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Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Withdraws Ugandan Election Petition
The Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has said he is withdrawing his election petition case challenging the results of last month’s presidential election. Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert
After Months of Denial, Tanzania’s President Admits Country Has Covid-19 Problem
Tanzania’s president is finally acknowledging that his country has a coronavirus problem after claiming for months that the disease had been defeated by prayer. Populist President John Magufuli on Sunday
Bandits Release 53 Travellers Abducted in Niger State, Hold on to Kagara Schoolboys
Fifty-three abducted persons were set free on Sunday by bandits operating in Niger State even as the outlaws held on to the 27 pupils of Government Science College, Kagara and
EFCC: Shake-up Imminent in Nigeria’s Anti-graft Commission as 850 Police Officers May Return to Force
With the nomination of Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa as the Chairman-designate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), 850 police officers seconded to the anti-graft commission may go back to
Nigeria Lifts Ban on Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has lifted the ban on Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. With this announcement, the aircraft can now operate in Nigeria’s airspace as the regulatory authority said
Nigerian Army Chief Gives Troops 48 Hours to Dislodge Boko Haram from Borno Communities
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has given a 48-hour ultimatum to troops to clear Boko Haram insurgents off captured areas of Borno State. Marte, a
Nigeria: Former Imo Governor Okorocha Arrested for Illegally Unsealing Shut Property
A former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has been arrested by operatives of the Imo State police command for unsealing the Royal Spring Palm Hotels and Apartments. The Imo state government had sealed the
Nigeria: Sixty-eight Civil Society Groups Call For President Buhari’s Resignation
Sixty-eight civil society organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria have asked the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over his failure to fulfil his primary constitutional duty of ensuring the security and welfare of Nigerians.
Seven Niger Election Officials Killed by Landmine on Voting Day
Seven members of the electoral commission in the Niger Republic have been killed in a landmine explosion. The team’s car drove over an improvised explosive device in the Tillaberi region in
Bazoum, Ousmanne Contest Tense Presidential Run-off in Niger
Polls have opened in Niger where more than 7 -million citizens began voting on Sunday in the second round of the presidential election. Mohamed Bazoum, an ally of incumbent President Mahamadou
