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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 […]
Everywhere one sets eyes has been ablaze with the tweet from President Donald Trump of the United States, who has vowed to instruct his army to wage war against terrorists killing Christians in Nigeria, as the government has turned a blind eye. The warning by the US president to President Bola Tinubu has been […]
The Constitutional Court in South Africa has ruled that men are allowed to assume their wives’ surnames, declaring a section of the Births and Deaths Registration Act unconstitutional for unfairly discriminating on the basis of gender. The case was brought before the highest court by two couples: Jana Jordaan and Henry Van Der […]
Simon Ekpa has been sentenced to six years in prison for terrorism-related crimes and other offenses by a District Court in Finland on Monday. Following his conviction, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has distanced itself and the ESN from Ekpa, who calls himself the leader of the Biafra Government in Exile. […]
A tragic helicopter crash has claimed the life of Ghana’s Defence Minister, Dominic Aduna Bingab Boamah, along with eight other individuals in the Ashanti Region. The unfortunate incident occurred when the Defence Minister’s aircraft, en route to Obuasi, lost control, struck a tree in Adansi Brofoyedu, and immediately caught fire. Four dismembered bodies […]
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