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admin - December 22, 2024

NIGERIA: 2025 Budget Fails To Address Nigeria’s Economic Challenges – Atiku

By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has criticised Tinubu’s 2025 budget proposal, saying it lacks the structural reforms and fiscal discipline necessary to tackle Nigeria’s persistent economic issues. Atiku expressed his doubts about the budget’s potential in a statement issued on […]

admin - December 18, 2024

MALAWI: Over 2.5 Million Registers To Vote In Malawi’s 3rd Phase Of Voter Registration

By Smile Hamilton, Malawi. The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has announced that a total of 2,515,315 people have registered to vote in the 3rd phase of voter registration, which took place from November 28 to December 11, 2024. This brings the total number of registered voters to […]

admin - December 16, 2024

Nigerians React To APC’s Chair Appeal To Be Patient With Tinubu

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria Nigerians have expressed mixed reactions to an appeal by the Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, urging citizens to remain patient with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as his administration works to reposition the country for a brighter future. […]

admin - December 14, 2024

NIGERIA: APC Vows To Capture Rivers State By 2027

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared its ambition to takeover Rivers State in the 2027 general elections, with the party’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, stating that the APC is strategically positioning itself to expand its dominance in the South-South geopolitical zone. Ganduje made […]

admin - December 14, 2024

NIGERIA: Borno Gov, Zulum, pays December salaries

By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has paid December salaries and pensions to serving and retired workers in the state ahead of the festive season. This was revealed in a statement by Governor spokesperson, Dauda Iliya, in Maiduguri, on Friday. […]

admin - December 14, 2024

NIGERIA: PDP Invites Jonathan To Contest 2027 Presidency

By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria The People Democratic Party (PDP) has extended an invitation to the former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, to contest under the banner of the party in the 2027 Presidential election. The party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Ibrahim Abdullahi, made this known in an […]

admin - December 12, 2024

NIGERIA: JAC-LASU Appeals For Prompt End to Strike

By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria Staff unions under the Joint Action Committee (JAC) at Lagos State University (LASU), have appealed to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for urgent intervention to prevent the ongoing industrial action. The call was made by the union’s Chairman, Prof. Ibrahim Bakare, during a press conference on Wednesday, […]

admin - December 11, 2024

HRDC Urges Calm Amid Electoral Disputes

By Smile Hamilton, Malawi Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) Chairperson Gift Trapence and Commissioner Ernest Thindwa have appealed to citizens to remain calm and seek peaceful means to address electoral grievances. Trapence and Thindwa made the remarks at a press briefing held at the Parliament building in Lilongwe, where […]

admin - December 11, 2024

MALAWI: NRB Boss Mphatso Sambo Defends National ID Distribution Process

By Smile Hamilton, Malawi Mphatso Sambo, the Principal Secretary of the National Registration Bureau (NRB), has reassured opposition party leaders that the distribution of national IDs is proceeding without any hindrances. Sambo made the remarks during a meeting with opposition party leaders at the National Food Reserve Agency […]

admin - December 9, 2024

NIGERIA: Rhodes-Vivour Criticizes Lagos Government Spending, Hints At 2027 Governorship Bid

By Onoja Baba, Lagos Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party’s governorship candidate in Lagos State during the last election, has signaled his intent to contest again in 2027. Speaking in an interview on Iyabo Ojo TV on YouTube, he reflected on the lessons learned from his previous campaign […]