May 10
Nigeria: Just in - Police Release Nigerian Journalist, Ojukwu, After Nine Days Detention
Premium Times
However, conditions of Mr Ojukwu's release are still sketchy as of the time of filing this report. Read more »
Liberia: In Rural Areas Giving Birth Means Risking Death
FrontPageAfrica
The physical challenges of pregnancy are difficult for women everywhere. But in rural Liberia pregnancy is dangerous. Read more »
Nigeria: Watt a Mess - How the Power Sector Spent Billions to Generate Darkness [analysis]
Premium Times
Why a government will opt to liberalise its key economic sector, jeopardise the security of the nation, and push its economy to the brink beats my imagination! Read more »
Ghana: Inflation Drops Marginally to 25.0 Percent in April
Ghanaian Times
The country's year-on-year inflation rate fell to 25.0 per cent in April from 25.8 in March, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has announced. Read more »
Liberia: 100 Days of GMW Vs. Jnb - Frontpageafrica Gauges Liberians' Views From All Walks of Life
FrontPageAfrica
President Joseph Boakai last week clocked one hundred days in office, bragging of undertaking massive developments during the period, including undertaking major road corridor… Read more »
Nigeria: Tariff Hike - Labour Threatens to Picket Offices of Electricity Regulatory Agency On Monday
This Day
Organised labour, under the auspices of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), has given the federal government and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory… Read more »
Nigeria: Davido Hints At Quitting Music After Next Album
Daily Trust
Nigerian Afrobeat singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has hinted at quitting music. Read more »
Nigeria: Kogi Govt Deploys Security Operatives, Hunters to Rescue Abducted University Students
Premium Times
Nine students have been reported missing so far after the invasion of the university in Kogi State by the abductors. Read more »
Nigeria: Results of Nigeria's Key University Exam Cannot Be 'Upgraded', Testing Agency Warns
Africa Check
Results of Nigeria's key university exam cannot be 'upgraded', testing agency warns Read more »
Liberia: Judiciary 'Marginalized' in Budgetary Allotment, Chief Justice Yuoh Alarmed Over Discrepancy
FrontPageAfrica
Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh has expressed concern over what she describes as an imposed budget allocation for the Judiciary Branch of Government. According to her, while… Read more »
Liberia: Weah's Royal Communications Inc. Goes Bankrupt - Aggrieved Employees Stage Go-Slow Action Over Five Months' Unpaid Salaries
FrontPageAfrica
Aggrieved employees of the Royal Communications Incorporated (RCI), owned by former Liberian President George Manneh Weah, have staged a go slow action in demand for the payment of… Read more »
Liberia: Mayor John Siafa Says Street Sellers Fail to Use Common Sense to Keep the City Clean
FrontPageAfrica
Churak Siafa has questioned the intelligence of citizens who sell along the streets of the city, saying had they applied their common sense; the MCC would not stress itself with… Read more »
Nigeria: Employment Not Govt's Priority Now, Says Abia Gov
Vanguard
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia says it is not on the front burner of his administration to employ new people in the state's civil service. Read more »
Nigeria: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Jet Off to Nigeria
Fame Frenzy
Nearly four years after stepping away as senior working royals, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are set to land in Nigeria later today (Friday) for a three-day visit. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Lawmaker Dies
Premium Times
Mr DogonYaro died on Friday in Abuja after an undisclosed illness. Read more »
Liberia: Hydropower - the Key Component to Liberia's Industrialization & Economic Growth Into the 21st Century and Beyond [opinion]
FrontPageAfrica
Industrialization is the process by which an economy is transformed from primarily agricultural (subsistence farming) to one based on the manufacturing of goods. Individual manual… Read more »
Nigeria: Issues As Ex-Governor Shema Joins APC After Months of Political Romance
Premium Times
Mr Shema became critical of the PDP, especially in his home state, in the build-up to the 2023 general election. Read more »
May 09
Nigeria: Army Hands Over Rescued Chibok 'Girl' - Now 27 Years Old - With 3 Children
Premium Times
The Nigerian Army said troops of the 82 Division Task Force Battalion rescued the lady with six-month-old pregnancy alongside her three children on Wednesday. Read more »
Liberia: 'Lack of Media Control Denting Confidence in Justice System'
New Republic
The Chief Justice of the Supreme of Liberia, Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh has said the lack of effective oversight/supervision of competing Social media platforms is one of the most… Read more »
Nigeria: Felabration 2024 - Organisers Announce Start Date, Unveil Theme
Premium Times
Conceived by Yeni Kuti in 1998, this celebration of Fela's life and music has been held annually, except in 1999. Read more »
Nigeria: Press Freedom Groups Call for Release of Jailed Nigerian Journalist
VOA
A Nigerian investigative reporter has spent more than one week in police detention without being brought to court for allegedly violating the country's cybercrime laws, his… Read more »
Nigeria: Tiktok Suspends Nigerian Man's Account After '24-Hour Buried Alive Challenge'
Daily Trust
TikTok has suspended the account of a Nigerian content creator known as Young C after starting a '24-hour buried alive challenge' on Wednesday. Read more »
Nigeria: ASUU Rejects Tinubu's Wage Award
Daily Trust
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has insisted on negotiating the salary of its members with the Tinubu-led administration, thereby, rejecting the N35,000 wage award. Read more »
Senegal: Senegalese President Raises Eyebrows Over Politicians' Involvement in Land Issues
The Point
During his recent visit to Mbour 4, a week ago, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye expressed his annoyance at discovering that certain politicians were associated with a vast expanse… Read more »
Nigeria: Just in - Reps Ask CBN to Halt Implementation of 0.5 Percent Cybercrime Levy
Premium Times
The House directed the CBN to withdraw the ambiguous circular and issue a new one that provides clarity. Read more »