
The Bola Tinubu administration has withheld statutory local government allocations due to Osun State totalling N201.962 billion over a 15-month period, despite a...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 7, 2026The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has alleged that Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde told him President Bola...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 7, 2026Three years into President Bola Tinubu’s administration, Nigeria’s security crisis has deepened across multiple fronts, with school abductions, banditry attacks and terrorism deaths...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 6, 2026The International Monetary Fund has confirmed that the Nigerian government spent approximately N8.83 trillion in 2025 without recording it in the national budget....
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 6, 2026Niger’s transitional authorities have adopted a new penal code that significantly toughens penalties for the embezzlement of public funds, introducing life imprisonment and...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 3, 2026Senegal’s lawmakers have passed a controversial constitutional reform that expands the powers of parliament while curbing those of the president, triggering protests outside...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 1, 2026The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has filed an appeal against a Federal High Court ruling that set aside an earlier judgment directing the...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 30, 2026The Nigerian Senate took less than 24 hours to approve President Bola Tinubu’s $6 billion external loan request. Meanwhile, 46 schoolchildren and teachers...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 30, 2026The terrorists holding 39 abducted schoolchildren and seven teachers from Ahoro-Esinle, Yawota and Alawusa communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 26, 2026Relations between the European Union and Burkina Faso’s military junta led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré have deteriorated sharply since the 2022 coup, marked...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 24, 2026Abia State Governor Alex Otti has banned the operation of commercial motorcycles, commonly known as okada, and tricycles in the state’s three major...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 23, 2026Zimbabwe’s lower house of parliament has passed a bill extending presidential terms from five to seven years, a move that would allow 83-year-old...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJune 19, 2026