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UN Extends Kenya-led Security Mission In Haiti
The United Nations Security Council has extended a security mission led by the Kenya Police in the crime-ravaged Haiti Republic. The authorisation was...
HURIWA Urges UN to Protect October 1st Protesters from Tinubu’s Planned Armed Crackdown
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, or HURIWA, has called on the United Nations Human Rights Council and Secretary-General António Guterres to intervene...
Mali Postpones Academic Year to November Amid National Disaster
The start of the 2024-2025 academic year, originally slated for Tuesday, October 1, has been officially postponed to Monday, November 4, 2024. This...
France Lobbyist Robert Bourgi Discloses $4M Payment from Ex-Gabon President Ali Bongo as Middleman
A French lawyer and Françafrique lobbyist, Robert Bourgi, has revealed that Gabonese Ex-President Ali Bongo paid him about $4 million from 2009-2013 for...
Burkina Faso Former Special Forces Commander Confesses To Destabilisation Plot
The former commander of Burkina Faso’s special forces, Ahmed Kinda, has confessed to his involvement in a recent attempt to destabilise the country....
Anthony Joshua Hit with 28-Day Suspension After KO Loss to Dubois
Nigerian-British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has been given a 28-day suspension from boxing by the British Boxing Board of Control following his knockout...
Ondo: APC Leader Gbogi Emmanuel Quits Party Says APC Now a “Weapon of Poverty”
A prominent All Progressives Congress (APC) leader, Mr Gbogi Emmanuel, has resigned from the party, criticising it for abandoning the principles of democracy...
Uganda’s Bobi Wine To Run For President In 2026
Uganda’s young opposition politician, Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has declared his intention to contest in the presidential election coming up...
As Open Grazing Persists, SUV Rams into Cattle on Lagos Highway
An accident involving an Acura Sport Utility Vehicle collided with a herd of cattle, resulting in the death of two cows and substantial...
Obey Court Order Probing Electoral Bribery Suspects or Risk Contempt Charge – SERAP to INEC
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to immediately enforce...
Russia, Burkina Faso Sign Joint Statement on ‘No First Deployment of Weapons in Space’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Burkinabé counterpart, Karamoko Traore, signed a joint statement on Saturday maintaining agreement on ‘No First Deployment...
Govt Failure Forces Content Creators To Provide Classrooms, Boreholes In Neglected Communities
Content creators are stepping in to give succour to neglected communities by providing classrooms in primary schools and boreholes for drinkable water. Some...