
Pressure is mounting on the Independent National Electoral Commission after a forensic investigation cleared its chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, of owning a partisan...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 21, 2026On April 16, 2026, Mali’s Transition President Assimi Goïta received the letters of credence from four new ambassadors during an official ceremony held...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 20, 2026Voters in Benin will head to the polls on Sunday, April 12, 2026, to elect a new president in a race that has...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 11, 2026The backlash that greeted President Bola Tinubu’s “thank God” moment in Yenagoa on Thursday has taken a sharper turn after a fresh round...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 11, 2026The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed allegations circulating on social media linking its Chairman, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, to a purported...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 11, 2026First, Brigadier General Zurukushi was targeted. Then Brigadier General Mohammed Uba. Now, Brigadier General Oseni Omoh Braimah has fallen. The repeated loss of...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 10, 2026A giant horse sculpture has been installed in front of the Kwara State Government House in Ilorin, sparking outrage among residents who question...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 7, 2026The Federal Government has proposed a jaw‑dropping N135.22 billion in the 2026 budget for what it calls “Electoral Adjudication and Post Election Provision,”...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 7, 2026President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a ₦3.3 trillion payment plan to resolve long-standing debts in Nigeria’s power sector, as announced in a...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 5, 2026The Independent National Electoral Commission has removed the names of Senator David Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola from its official portal as National...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 2, 2026Burkina Faso’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré, has completed an official visit to Equatorial Guinea where he met with his...
ByWest Africa WeeklyApril 1, 2026Senate President Godswill Akpabio is facing a firestorm of criticism after a video emerged showing him announcing during a senate hearing or official...
ByWest Africa WeeklyMarch 30, 2026