Politics
Lagos Govt Denies Filing Suit to Block EFCC Probe of Sanwo-Olu After Tenure
The Lagos State Government has denied any involvement by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in filing a lawsuit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
Guinea Junta Dissolves 53 Political Parties For Failing To Meet Legal, Administrative Standards
The Guinean government has dissolved 53 political parties and placed two major opposition parties under observation, stating that they have failed to meet...
Court Asks CBN To Stop Paying Rivers Govt Monthly Allocations
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an injunction preventing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from releasing...
Calls for New Jet For Shettima Insensitive, Ignoring Economic Realities – Obi
Former Anambra governor and Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has condemned recent calls for the Federal Government to purchase a new aircraft...
Sanwo-Olu Seeks Court Order to Hinder EFCC from Post-Tenure Arrest or Prosecution
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos State Governor, due to leave office in 2027, has prayed to a Federal High Court in Abuja to restrain...
House of Reps Urges Nigerians to Lodge ‘Further Engagement’ After Alex Ikwechegh Assault Bolt Driver
The House of Representatives said it welcomes “further engagement” from Nigerians following its member, Alex Ikwechegh’s assault on Stephen Abuwatseya, a Bolt driver....
Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa Rejects Party’s Offer to Stay Until 2030
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa rejected an offer by the ruling party to extend his term of office by two years until 2030. Mnangagwa...
Nigerian Lawmaker Alex Ikwuechegh Caught on Video Assaulting Bolt Driver, Issues Threats of Disappearance
Alex Mascot Ikwuechegh, a member of the House of Representatives, was captured in a video assaulting a Bolt driver sent to deliver a...
Ghana’s Foreign Minister Botchwey Appointed Commonwealth Secretary General
Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has been appointed among two others as the new secretary-general of the Commonwealth. The former lawmaker, on...
Nigerian House of Reps Urges MDAs to Establish Climate Change Desk
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Service Matters has directed all Federal Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to integrate a ‘Climate Change...
Senate Approves 15% Deduction from State Allocations for Regional Commissions Amid Controversial LG Autonomy
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday amended several bills establishing regional development commissions, approving a measure to allocate 15 per cent of state governments’...
Tinubu Appoints Sulaiman-Ibrahim, Opponent of #EndBadGovernance Protests, as Minister of Women’s Affairs
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, an opponent of the #EndBadGovernance protests, as the Minister of Women’s Affairs in a recent cabinet...