April 29
Nigeria: Benue APC - Alia, Akume to Hold Reconciliation Meeting Ahead of Primaries
Leadership
Barring last minute change of plan, Benue State governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), George Akume's camps and other key… Read more »
Nigeria: Gov Idris Asks Elected Politicians to Serve Constituents
Leadership
Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has appealed to elective officials, particularly federal and state assembly members in the state to provide the dividends of democracy to their… Read more »
Nigeria: How APC Stopped Governors From Buying Up Nomination Forms
Leadership
| NASS members jittery as Govs take charge in states | Tinubu picks form Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - Reject Candidates Turning Nigeria Into 'Disgraced Country, Group Charges Nigerians
Vanguard
The United Action for Democracy, UAD, has urged Nigerians to reject any political party or candidates turning the country into a "disgraced country" of "particular concerns." Read more »
Nigeria: Why Atiku Abubakar Will Never Be President (1)
Vanguard
Former Vice President and Waziri of Adamawa, Atiku Abubakar, will never be President of Nigeria, unless some unforeseen miracle happens. Having tracked his political odyssey as a… Read more »
Nigeria: Can Makinde Save the ADC?
Vanguard
When ADC politicians of the David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola faction held their so-called summit in the name of Nigerian opposition parties in Ibadan last week, one prayer that must… Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - CSOs Warn Against Imposition of Candidates
Vanguard
A coalition of civil society organizations, under the aegis of Nsukka Democratic Movement, NDM, has warned political actors within and outside Enugu North senatorial district… Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 Polls - ADC, PRP Blow Hot
Vanguard
- We stand at grave risk of exclusion, ADC writes CJN Read more »
Nigeria: Nenadi Usman Emerges LP Chair
Daily Trust
The Labour Party (LP) has elected Senator Nenadi Usman as its National Chairman. Read more »
Nigeria: Female Guber Aspirant Emerges in Gombe
Daily Trust
Hajiya Sa'adatu Sa'ad Mustapha, popularly known as Alkebbar Kaltungo has formally declared her intention to contest the 2027 governorship election in Gombe State on the platform of… Read more »
Nigeria: Zulum Endorses Gubio As Preferred Candidate
Daily Trust
Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum, has anointed his immediate past commissioner of works, Mustapha Gubio, as his preferred candidate for the governorship election in 2027. Read more »
Nigeria: Jandor Challenges Hamzat's Endorsement, to Contest APC Primary
Daily Trust
Governorship aspirant of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran popularly known as Jandor has said he still looks forward to contesting the guber… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Leaders Pick Successors Before Party Primaries
Daily Trust
As Nigeria inches closer to the 2027 election cycle, a quiet but significant political trend is gaining attention across the country. Increasingly, some political leaders are… Read more »
Nigeria: ADC Battles Time, Demands Verdict
Daily Trust
The delay in dispensing with the case over the leadership tussle in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is unsettling the members of the party, with barely a few weeks left to… Read more »
April 28
Tanzania: Tanzania Inquiry Chair Calls for 'Fair Accountability' Over Election Violence
Daily News
THE Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into General Elections violence,Judge Mohamed Chande Othman said today, April 28, 2026 that accountability for the unrest should be… Read more »
Africa: The Hormuz Chokepoint Is Threatening Africa's Food Supply [analysis]
ISS
Fertiliser disruption exposes a blind spot that farm-level policy has long ignored - but Africa holds the resources to fix it. Read more »
Namibia: Shikongo Reshuffles Four Police Commissioners
Namibian
Namibian Police inspector general Joseph Shikongo has announced a series of senior management appointments and transfers, effective 1 May. Read more »
Nigeria: Lawmakers Approve Tinubu's $516m Loan Request for Road Project
Premium Times
President Tinubu's loan request was conveyed in a letter read by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen during Tuesday's plenary. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Illegal Vendors Undermine Harare Cleanup Efforts, Parliament Told
263Chat
Illegal street vending is undermining efforts to clean up Harare's central business district, Geo Pomona chairman Delish Nguwaya told the Climate Change Thematic Parliamentary… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Says English Comments Taken Out of Context As Nigeria Responds to Viral Remarks
Capital FM
President William Ruto has clarified his recent remarks on English usage, saying his comments were taken out of context after what he believed was a private conversation was… Read more »
South Africa: Revealed - Minister Tolashe's State-Funded Nanny - - and the Daughter Who Took Half Her Salary
Daily Maverick
Documents obtained by Daily Maverick suggest that a former household employee of Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe was made to pay half her government-funded monthly… Read more »
Africa: Uhuru in Ghana for High-Level Tana Forum On African Security
Capital FM
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta is in Accra for the Tana Forum on Security in Africa, a high-level continental platform focused on peace, governance, and security challenges across… Read more »
Nigeria: Boko Haram Kills 29 in Adamawa
Daily Trust
Terrorists have killed at least 29 people in an attack on Sabon-Gari village in Guyaku District, Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Read more »
Nigeria: Diezani Tells London Court She Had No Control Over Luxury Transactions
This Day
Former Nigerian Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has told the Southwark Crown Court in London that she neither controlled nor personally benefited from a series of… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Ends Haiti Security Mission As Final Police Contingent Withdraws
Capital FM
Kenya has officially concluded its deployment to Haiti under the Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission, with Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen praising the… Read more »
