Sixteen years after a deadly crackdown at Conakry Stadium that left 156 people dead, Guinea has launched a second trial in the capital involving seven individuals accused of participating in the massacre. The defendants face charges including abuse of authority, murder, rape, and torture. Three of the accused remain at large and will be tried …
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command recorded major security gains between October and December 2025. During the period, officers arrested 160 suspects, rescued dozens of victims and recovered a large cache of weapons, including 21 AK-47 rifles and 1,700 rounds of live ammunition. The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Miller G. Dantawaye, disclosed …
Dozens of French farmers gathered outside President Emmanuel Macron’s second home in Le Touquet on Thursday, parking tractors along the seafront and dumping farm waste as a symbolic protest against the EU-Mercosur trade deal. Around 50 farmers responded to a union call, following earlier demonstrations in Brussels. While the European Commission has postponed signing the …
Burundi is struggling to cope as more than 80,000 people have fled escalating violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) South Kivu province since early December, bringing the total number of displaced across the border to over 200,000, the United Nations reports. Aid agencies say transit centres in Burundi are operating at nearly double …
Morocco lifted the Arab Cup on Thursday night with a dramatic 3–2 victory over Jordan in Qatar, sending fans in Rabat into celebrations and raising hopes for the next target, the Africa Cup. Hundreds of supporters poured onto Mohamed V Avenue, cheering the Atlas Lions after another international triumph following their African Nations Championship win …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his commitment to implementing the Supreme Court ruling on local government autonomy in Nigeria. Speaking at the All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus meeting at the Presidential Villa on Thursday, Tinubu urged state governors under the party platform to avoid interfering with local government funds. Tinubu emphasised that the implementation …
Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, has disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu personally invited him to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Mutfwang made the revelation on Thursday, shortly after officially defecting to the APC. He said the decision was taken in the interest of …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called the two opposing factions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to a reconciliation meeting at its Abuja headquarters. The meeting brought together the faction led by Tanimu Turaki and the group aligned with former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, represented by Abdulrahman Mohammed. Turaki attended with members …
BudgIT Nigeria has raised concern over the revenue figure declared by the budget office and the disclosure made recently by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Wale Edun. The civic organisation raised the alarm in a post on its X handle on Friday, December 19. It stated: “While the Budget Office @PlanningNG …
A legal consultant for Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Maxwell Opara, has assured that Kanu was not attacked at the Sokoto Custodial Centre. Kanu is currently serving a life sentence at the facility following his conviction by Justice James Omotosho of the Abuja Federal High Court. After the ruling, Kanu …
