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Nigeria’s ruling party in Lagos State, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has dismissed recent opposition maneuvers as ineffective distractions, asserting […]
Continue ReadingHundreds of demonstrators flooded the streets of Jaffa on Friday, demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and expanded humanitarian aid […]
Continue ReadingNigerian politician Peter Obi, who contested the 2023 presidential election under the Labor Party, donated 20 million naira (approximately $13,400) […]
Continue ReadingRussia deployed a telecommunications satellite for Iran alongside dual scientific payloads in a Soyuz rocket launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome […]
Continue ReadingThe long-anticipated trial of Joseph Kabila, the former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), opened on Friday amid […]
Continue ReadingThe Democratic Republic of Congo’s High Military Court opened proceedings on Friday in a landmark trial targeting former President Joseph […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 168,187 new voters have been registered in Anambra State ahead of […]
Continue ReadingThe United States has suspended Gaza ceasefire negotiations and recalled its delegation from Qatar, accusing Hamas of demonstrating “a lack […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will hold its national convention in mid-November to elect new leadership as it seeks […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian university has relaunched its medical degree program a decade after accreditation was revoked, marking a significant step in […]
Continue ReadingA telecoms expert testifying for the defense in the high-profile trial of suspended Nigerian police officer Abba Kyari has told […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the high-profile cyberbullying trial of controversial social media figure Martins Otse, widely […]
Continue ReadingRussia has replaced its controversial Wagner Group mercenaries in the Sahel with a new state-run paramilitary force, signaling a strategic […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has been elected national chairman of the All Progressive […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Vice-President Kashim Shettima has reiterated the federal government’s commitment to economic reforms under President Bola Tinubu, describing recent policy […]
Continue ReadingBrazil is finalizing its formal intervention in South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Senate approved legislation on Tuesday to establish a Federal Oil and Gas Hospital in Benikrukru, Delta State, marking […]
Continue ReadingPresident Paul Kagame of Rwanda has made an unexpected leadership change, dismissing Prime Minister Édouard Ngirente on Wednesday after nearly […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian woman has publicly accused her ex-husband, a high-ranking state official, of ongoing intimidation and attempts to undermine her […]
Continue ReadingAfter months of political gridlock, South Africa’s National Assembly passed the contentious Appropriation Bill on Wednesday, finalizing the government’s 2025 […]
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