The United Nations has expressed deep concern over the worsening violence and increasing civilian casualties in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, as clashes intensify between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). UN officials have accused the RSF of committing grave violations in the city, including murder, rape, and deliberate attacks …
As Cameroon is set to vote on Sunday, 12th October, the fate of Africa’s longest-serving president, Paul Biya, is once again on the line. At 92 years old, Biya is seeking an eighth term in office, extending a rule that began in 1982 when he succeeded the country’s first president, Ahmadou Ahidjo. If re-elected, his …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the exercise of the presidential prerogative of mercy for 175 persons, including Nigeria’s foremost nationalist, Herbert Macaulay, and former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Major-General Mamman Vatsa (retd.) The approval was confirmed on Thursday after the Council of State endorsed the recommendation presented by the Attorney-General of the …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified a leading governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Engineer Kayode Ojo, from contesting in its upcoming primary election. The decision, which party sources say significantly alters the political landscape in favour of the incumbent governor, Abiodun Oyebanji, was reached on Thursday during a meeting of the APC National Working …
More than 80 per cent of health facilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are now without medicine, according to a new assessment by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The report, released on Thursday, revealed that over 200 hospitals and clinics in North and South Kivu have run out of essential drugs …
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has called for an urgent and comprehensive national review of the qualification and background verification process for all public office holders. In a statement titled “Certificate Integrity and the Future of Nigerian Leadership,” Obi commended the recent resignation of the Minister of Innovation, Science, …
Former gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State, Funso Doherty, has formally declared his intention to contest in the 2027 election, expressing confidence that the All Progressives Congress (APC) can be defeated in the state. Doherty, who ran under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023, made the announcement during an interview on Silverbird Television on Thursday. …
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North, has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of lying about never seeking a third term in office, insisting that the former president personally discussed the plan with him while in power. Obasanjo, speaking at the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation’s Democracy Dialogue in Accra, Ghana, last month, dismissed long-standing claims that …
The National Council of State has unanimously approved the appointment of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) from the North-Central region as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan is the first person from Kogi State to be appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The announcement …
A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, has ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to arrest the immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, over alleged contempt of court. The order, issued on Wednesday, followed INEC’s alleged failure to comply fully with a previous judgement …
