May 25
Nigeria: INEC Asks Court to Annul Judgment Voiding Its Timetable
Daily Trust
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed the Federal High Court judgment which nullified its revised timetable and schedule of activities for the conduct… Read more »
Liberia: JFK Nursing Director Clarifies Ebola Preparedness Training Was Precautionary
Liberian Observer
Mrs. Joana D. Joekai, Director of Nursing Services at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center, has clarified that recent educational sessions conducted for nurses at the hospital were… Read more »
Liberia: Chief Justice Warns Court Workers Against Corruption and Abuse
Liberian Observer
Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay has warned judges and court personnel across Liberia against engaging in extortion and using the judiciary as a means of personal enrichment,… Read more »
West Africa: Sahel - Gulf of Benin Countries in Terrorist Crosshairs [analysis]
Centre 4s
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Togo: IMF Reaches Agreement Key to $111m Disbursement With Togo
Daba Finance
The International Monetary Fund reached a staff-level agreement with Togo on the third and fourth reviews of its Extended Credit Facility program, a step that could unlock a $110.8… Read more »
West Africa: The Sahel Region Is Less Secure Than Ever - Foreign Forces Just Add to the Cycle of Violence [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Several of Mali's major cities experienced coordinated attacks in April by a new coalition of jihadists and separatist groups. Read more »
Nigeria: President Tinubu Polls 11 Million Votes in APC Presidential Primaries, Promises to Consolidate Economic Reforms [document]
State Department
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday, emerged the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with a total of 10,999,162 votes after the nationwide collation of… Read more »
Nigeria: VP Shettima Pushes Deeper Nigeria-Benin Ties At President Wadagni's Inauguration [document]
State Department
Vice President Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed Nigeria's commitment to strengthening bilateral ties and a deeper strategic partnership with the Republic of Benin to sustain economic… Read more »
Nigeria: VP Shettima Arrives in Cotonou for Benin Republic President's Inauguration [document]
State Department
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Cotonou, the Benin Republic capital, ahead of the inauguration of Romuald Wadagni as the President of the Republic of Benin. Read more »
Nigeria: Niger ADC Endorses Atiku for 2027 Presidential Election
Premium Times
Niger ADC says Atiku's endorsement was based on his "distinguished record of public service," his role in defending democracy, and what it described as his broad national… Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara 2027 - Despite Daunting Odds, Opposition Parties Hopeful
Premium Times
Since Governor Lawal left the PDP, the party has been trying to rebound as NDC pushes for relevance. Read more »
Nigeria: Kannywood Actress Wasila Isma'il Is Dead
Premium Times
Her former husband, Al-Amin Chiroma, confirmed her death. Read more »
Nigeria: Flood - Yobe, Adamawa, Borno Unveil Emergency Response Strategies
Vanguard
The Yobe, Adamawa, and Borno governments have rolled out various emergency response plans to tackle the impending flooding in the states. Read more »
Ghana: Maintain New Buses or Risk Failure - Veep Tells Mmt Management
Ghanaian Times
The Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has called on management and staff of the Metro Mass Transit (MMT) to prioritise proper maintenance of the newly commissioned fleet of… Read more »
Ghana: TUC Ghana Hails Court Ruling On Right to Strike
Ghanaian Times
The Trades Union Congress (Ghana) has hailed what it says is a landmark Advisory Opinion by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) affirming that the right to strike is protected… Read more »
Ghana: Unplanned Spatial Development Turning Greater Accra Into 'Gigantic Slum' [opinion]
Ghanaian Times
For more than two decades, I have yearned to pen down my thoughts on the inertia that has plagued Ghana's spatial development. Read more »
Liberia: Liberia's Lone Climate Vote Sparks Outrage
Liberian Observer
The Liberian government's decision to vote against a landmark United Nations General Assembly resolution supporting the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Speak On Terrorists' Attack On Station, Kwara Emir's Palace
Premium Times
Terrorists have attacked a police station and the palace of a traditional ruler in Yashikira, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, abducting 10 persons and setting part of… Read more »
South Africa: Fear Grips Ghanaians As Hundreds Flee South Africa
Scrolla
Hundreds of frightened Ghanaians lined up at their embassy in Pretoria to register for emergency evacuation flights back home. Ghana's High Commissioner accused protesters of… Read more »
Liberia: EPA Shuts Down Mining Firm in Grand Gedeh Over Creek Diversion, Illegal Operations
Liberian Investigator
Environmental regulators shut down a gold mining company in Grand Gedeh County Friday after inspectors found it operating six excavators and two processing plants without a permit… Read more »
Liberia: Doe's Daughter Says Her Father Sheltered Charles Taylor's Mother During War - Taylor's Niece Calls It a Lie
Liberian Investigator
The daughter and niece of Samuel K. Doe and Charles Taylor, respectively, traded accusations on social media this week over competing accounts of their fathers' roles in Liberia's… Read more »
Nigeria: As Terrorism Expands Southward [editorial]
Leadership
The recent beheading of a teacher in Oyo State has jolted Nigerians into the grim reality that terrorism is no longer a distant northern tragedy. What many once dismissed as a… Read more »
Nigeria: 2026 Hajj - Yobe Govt Distributes Sr300 Hadaya Support to 1,353 Pilgrims
Leadership
The Yobe State Government has commenced the distribution of 300 Saudi Riyals (SR) each to the 1,353 pilgrims from the state participating in the 2026 Hajj exercise to support the… Read more »
Nigeria: Ogbodo Wins Enugu East ADC Senatorial Primary
Leadership
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has declared Hon. Jephthah Afam Ogbodo, the winner of its senatorial primary election for Enugu East Senatorial Zone, for the 2027 general… Read more »
Nigeria: Senator Kingibe Says She, Others Attacked During ADC Primary
Leadership
Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, has accused political thugs of violently attacking her and other party officials during the African… Read more »
