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Cote d’Ivoire 2025 election

Tensions Loom Over Cote d’Ivoire’s 2025 Presidential Election

On October 25, 2025, voters in Cote d’Ivoire will head to the polls in a ...

Alhaji Asoma Banda

Alhaji Asoma Banda: A Life of Business Excellence, Philanthropy, and Political Impact

On March 1, 2025, Ghana lost a visionary leader—Alhaji Asoma Abu Banda. A trailblazer in ...

Ghana Flag

Ghana’s Anti-LGBT Bill Resurfaces: Controversy, Economic Risks & Global Backlash

A group of 10 Ghanaian MPs have resubmitted a highly controversial anti-LGBT bill, aiming to ...

Brice Oligui Nguema

Gabon’s Coup Leader Brice Oligui Nguema Declares Presidential Bid Amid Controversy

Gabon’s transitional leader, General Brice Oligui Nguema, has confirmed his decision to run for president ...

Umaro Sissoco Embalo

ECOWAS Withdraws from Guinea-Bissau After Election Dispute Escalates

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has withdrawn its mediation mission from Guinea-Bissau ...

Seyi Makinde

Governor Seyi Makinde to Unveil Preferred Successor in January 2026

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has announced that he will reveal his preferred successor in ...

NNPCL

NNPCL Cuts Petrol Price to ₦860 as Fuel Price War Escalates

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has reduced the pump price of Premium Motor ...

Meranda

Lagos Assembly Crisis Ends as Obasa Returns as Speaker Amid Tinubu’s Influence

Political tension in the Lagos State House of Assembly reached an unexpected resolution yesterday as ...

Governor Fabura

Rivers State LG Crisis: Wike’s Aide Challenges Fubara’s Directive on Council Leadership

On Friday, the Supreme Court, through Justice Jamilu Tukur, nullified the local government elections held ...

President Donald Trump

Massive Job Losses Hit USAID-Supported Programs in Nigeria Following U.S. Funding Freeze

Thousands of Nigerians working on projects funded by the United States Agency for International Development ...

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August 21st is the day in 1831 that Nat Turner leads black slaves and free blacks in a rebellion.

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