June 08
Nigeria: Enugu Govt Dispels Viral Post Suggesting Imminent Attack On UNN
Vanguard
...Vows to arrest culprits behind false alarm Read more »
Nigeria: Lawyer Alleges Illegal Detention, Torture, N180,000 Bail Extortion By Police
Premium Times
Mr Chude alleged widespread human rights abuses at the police Octopus Unit in Port Harcourt, including unlawful detention, torture, and extortion, while calling for urgent scrutiny… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Chief Decries High Rate of Violation of Widows' Rights in Anambra
Premium Times
"Some of the brothers and sisters in-laws only aim at inheriting their late brothers' wives and property but don't talk about how to maintain the children of the deceased." Read more »
Ghana: Govt Steps Up Flood Control With New Measures
Ghanaian Times
The government has announced a raft of measures to tackle the country's recurring flooding problems, including accelerating drainage improvement projects, removing structures… Read more »
Ghana: Xenophobic Attack - Over 700 Ghanaians Return From South Africa
Ghanaian Times
More than 700 Ghanaians, forming the second and third batches of evacuees from South Africa, arrived in the country over the weekend to a warm reception at the Accra International… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Police Dismiss School Attack Threat, Heighten Security
Vanguard
The Lagos State Police Command has reassured residents, parents, guardians and school authorities that there is no verified intelligence indicating any imminent attack on schools… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Jails Illegal Pharmacy Operators As Psn Raises Alarm Over Fake Drug Crisis
Vanguard
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, on Monday applauded two landmark Federal High Court judgments convicting operators of illegal pharmaceutical facilities, describing the… Read more »
Tanzania: PM - Educate Citizens On Formal Land Agreements
Daily News
PRIME Minister Dr Mwigulu Nchemba has directed leaders across the country to educate citizens on the importance of formalising land transactions through written agreements, instead… Read more »
Nigeria: NDC Stakeholders Demand Release of Election Results 10 Days After Primaries
Vanguard
A group of concerned stakeholders of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed concern over the delay in the release of the party's primary election results, urging the… Read more »
Nigeria: Plateau - Police Ban Unauthorised Use of Sirens, Covered Number Plates
Vanguard
The Plateau State Police Command has warned residents against the unauthorised use of sirens and covered vehicle number plates, describing the practice as illegal and a threat to… Read more »
Liberia: River Gee Vocational Institute Graduates First-Ever Class of 202 Students
New Dawn
The River Gee Vocational and Technical Training Institute (RGVTTI) has celebrated a historic milestone, graduating its inaugural class of 202 students after 18 months of rigorous… Read more »
Cameroon: Billions Lost As Secret Financial Networks Fuel Forest Destruction in Brazil and Cameroon
IPS
A new report has found that billions of dollars linked to illegal deforestation are flowing through global supply chains, with secrecy around land ownership and company records… Read more »
Nigeria: NYSC At 53 - Risks in National Service [editorial]
Leadership
The recent death of four members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in a tragic road accident in Adamawa State has once again drawn national attention to the risks and… Read more »
Liberia: 1,000 More Volunteer Teachers to Join Government Payroll
New Dawn
Monrovia, June 8, 2026: The Ministry of Education has announced plans to add 1,000 qualified volunteer teachers to the government payroll as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen… Read more »
Nigeria: Xenophobic Attacks - Nigeria Reschedules Airlifting of Citizens Willing to Leave S/Africa
Vanguard
The federal government has rescheduled the airlifting of the first batch of Nigerian citizens wanting to leave South Africa following the recent wave of xenophobic attacks against… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Welcomes U.S.$232.5m Boost in Global Environmental Funding
New Dawn
Samarkand, Uzbekistan, June 8, 2026 -- The Government of Liberia, through the Environmental Protection Agency, has welcomed key decisions from the 71st Global Environment Facility… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Remains Trapped in Power Crisis Despite Interventions
Leadership
Nigeria continues to grapple with a deepening electricity crisis despite receiving more than $3.65 billion in World Bank-backed interventions over the past two decades, raising… Read more »
Nigeria: LASG Seals 827 Construction Sites in Crackdown On Building Collapse
Leadership
The Lagos State Government has sealed 827 construction sites across the state within the last 12 months as part of intensified efforts to curb building collapses and enforce… Read more »
Nigeria: Abducted Borno Pupils' Parents Urge Tinubu, Zulum to Hasten Rescue Efforts
Leadership
Twenty-five days after the abduction of their children, parents of the Mussa schoolchildren in Borno State kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists have recounted their pain, as 42… Read more »
Nigeria: Troubling Silence Before the 2027 Polls
This Day
Iyobosa Uwugiaren writes that the current atmosphere in Nigeria doesn't signal a nation that is gearing up for general elections--a defining democratic exercise. Read more »
Nigeria: Preventing the Return of Apapa Gridlock
Vanguard
The shock emergence of gridlock on the Apapa-Oworonshoki Expressway last week should worry every Nigerian who remembers the dark days when the nation's busiest port corridor became… Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity Frightening, Nigerians Bleeding, African Church Primate Tells Govt
Vanguard
The Primate and Spiritual Head of The African Church, Nigeria and Overseas, His Eminence Julius Osayande Abbe, has urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts to tackle… Read more »
Nigeria: NDC Rejects Personality Cult Politics, Mandates Disclosure of Campaign Funds
Vanguard
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has declared that it will not operate as a personality-driven political platform, while introducing stricter financial accountability measures… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Future Lies in Tech, Military Strength - Jonathan, Lumumba
Vanguard
FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan and renowned Kenyan lawyer and pan-Africanist, Prof. PLO Lumumba, have identified technological advancement, educational reform and military… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Confirm Rescue of Abducted Woman, Twin Sons in Ibadan, Neutralise Two Suspects
This Day
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the safe rescue of Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, who were abducted on June 3, 2026, in… Read more »
