Politics
Rivers Assembly, Under Reinstated Speaker Amaewhule, Gives Governor Fubara 48 Hours to Present 2025 Budget
The Rivers State House of Assembly has given Governor Siminalayi Fubara 48 hours to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill to lawmakers under reinstated...
ECOWAS Mission Exits Guinea-Bissau After President Umaro’s Threats of Expulsion Amid His Bid to Illegally Retain Power
A joint mission from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations, sent to Guinea-Bissau to facilitate dialogue ahead...
Supreme Court Declares Rivers LG Election Invalid, Dismisses Governor Fubara’s Appeals Against Amaewhule
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed all local government chairmen in Rivers State, ruling that the October 2024 election was invalid. Ruling...
CSS Ministers Agree On Unified Strategy For ECOWAS Negotiations At Bamako Meeting
Bamako hosted a high-level ministerial meeting of the Confederation of Sahel States (CSS) on February 22-23, 2025. The meeting, attended by key ministers...
Chaos in Lagos Assembly as Speaker Meranda Presides Over Plenary Amid Heavy DSS Presence
Armed officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) sealed the office of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt....
Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Youssouf Elected AU Chairperson, Defeats Kenya’s 80-Year-Old Former PM Odinga
Djibouti’s Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, 59, has been elected as the new Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission during the AU...
Freezing Of American Int’l Aid: Nigerian’s Reaction And ‘USAID’ As A Trojan Horse For US Influence
Recent discussions on X (formerly Twitter) have reignited debates about the role of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Africa,...
Senate President Akpabio Faces 24 Corruption Allegations With No Convictions – Knowdemwell
Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio, is facing corruption allegations, many of which date back to his tenure as Governor of Akwa Ibom...
Niger To Hold Inclusive National Dialogue in Niamey to Shape Political Transition Process
The Inclusive National Dialogue, a key initiative in Niger’s political transition, will officially open in Niamey on February 15, 2025. The national conference,...
Tems Cancels Kigali Concert Over Rwanda-Congo Conflict
Nigerian singer Tems has cancelled her scheduled concert in Kigali, Rwanda, due to ongoing tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the...
Nigerians React as El-Rufai’s Fake Patriotism Meets Bwala’s Shameless Retort
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has stirred reactions by calling out the All Progressive Congress (APC) for abandoning its founding principles and...
Shettima Promises to Fight Corruption, Fix Economy, and Security Despite Spending on VP Residence and Recent Killings in Borno
Nigeria’s’ Vice President, Kashim Shettima, said the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration is committed to combating corruption, revitalizing the economy, improving national security, and...