The media office of Mr Peter Obi has publicly dismissed as “false and misleading” two statements currently circulating on social media, both falsely attributed to the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate. In a statement issued on Tuesday by Ibrahim Umar, spokesperson for Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR), it was clarified that one purported message falsely claimed that Mr Obi had ruled out returning to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and reaffirmed his allegiance to the...

Tensions escalated in Accra and other regions of Ghana on Tuesday as protest groups took to the streets, calling for the immediate expulsion of Nigerians living in the country. Demonstrators cite alleged involvement of Nigerians in crime, including ritual killings, prostitution and economic predation, as justification for their demands. Video footage shared widely on social media showed demonstrators carrying placards bearing messages such as “Nigerians are kidnapping and using people for rituals”, “Our health at...

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has formally expelled former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, from its ranks, accusing him of gross indiscipline and unconstitutional conduct. In a statement issued on Monday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ambassador Araba Rufus Aiyenigba, disclosed that the National Working Committee (NWC) ratified El-Rufai’s expulsion following recommendations from the party’s ward and state levels in Kaduna. According to Aiyenigba, El-Rufai allegedly bypassed the proper registration process by forging...