July 04
Ghana: Petition to Have Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng Removed Dismissed - Reports
Accra Times
The petition was purportedly filed by Agyebeng's predecessor, Martin Amid, alleging breaches regarding appointments, arrests, and detentions by the current Special Prosecutor Read more »
Nigeria: Uniben Shuts Down Indefinitely Over Students' Protest
Premium Times
The students, on Wednesday, took to the streets, blocking the ever-busy Benin-Ore Highway to protest weeks of power outage on campus. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Save 19-Yr-Old Lady From Killing Self After Lover Rejects Pregnancy
Vanguard
Officers from the Ikorodu Area Command of the Lagos State Police have rescued a 19-year-old lady from a suicide attempt. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Reinstates Pro-Wike Lawmakers in Rivers
Premium Times
The Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt, in May, barred the lawmakers from parading themselves as members of the Rivers House of Assembly. Read more »
Nigeria: Flooding - 'Nature Taking Its Full Course': Commissioner Apologises to Lagosians
Vanguard
The Lagos State Government has apologised to residents and commuters over the flooding that occurred in the state during the week, saying it is nature taking its full course on the… Read more »
Nigeria: Just in - Erik Ten Hag Signs New Deal At Man United
Vanguard
Erik ten Hag has signed a contract extension that keeps him at Old Trafford until 2026, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. Read more »
Nigeria: 'He Didn't Slap Me', Davido's Bodyguard Breaks Silence
Vanguard
Segxy, the bodyguard of popular Nigerian singer Davido, has addressed recent allegations of being assaulted at his employer's wedding. Read more »
Nigeria: Edo Guber - Withdraw Now, Okpebholo Counsels PDP's Ighodalo After Court Voided Primary
Vanguard
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC in the September 21 election in Edo State, Senator Monday "Akpakomiza" Okpebholo has hailed Thursday's judgment of a… Read more »
Liberia: Infighting Rocks Ministry of Labor As Minister Cooper Kruah Accused of Flooding Institution With 'Incompetent' Kinsmen
FrontPageAfrica
In Liberia, it is often said that "one whose father is in heaven would not be destined for hell." Heaven is used metaphorically to refer to a privileged position or important… Read more »
West Africa: Mines, and Energy Minister Wilmot Paye Advocates for Liberia At Ecowas 5th Ordinary Session of Ministerial Meeting On Integrated Water Resources
FrontPageAfrica
Liberia's Mines and Energy Minister, Hon. Wilmot Paye, along with other West African ministers, concluded the Ministerial Meeting on Integrated Water Resources in Abuja, Nigeria.… Read more »
Liberia: Traffic Court Judge Zubah Accused of Violating Judicial Canon in Business Post
FrontPageAfrica
FrontPageAfrica has observed that Traffic Court Judge, Karsor Zubah's recent Facebook post, advertising a business, runs contrary to Liberia's Judicial Canon Six. In his Facebook… Read more »
Togo: Hasty Constitutional Reforms Deepen Tensions in Togo [analysis]
ISS
Togo's successive crises have been driven by conflicts relating to presidential term limits and democratic power transfers. Read more »
Nigeria: I've Not Dated Anyone Since 2008 - Falz
Premium Times
"I am still single. In fact, single to stupor." Read more »
Nigeria: High Hopes As NDDC Organises Niger Delta Stakeholders Summit 2024
Premium Times
The current NDDC management, since it was set up in August 2023, appeared to have successfully moved the commission away from scandals and internal wrangling which had bedevilled… Read more »
Nigeria: Six-Year Single Term for President, Govs Best for Nigeria's Democracy - Moghalu [interview]
This Day
Former Director General of National Inland Waterways, Chief George Moghalu, in this interview, bears his mind on several national issues including the six-year single tenure being… Read more »
Nigeria: Why I Married Ooni of Ife - Olori Ronke
Premium Times
Olori Ronke, who witnessed two sides of the Ooni before and after he became king, also spoke about life as a queen. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Come Forward If You Have a Child for Mohbad', - Late Singer's Dad Appeals
Premium Times
"It will be a thing of joy for me to see my grandchild, and I will be happy knowing Mohbad died and left behind a child." Read more »
Nigeria: The Jihadis Are Stalking Benin [analysis]
African Arguments
Bandits from the Northern Nigerian hotspots of Zamfara and Katsina states are crossing over into northern Benin, buying up property and recruiting young men. Is this the moment… Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Proposes Mandatory Drug Test for Prospective Couples
Vanguard
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano has proposed a mandatory drug test for prospective couples as part of measures to reduce drug abuse in the state. Read more »
Liberia: 'War Victims' Trust Betrayed' [editorial]
Liberian Observer
The Liberia Massacre Survivors Association (LIMASA) has erupted in outrage after discovering the misuse of 300,000 war victim signatures. Dr. Alan White, a controversial figure… Read more »
Nigeria: UNIBEN Shut Down Academic Activities Indefinitely Over Students' Protest
Vanguard
The authorities of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Thursday shut down academic activities in the institution indefinitely. Read more »
Ghana: NIA Staff Want Executive Secretary Prof Attafuah Removed
Accra Times
Professor Kenneth Attafuah is being accused of poor leadership - from infractions of labour laws to lack of innovative ideas as a leader Read more »
Nigeria: Gov Mbah Signs Four Bills Into Law to Stop Open Grazing, Land Grabbing
Premium Times
The development occurred amidst frequent clashes between herders and farming in Enugu State. Read more »
Nigeria: FCET Crisis - Nigerian Minister Set to Meet Warring Parties, As Students Write Ministry
Premium Times
A copy of the letter, exclusively obtained by this newspaper, noted that the meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the ministry's headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria's Federal Capital… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Inaugurates Sokoto-Badagry Coastal Highway Construction August
Vanguard
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to inaugurate the construction work of the 1000-km Sokoto-Badagry Coastal Highway in August. Read more »