The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that cinema lovers would enjoy discounted […]
United States Democratic candidate Joe Biden has said the military will escort US President Donald Trump out of the White House if he fails to leave after losing the November 2020 election. Biden said it had crossed his mind that the abrasive Trump might refuse to leave the White House for the newly elected president. […]
Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has appointed a new electoral commission chairperson ahead of a presidential re-run. The country’s Constitutional Court in February ordered a fresh presidential election be held within 150 days after annulling last year’s re-election of President Mutharika – a ruling upheld by the Supreme Court. The former commission chairperson Jane Ansah resigned […]
Thousands chanted anti-military slogans Wednesday to demand justice, freedom, full civilian rule for Sudan and to call for the perpetrators of the mass killing to be held accountable. Sudanese protesters who helped bring down former president Omar al-Bashir returned to the streets to mark the first anniversary of a massacre in Khartoum that left more […]
Eight governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, on Sunday, held a meeting with the National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, at the state House Marina, Lagos to make a case for the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. Although details of the meeting were still sketchy as of the time […]
Several leaders from the Meru region Friday condemned the decision by the Senate to remove Tharaka-Nithi Senator Kithure Kindiki from the position of deputy Speaker. The MPs from Meru, Embu and Tharaka-Nithi counties accused the Jubilee Party leadership of sidelining the Mt Kenya East region. Mr Josphat Gichunge (Tigania East), John Mutunga (Tigania West), Mugambi […]
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki says the All Progressives Congress’ National Working Committee has no power to decide how the party governorship primary in state will be conducted. The primary has been scheduled to hold next month, with the governorship poll fixed for September. The APC NWC headed by Adams Oshiomhole has ordered direct primary. […]
Deputy National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (North), Lawal Shuaibu, has accused the party’s leadership of flouting guidelines ahead of the governorship primaries in Ondo and Edo states. Shuaibu disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the process towards the two elections was shrouded in secrecy, which was in violation […]
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the September 19 and October 10 scheduled dates for the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states will be met, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. It also said the timetable and schedule of activities for the elections still stand. This was disclosed after a meeting yesterday where a […]
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has barred members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), especially political appointees, from constituting consultation groups ahead of 2023 general elections. He cautioned that such early consultations were capable of causing distraction in governance and polarisation among State Executive Council members. The governor’s admonition was contained in a statement […]
The newly formed political party, The Patriotic Front (TPF), has urged the government to meticulously address the abduction case of three opposition MDC officials warning that tensions might escalate if the case is not addressed properly. In a statement that was issued on Saturday, the party said that it will continue to strongly castigate the […]
Three Zimbabwe opposition youth leaders were beaten and sexually assaulted before being dumped on a road outside the capital Harare, their party said Friday. Joanna Mamombe, Netsai Marova and Cecilia Chimbiri claim they were abducted by police at a Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party protest in Harare on Wednesday. The prominent members of the […]
A Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Nasarawa State University, Jideofor Adibe, has said that newly appointed chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari will not solve the problem of cabals within the presidency. Adibe also advised Nigerians not to expect too much from the newly appointed Chief of Staff to President, Professor […]
An Ivorian court on Tuesday sentenced former Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, who has been living in exile since December 2019, to 20 years in prison for corruption. This ruling is likely to end Soro’s political ambition with seven months to go before the presidential election, for which he has assured to remain a candidate. He […]
An opposition member of parliament was reportedly tortured after security forces arrested him for distributing food to constituents on April 19, 2020, Human Rights Watch said today. Uganda should urgently investigate the claims by witnesses that Francis Zaake was tortured and hold those responsible to account. On March 30, President Yoweri Museveni directed the police […]
Guinea’s parliament on Tuesday, elected a top ally of President Alpha Conde as its head, a move seen as cementing the president’s control over the country’s legislature after months of political tensions. The ruling party’s Amadou Damaro Camara was elected speaker of Guinea’s 114-seat national assembly with 98 votes in favour. Addressing lawmakers, the new […]
Lesotho troops deployed by Prime Minister Thomas Thabane amid a showdown with opponents demanding the octogenarian leader resign withdrew from the capital’s streets on Sunday. Thabane faces mounting calls to step down from rivals within his ruling party and opposition groups over suspicions he had a hand in the murder of his estranged wife in […]
It’s yet unclear whether the Jacob Zuma corruption trial will resume on its scheduled date, but the former South African president has made a big change to his counsel. There has been long-standing speculation over the extent of the 78-year-old’s involvement in the infamous Arms Deal, which has been aided by numerous court appeals that […]
Somalia’s former president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has cautioned against efforts that could derail Somalia’s march towards democracy. He was weighing in on a recent incident that saw the country’s intelligence outfit label one of Somalia’s top journalists, Harun Maruf, as a national security threat. In a tweet on Monday, the 8th president of Somalia wrote: […]