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The government of Gabon, led by General Brice Oligui Nguema, has placed a ban on all social media in the nation late Tuesday night. The suspension was announced by Gabon’s media regulator, stating that online content has been fueling division through false information; hence, the ban is in effect until further notice. In a […]
Ghanaians have been urged by the Minister for Tourism, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, to proudly wear the Fugu, popularly known as batakari, after serious bashing online by Zambians. President John Dramani Mahama wore the Fugu, a northern Ghana attire, during a state visit to Zambia but was mocked online for wearing a woman’s blouse. In […]
Tributes keep pouring in for Kwara State over one of the deadliest massacres recorded in 2026, as reports indicate that the death toll might have risen to 170. This also comes as the United States has condemned the attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in the Kaiama Local Government Area of the state. In […]
The United States military on February 3, 2025, confirmed a small presence of American troops deployed to Nigeria to help target extremist groups. The announcement of the contingent US forces in Nigeria was made by General Dagvin Anderson, head of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), after a bilateral understanding between Washington and Abuja aimed at […]
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 […]
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