Mali wins $160m dispute after detaining British businessman Australian mining company Resolute Mining has agreed to pay $160m (£126m) to Mali’s military government to resolve a tax dispute after the detention of its British CEO and two other employees 10 days ago. Reports indicate that Terry Holohan and his colleagues were taken into custody while…
Mysterious Illness claims dozens of lives in Sudan town The Sudanese Doctors Union announced late on Wednesday that a minimum of 73 people have died from mysterious causes in the Sudanese town of Al-Hilaliya, currently under siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. It is one of dozens of villages in eastern El Gezira state…
South Sudan’s former spy chief, under house arrest, faces gunfire at home Residents reported heavy gunfire erupting late Thursday in Juba, South Sudan’s capital, at the residence of Gen. Akol Koor, the country’s former spy chief, who has been under house arrest for the past two months. Eyewitnesses recounted that soldiers clashed with Gen. Akol…
Northern Group Calls For Sack of Chief of Naval Staff By Ibrahim Imam. The Arewa People’s Assembly (APA) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to relieve the Chief of Naval Staff, CNS Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla of his position. A media release issued on Friday by the coordinator and Director of Orientation and Mobilisation of…
Pastef Party Wins Majority in Senegal’s Parliamentary Election President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s Pastef party secured 130 out of 165 seats in Senegal’s legislative elections, thereby attaining a parliamentary majority. Former Political Opponents Clash Again in Senegal’s Parliamentary Elections This result, coming after Faye’s earlier dissolution of the house, empowers him to drive an ambitious reform…
Chief Dan Orbih Salutes President Jonathan at 67 Elempe Dele, Abuja Chief Dan Orbih, National Vice Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the South South Zone, congratulates former President Goodluck Jonathan on his 67th birthday, wishes him well. Orbih praised President Jonathan as the pinnacle of PDP achievement, recognizing his invaluable impact on…
Edo Central Senate: Esan group petitions Okpebholo, Ganduje, alleges plot to impose Henry Okojie By Yau Mohammed Barely two months after the gubernatorial election in Edo State, fresh tension has engulfed the state over the anticipated senatorial election in Edo Central Senatorial District to pick the successor to the state’s Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, in…
Nasarawa PDP Crisis Deepens: Court Sets December 2nd for Contempt Case Against Ex-PDP Chairman The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is experiencing an escalating battle for dominance following Wednesday’s ruling by Presiding Judge, Justice Abdullahi Hassan Shams Shammah in Nasarawa State A restraining Order was earlier issued by the High Court sitting in Doma local government,…
Report reveals Ghana now leads Nigeria in U.S. visa overstay rates A recent report from the U.S. government indicates a notable shift in visa overstay patterns, with Ghana now leading Nigeria in the misuse of B1/B2 and F, M, and J non-immigrant visas from October 2022 to September 2023. Data analysis reveals 510,363 suspected in-country…
Rebels accused of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in eastern Congo The government of Congo accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group of engaging in ‘ethnic cleansing’ in the eastern part of the country on Tuesday. Minister of Interior, Jacquemain Shabani condemned the influx of foreign populations into Rutshuru and Masisi territories in North Kivu province, where local residents…