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Guinea-Bissau’s junta leader General Horta N’Tam has been promoted to the rank of major general — the highest in the country’s armed forces, according to a decree he signed and published himself on Thursday. The army seized power in November just days after the country’s presidential elections, overthrowing president Umaro Sissoco Embalo and suspending […]
Sharia police caned a couple 140 times each in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday for having sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol, likely one of the severest such punishments since the deeply conservative region adopted Islamic law. Sexual relations between an unmarried couple are strictly outlawed in Aceh, the only place in Indonesia […]
In order to communicate with the United States government on the persecution of Christians in Nigeria, the federal government has hired a lobbying firm with a contract payment of $9 million. A document showing the contract of the lobbying firm was filed with the US Department of Justice. Aster Legal, a law firm in […]
Evangeline Lilly, the Canadian actress, has revealed that a serious fall in 2025 has resulted in a traumatic brain injury and measurable brain damage. The incident occurred on a Hawaiian beach, where Lilly fainted and struck her face on a boulder. In a May 2025 Substack post detailing the accident, the 46-year-old film star […]
The son of Thomas Boni Yayi, an ex-Beninese president and current opposition figure, has been arrested a week after the attempted failed coup in the nation. Chabi Yayi was arrested in the early hours of Sunday at his residence, but no reason has been stated for his arrest. According to a member of the […]
Nigeria has sent fighter jets and a ground team to help the nation of Benin following the attempted coup that occurred on Sunday when some military officers took over the state television, announcing a takeover from President Patrice Talon. The coup, which was foiled, has led to the arrest of a dozen soldiers, including […]
Umaro Sissoco Embalo, the dethroned president of Guinea-Bissau after a military coup, has fled to Senegal for safety on Thursday, according to the Dakar government. Embalo, who was earlier detained by the military, was accused of causing an uprising during the election period by the leading opponent. The foreign ministry in Guinea-Bissau confirmed in […]
The past few years have been plagued by military coups, and Guinea-Bissau has not been exempted. On Wednesday, while others were waiting for the announcement of presidential results, a coup shut down the nation, involving Nigeria’s former president, Goodluck Jonathan, and other dignitaries. In a bid to rescue Guinea-Bissau, a virtual emergency meeting via […]
The claims made by the United States President, Donald Trump, that there is a very thin line linking autism in children to paracetamol during pregnancy have been debunked by the World Health Organization. A review published on Monday by health researchers concluded that Trump’s outrage could scare women away from their safest option to […]
Gautier Mignot, European Union (EU) ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, says the bloc respects the nation’s sovereignty and its commitment to strengthening cooperation on peacebuilding, interfaith dialogue, and human rights protection. Mignot’s remarks come in response to US President Donald Trump’s threat of military intervention in Nigeria, purportedly to “protect Christians” from alleged […]
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