and trials that have culminated in a breakthrough for Covid-19 vaccines. Pfizer, after the conclusion
The Nigerian Army has reiterated statements made by Brigadier General Ahmed Taiwo at the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry that the Nigerian Army had both live and blank ammunition with
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Ethiopia denied on Saturday that talks on the growing conflict in its northern Tigray region were imminent, just hours after three African former presidents were named to help mediate the
Feelers from Nigeria’s Presidency on Friday revealed that the search for a new Chairman for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may have started, following the recommendation of the
After over nine months strike, the doors of Nigeria’s universities look set for opening latest Friday next week. This follows the federal government’s decision Friday to accede to the demands
An eastern Uganda magistrate’s court has charged presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, with the offence of committing an act likely to spread infectious disease. While in
A former Nigerian Presidential Candidate Professor Kingsley Moghalu has said the country needs a new constitution that has a well-articulated social contract between the government and the people and one
Nigerian musician, activist, and Pan-Africanist Seun Kuti has described the federal government’s aggression and brutalisation of innocent citizens as a sign of weakness, as he insisted on reviving a political
The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has described the killing of a newspaper vendor in Abuja by one of the security details as horrible, saying he is
Ethiopia’s Tigray rebel forces fired rockets into the city of Bahir Dar in the Amhara region on Friday but caused no damage, the regional government said. The conflict in northern
Nigerian musician Seun Kuti has criticised the Lagos State Government’s threat to ban his family’s entertainment centre, The New Afrika Shrine, if he held a meeting of his political movement
Nigeria’s good fortunes in basketball played out on Wednesday night as eight players with the country’s heritage were picked in America’s National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft for the shortened 2020/21
The European Union and Nigeria have resolved to adopt an integrated approach to tackle terrorism in the Lake Chad Basin region. They also committed themselves to increase military pressure on
Malawi’s self-styled prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary have been unconditionally released by a magistrate in the capital, Lilongwe, following their arrest on Wednesday. Their lawyer, Wapona Kita, asked
Police in Uganda said three people died and 38 were injured in protests that broke out on Wednesday in Uganda’s capital after officers arrested Bobi Wine, a musician and opposition
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