Nigeria: New Draft Electoral Law Bars Electronic Transfer of Results
A new Electoral Act Amendment Bill which provides for total ban of electronic transmission of votes is to be introduced at the Senate next Tuesday. The provision forms part of
Tigray Conflict: UN Says 400,000 Suffering from Famine in Ethiopia
Recent fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has resulted in a famine that is now affecting more than 400,000 people, UN officials say. In its first public meeting on
Southern Nigeria Governors to Meet on Open Grazing and Restructuring Monday in Lagos
Seventeen governors of Nigeria’s southern states will on Monday converge on Lagos for the second time this year to continue their search for solution to the myriad of problems confronting
UK Evades THISDAY Enquiry on Fresh Passport Issued to Biafra Separatist Leader Kanu
The British Government on Friday refused to categorically accept or deny allegations that it assisted the leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, with another passport after
Kenya’s Special Police Abducted Biafra Separatist Leader Before Handover to Nigeria, Kanu’s Lawyer Says
Separatist Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu was abducted by the Kenya’s Special Police Force on 18th June, 2021, his lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor has said. Mr Ejiofor stated this on Friday in
Twitter’s Suspension In Nigeria’s National Interest, Attorney-General Malami Insists
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami on Thursday insisted that the suspension of Twitter’s operations in Nigeria was informed by the need to
Nigeria’s Secret Police Declares Yoruba Separatist Sunday Igboho Wanted, Says He Plans Insurrection
Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has declared Yoruba secession agitator Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, wanted. The state security service accused Igboho of hatching a grand plan
Nigeria Insists Biafra Separatist Leader Nnamdi Kanu and Collaborators Will Face ‘Full Wrath of the Law’
The Nigerian government says it has a “treasure trove” of information on the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu and his collaborators, promising that they will face
Algeria Names New Prime Minister as Economic Anxieties Persist
Algerian Finance Minister Ayman Benabderrahmane was named prime minister Wednesday, the presidency said, following legislative elections earlier this month and as the country seeks to curb a deep socio-economic crisis.
Nigeria: Mannequins Banned in Northwest Kano State For Causing ‘Immoral Thoughts’
A northern Nigerian state has forbidden the use of mannequins for clothes display as they are responsible for invoking immoral thoughts among some members of the public. Another reason that
Burkina Faso’s President Sacks Two Ministers Over Deadly Jihadist Attacks
Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has sacked two of his Ministers after deadly jihadist attacks led to protest. Mr Kaboré on Wednesday dismissed Defense Minister Cherif Sy and
Ugandans Begin Payment of New Internet Tax
Authorities in Uganda have ordered internet users in the country to from Thursday start paying a 12% excise duty on mobile data. The levy replaces the infamous “social media tax”
Nigeria Queries British Role in Separatist Leader Nnamdi Kanu’s Bail Breach
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Nigeria Mobilises Prosecutors Against Separatist Leader Kanu, Considers Mass Murder Charge
Nigeria’s federal government is raising a crack team of lawyers to prosecute the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, who was intercepted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Worsening Namibia Covid Cases ‘Likely to Continue’ Until August
Namibia is facing a “dark and sombre moment” as coronavirus deaths and cases rapidly increase, the country’s President Hage Geingob has said, noting that things were likely to continue to
Tigray Fighters in Ethiopia Reject Ceasefire as ‘Sick Joke’
The fighters now retaking parts of Ethiopia’s Tigray region will pursue soldiers from neighboring Eritrea back into their country and chase Ethiopian forces to Addis Ababa ”if that’s what it
How Biafran Separatist Leader Nnamdi Kanu Was Arrested in Ethiopia and Extradited to Nigeria
About three years after jumping bail, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, was on Tuesday re-arraigned before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal
Uganda Unveils Herbal Medicine to Treat Covid
Health authorities in Uganda have approved a locally manufactured herbal medicine to treat Covid-19 patients and other viral infections. The country’s drug regulator, the National Drug Authority (NDA) said the
Nigeria Senate to Debate Report on Petroleum Industry Bill Thursday
The Nigerian Senate will on Thursday debate the report of its joint committees on Petroleum (Upstream, Downstream and Gas) on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). President of the Senate, Ahmad
Nigeria: Court Orders Detention of Separatist IPOB Leader Kanu in DSS Custody
A Nigerian court has ordered the detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of a separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the custody of the Department of State services
