October 20
Kenya: 'Senators Should Have Waited for Me' - Gachagua Insists Senate Trial Was Not Time-Barred
Capital FM
Rigathi Gachagua now insists that the impeachment trial in the Senate was not time-barred, arguing that senators should have waited for his recovery. Read more »
Gabon: Gabon to Hold Referendum On New Constitution in November
RFI
Gabon will hold a referendum on 16 November on a proposed new constitution, a key step towards the return to a civilian regime which the military junta promised after a coup, the… Read more »
Nigeria: UK Deports 44 Nigerians, Ghanaians in Largest Immigration Crackdown
Leadership
In a record-breaking deportation flight, 44 Nigerians and Ghanaians were forcibly deported from the United Kingdom on Saturday, reflecting a significant escalation in the country's… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Junta Bars UN Delegation From Darfur
Dabanga
The Sudanese government in Port Sudan prevented a United Nations delegation, headed by the Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, from visiting South and East Darfur last week,… Read more »
South Africa: Zuma's MK Party Is Not Even Masking Its Attempt to Capture the Judiciary [opinion]
Daily Maverick
The judiciary was the last line of defence during the years of state institution plunder and incapacitation, with Zuma at its centre, so it is all the more suspicious that the MK… Read more »
Nigeria: Protests' Chilling Findings - How 27 Protesters Were Killed, 800 Others Detained Since August
Vanguard
...Ojukwu, human rights chief, speaks on crackdown Read more »
Nigeria: Theresa Chikeka - the Retired Judge Who Is Chief Judge of Imo State? [opinion]
Premium Times
The judicial career of Francis Chukwuma Abosi was supposed to last only seven years. In the event, he did 12 and may well have reached 20 years if events had not intervened. In his… Read more »
Nigeria: Jigawa Explosion Death Toll Rises to 180
Vanguard
The figure of fatalities of last Tuesday night's petrol tanker explosion in the Majia community in Taura local government area of Jigawa has continued to rise with over 180 persons… Read more »
Nigeria: Army Headquarters Denies Reports of Chief of Army Staff's Death
Vanguard
The Nigerian Army has categorically dismissed speculations claiming that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has died, labeling the reports as fake news. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Condemn Rise in Jungle Justice, Vow to Prosecute Offenders in Edo, Lagos Attacks
Vanguard
The Nigeria Police Force has strongly condemned the recent surge in jungle justice across parts of the country, calling it a "dangerous and abhorrent trend" that undermines the… Read more »
Nigeria: Tanker Owners Urge Govt to Fix Oyo-Ogbomosho Highway to Avoid Another Mishap
This Day
The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) yesterday called on the federal government to urgently fix the Oyo-Ogbomosho highway to avert the kind of petroleum… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Arrest 22 Activists Marking 4th Anniversary of #EndSARS Protest in Lagos
Leadership
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested 22 activists at the Lekki tollgate during the #EndSARS 4th anniversary on Sunday. Read more »
Nigeria: #EndSARS Anniversary - Soweto Accuses Lagos Police of Brutality, Sexual Molestation
Leadership
A member of the Lagos State organising committee of the #EndBadGovernance Movement, Comrade Hassan Taiwo Soweto has accused the operatives of the state Police Command of brutality… Read more »
Tunisia: Legal Framework for Swearing-in Session of President of the Republic
Tunis Afrique Presse
The Tunisian Constitution of 2022 provides in Chapter IV devoted to the Executive Function, Article 92, that the elected President of the Republic takes the oath before the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria, a Burial Ground of Unexecuted Policies - Obasanjo
Daily Trust
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described Nigeria as a graveyard of unimplemented policies by past and present administrations. Read more »
Kenya: Insecurity in Kisumu City Dorminates Mashujaa Day Speeches
Capital FM
Insecurity within the lakeside city of Kisumu took center stage during the Mashujaa Day celebrations with national administration in the area vowing a decisive response. Read more »
Uganda: Kitagwenda Parents Tasked On Ending Forced Marriages
Nile Post
The Deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Kitagwenda District, Phillip Rutaremwa, has urged parents to stop forcing young people into marriages, citing the harmful… Read more »
Uganda: Kabale Locals Raise Concern Over Faulty Street Lights
Nile Post
Residents of Kabale municipality are scratching their heads over the town's installed street lights which have been flickering and flashing like disco lights. Read more »
Kenya: Gachagua Says He Dropped National Intelligence Service After 2 Poisoning Attempts
Capital FM
Rigathi Gachagua has made shocking claims linking the National Intelligence Service (NIS) to an attempt to assassinate him on two occasions. Read more »
South Africa: DA Calls for Urgent Action As Over 100,000 Child Rape Cases Reported in Six Years [press release]
DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is sounding the alarm on South Africa's escalating child rape crisis, revealing shocking statistics that highlight a systemic failure to protect… Read more »
Somalia: New Somali Police Commissioner Conducts Security Assessment in Mogadishu Stations
Shabelle
Brigadier General Asad Osman, Police Commissioner of Somalia, made unannounced visits to several police stations across Mogadishu last night to evaluate their operational… Read more »
Nigeria: Arrest of #EndSARS Memorial Protesters Unacceptable - Amnesty Int'l
Daily Trust
A leading human rights group, Amnesty International, has condemned the arrest of protesters marking EndSARS anniversary at Lekki Tollgate in Lagos State. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Namibian Opposition Rages As Company Linked to Ex-Con Chivayo Is Awarded U.S.$60 Million Tender to Supply Election Materials
New Zimbabwe
NAMIBIAN opposition party, the Popular Democratic Party (PDP), has raised objections to a US$60 million tender awarded to a company linked to controversial businessman Wicknell… Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA, Customs Join Forces to Combat Drug Trafficking, Smuggling At Tincan Island Port
This Day
The Tincan Island Port Strategic Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mitchell Ofoyeju, and the Comptroller of the Tincan Island Port, Nigeria Customs… Read more »
Nigeria: CSOs Tackle AGF Over EFCC, Others, Say You Can't Fight Legal Battle With Illegality
This Day
Hundreds of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria have kicked against what they described as an attempt by the Federal Government to disrespect the Nigerian Constitution and… Read more »
