May 10
Nigeria: Foreign Military Bases in Nigeria - the Dynamics of the Geopolitics, By Jibrin Ibrahim [opinion]
Premium Times
Nigeria has missed the opportunity to be a founding member of BRICS, that has been seeking doors for our countries to opt out of neo-colonial control. Read more »
Nigeria: Malabu Case - Italian Judiciary Demotes Prosecutor for Lack of Impartiality
Premium Times
There had been complaints about the Italian prosecutor's conduct in the handling of the case at the Italian Ministry of Justice. 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: Just in - Tinubu Confers Gcon National Honour On Awujale
Vanguard
President Bola Tinubu has conferred the national honour of Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON), on the Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Dr. Sikiru Kayode… Read more »
Nigeria: Issues As Ex-Governor Shema Joins APC After Months of Political Romance
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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 »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Failure to Prioritise Youth Sexual Health Hampers HIV Prevention - UNAIDS
Premium Times
The UNAIDS official said in sub-Saharan Africa, young women are more than twice as likely to be infected with HIV than their male counterparts. Read more »
Nigeria: Exclusive - Veritas University: Autopsy Reveals Cause of Student's Death As Parents Write Minister
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The university has, however, described as unconscionable the allegation of cover-up and negligence against it over the student's death, saying it made spirited efforts to save the… Read more »
Ghana: 70-Year-Old Woman Graduates As Best Student
Accra Times
Reflecting on her journey, Desbordes-Hill expressed her unwavering commitment to lifelong learning and her eagerness to contribute to global diplomacy. Read more »
Africa: WHO Allays Fear Over Human-to-Human Transmission of H5n1bird Flu
Premium Times
In recent years, H5N1 has spread widely among wild birds, poultry, land and marine mammals and now among dairy cattle. Read more »
Nigeria: Hand Hygiene Day 2024 - Water Shortages in Nigerian Communities Could Undermine Wash Efforts [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
Hadiza Mohammed and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead Writers) Read more »
Liberia: Drug 'More Dangerous Than Kush' in Liberia
Liberian Observer
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency Director General, Col. Abraham Kromah, has disclosed that a new Drug identified as Zombie is in the country. Read more »
Ghana: Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill - Supreme Court Adjourns Case Indefinitely, Orders Richard Sky to Submit New Motion
Accra Times
The Supreme Court has directed Broadcast Journalist, Richard Dela Sky, who is challenging the constitutionality of the passage of the anti-LGBTQ+ bill, to file a new motion for an… Read more »
Nigeria: Two Killed, Others Injured in Lagos Gas Explosion
Vanguard
A gas explosion occurred in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos on Tuesday evening, claiming the lives of two people and leaving several others injured. Read more »
Ghana: Anti-LGBTQ Motion - SC Grants Plaintiff Leave to Amend Reliefs
Ghanaian Times
The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday granted leave to Richard Dela Sky, a broadcast journalist, to amend reliefs in his anti-LGBTQ motion, which is before the court. Read more »
Nigeria: Our Children's Kidneys Removed Without Our Consent - Parents
Daily Trust
The fathers of two of the teenagers whose kidneys were removed by a hospital have testified that they did not give consent to the operation. Read more »
Ghana: Mercury Elimination Crucial to Ghana
Ghanaian Times
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has urged small-scale miners to stop applying methods that involve the use of mercury, and adopt modern techniques, to protect human lives… Read more »