Politics
Rivers: Tinubu’s Hidden Obsession
You cannot tell who a man is until he is in power or empowered, but you can tell what a man could do...
Hundeyin and Greenspan Win FOIA Suit as US Court Orders FBI, Other Federal Agencies To Release Unredacted Files on Tinubu’s Heroin Trafficking
West Africa Weekly’s EIC David Hundeyin and Aaron Greenspan of Plainsite have won the lawsuit [No. 23-1816 (BAH)] which they jointly instituted against...
Côte d’Ivoire Ex-President Laurent Gbagbo Withdraws Party From Electoral Commission, Calls It A Tool Of The Regime
The former President of Côte d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo, has announced the suspension of his party, the African People’s Party – Côte d’Ivoire (PPA-CI),...
Tinubu’s Sole Administrator in Rivers Defies Court Order, Appoints LG Administrators
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (retd.), has appointed administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of the...
U.S. Revokes All South Sudanese Visas After Country’s Noncompliance to Repatriate Deported Citizens
The United States Government has cancelled all visas held by South Sudanese nationals and suspended issuing new ones. This major decision affects students,...
‘I Did Everything Possible’ to Keep Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger in ECOWAS — Faye
Senegalese President Bassirou Faye on Friday said he had exhausted all diplomatic efforts to persuade Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to remain in...
NYSC DG Calls For Reforms, Not Scrapping Of The Scheme
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, at the 2025 Batch A Premobilization Workshop, said that the...
President Tinubu and VP Shettima Leave Official Duties, Depart for France and Senegal
President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima have departed Nigeria on separate international trips, leaving a vacuum in the country’s top leadership....
24 Hours After Passing Bills on Immunity Removal for Vice President, Governors, and Others — House of Reps Rescinds Decision
24 hours after passing two critical bills for a second reading—one seeking to review the death penalty law and the other proposing the...
Tinubu’s Sole Administrator in Rivers State Suspends All Political Officeholders
The Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has ordered the suspension of all political officeholders in the state in a...
Natasha’s Recall: INEC Confirms Receipt Of Petitioners’ Contact Address, Other Details Despite Fraudulent Process
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed the receipt of contact details for petitioners’ representatives seeking to recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan despite...
House of Reps Passes Bill to Remove Immunity for Vice President, Governors, and Deputies – Exempts President
The Nigerian House of Representatives on Wednesday passed 42 constitutional amendment bills through the second reading, among them a proposal to remove the...