April 01
Nigeria: Tinubu to Attend Faye's Inauguration As Senegalese President
Mr Tinubu, chairperson of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Governments, will join other regional leaders at the event. Read more »
Nigeria: Treasury Looting and Questions Over Tinubu's Anti-Graft Drive
Mr President, a clear-headed anti-corruption drive would not have condoned the mess in Nigerian Customs that led the EFCC to detain seven of its officials after N12 billion… Read more »
March 28
Nigeria: Six LP Members of Enugu Assembly Defect to PDP
With the defection, the PDP now has the majority in the House with 17 members while the LP has six members. Read more »
Nigeria: Budget Padding - Ningi Demands Reinstatement, Insists Suspension's Illegal
Mr Ningi has threatened to sue the Senate if his 12 March suspension is not reversed within seven days. Read more »
March 27
Nigeria: Tinubu Honours 17 Slain Soldiers, Families to Get Houses, Scholarships
Mr Tinubu also announced "scholarships to all the children of the deceased up to the university level." Read more »
Nigeria: What Tinubu Said At Funeral of 17 Slain Nigerian Soldiers
"The officers and soldiers who lost their lives that day were patriots, brave and noble men who gave their lives to defend and protect our nation against internal and external… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Sets Up New Economic Coordination, Management Teams
The Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) comprises distinguished leaders and key government officials. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Adviser Takes Dig At Buhari Over Treatment of Fallen Soldiers
"It is the first time in the last ten years that a Nigerian President will attend such a solemn event, in honour of our men of gallantry and valour." Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Lawmaker Wants Tinubu, Governors to Subsidise Hajj Fares for First-Timers
NAHCON) on Sunday increased the fee for the 2024 Hajj, citing the rising foreign exchange rate as the major reason for the increment. Read more »
Senegal: Bassirou Diomaye Faye's Victory - a Triumph for African Youth?
The emergence of a youthful leader in Senegal underscores the potential for transformative change driven by the next generation. Read more »
March 25
Nigeria: Lagos PDP Speaks On Abia's Revocation of Pension for Ex-Governors, Deputies
The action by the Abia State Government has continued to attract comments natiowide. Read more »
March 26
Senegal: Outgoing President Sall Bemoans High Cost of Elections
President Macky Sall of Senegal has bemoaned the high cost of organising elections in Africa. Read more »
Nigeria: Kano Governor Seeks Lawmakers' Nod to Create Four More Ministries
The four commissioner-nominees, if confirmed by the state lawmakers, will take the number of commissioners in his cabinet to 26. His predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje, appointed 21… Read more »
Nigeria: Lawmaker Arraigned for Alleged Forgery
Konbowei Benson, the senator for Bayelsa Central, was charge for acting contrary to provisions of Penal Code Act, forgery of the NYSC exemption certificate and submitting the… Read more »
March 25
Senegal: Ruling Party Candidate Ba Accepts Defeat, Congratulates Opposition's Faye
Like Mr Ba, some of the other 15 presidential candidates in Senegal have also congratulated Mr Faye. Read more »
March 26
Nigeria: Group Wants 'Not Too Young to Run Act' Included in Party Constitutions
The group also set May 2025 as the target date to achieve a 35 per cent affirmative action quota in all political parties. Read more »
March 23
Nigeria: Yemi Cardoso - Making the CBN Work Again
The applause for Mr Cardoso and his management team at the CBN should be resounding and high. Read more »
Nigeria: PDP - A Nigerian Disaster-Class in Failing to 'Read the Room'
As for the PDP, if their members are more obsessed with sounding correct and logical, than listening to their voting bloc, they should ask Jeremy Corbyn and Mitt Romney how this… Read more »
Nigeria: Emulate Otti, Stop Pensions to Ex-Governors, Obasanjo Tells Nigerian Governors
The bill repealed the law supporting the payment of pensions to former governors and their deputies in Abia State. Read more »
March 25
Nigeria: Govt Donates Grains to Kano As Governor Queries Ramadan Feeding Programme
The donation consists of 100 trucks of rice, 44 trucks of sorghum, and four trucks of maize Read more »
March 24
West Africa: Ecowas Election Observation Mission Praises Voting in Senegal Presidential Election
The 130 ECOWAS observers are monitoring the Presidential elections which is taking place at 15,633 polling units across the country. Read more »
Nigeria: I'll Dedicate My Birthday to Nation Building, No Celebrations - Tinubu
"There should be no form of birthday event and placing of birthday goodwill advertorial messages in newspapers. Goodwill messages should not be placed on radio and television… Read more »
Senegal: Senegalese Go to Polls Amid Large Turnout of Women Voters
Election in Senegal is underway. A large proportion of voters are women who arrived in groups. Read more »
March 23
West Africa: Senegal Election Too Close to Call As Police Identify Threats to Poll
The police in Senegal say it is deploying 10,000 personnel across 6,341 polling stations for Sunday's election Read more »
March 22
Nigeria: Ondo 2024 - Jegede Drops Governorship Ambition Over Zoning
Mr Jegede said that although the constitution of the PDP is silent on zoning, he would rather respect the decision of the party leadership to zone the ticket to Ondo South. Read more »