Niger Failed Coup: Nigeria Denies Involvement

AfricaNewsNigeriaNiger Failed Coup: Nigeria Denies Involvement

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 4, 2026

The Federal Government has rejected the claim that it endorsed the failed coup attempt in the Niger Republic. Nigerian Government, in a statement through the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Sola Enikanolaye, issued on Thursday and made available to newsmen, described it as an attempt to misinform the public. Enikanolaye, described Nigeria as a peace-loving nation, a defender of constitutional order, and a pillar of democracy and stability not only in West Africa...

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CAF Unveils 2026-27 Calendar, Names Hosts for Major African Football Competitions

AfricaNewsSoccerSportsCAF Unveils 2026-27 Calendar, Names Hosts for Major African Football Competitions

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 10, 2026

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced key dates and host countries for its major competitions in the 2026-27 season, providing a clearer roadmap for national associations, clubs, players and commercial partners across the continent. CAF made the announcement on Monday, unveiling an increasingly structured competition calendar covering senior, youth, and club football. The continental football governing body said the move would give its Member Associations and commercial partners greater certainty while allowing supporters...

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ECOWAS Demands Speedy Implementation Of Women’s Political Leadership Agenda

AfricaNewsECOWAS Demands Speedy Implementation Of Women’s Political Leadership Agenda

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 1, 20261

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has sought a speedy implementation of regional commitments aimed at increasing women’s representation in decision-making, thereby renewing its commitment to advancing women’s political leadership and inclusive governance across the sub-region. This was reaffirmed yesterday at the opening of the two-day West Africa Women’s Political Leadership Forum in Abuja, where the Vice-President of the ECOWAS Commission, Damtien Larbli Tchintchibidja, charged member states to translate policy commitments into concrete...

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Uganda Bar Bans Lawyers from Bowing to Judges, Drops ‘Your Lordship’

AfricaNewsUganda Bar Bans Lawyers from Bowing to Judges, Drops ‘Your Lordship’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 9, 2026

The Uganda Bar Association has introduced sweeping changes to courtroom practice, directing lawyers to stop bowing to judges and discontinue the use of colonial-era honorifics as part of efforts to reform the country’s judicial culture. The directive, which took immediate effect, was contained in an executive order signed by the association’s president, Isaac Ssemakadde, on Tuesday. The order was issued to coincide with Saba Saba Day, an annual commemoration of resistance against authoritarianism in East...

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CDHR Moves To Activate Lawful Actions Against S. Africa Over Xenophobia

AfricaNewsCDHR Moves To Activate Lawful Actions Against S. Africa Over Xenophobia

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 16, 2026

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), has announced readiness to activate lawful actions, including protests, to demand an immediate relocation of all South African businesses and investments from Nigeria, stressing that it will declare a day of action against xenophobia and the persistent humiliation, dehumanization, persecution, and targeting of Nigerians and other African nationals in the country. CDHR called on the African Union, ECOWAS, SADC, the Pan-African Parliament, civil society organizations, labor...

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Fuel Crisis: Tanzania President Cuts Convoy, Orders Officials to Travel by Bus

AfricaNewsPoliticsFuel Crisis: Tanzania President Cuts Convoy, Orders Officials to Travel by Bus

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 10, 2026

Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has directed government officials to travel in a single bus during official trips to cut fuel consumption, as rising global oil prices strain the country’s economy. The directive was issued on Wednesday during a swearing-in ceremony, where the President announced a major change to the traditionally large and costly presidential convoy. “From now on, wherever I go, all officials will travel together in one bus… to cut fuel consumption,” Hassan...

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Vehicles Burnt, Tensions Rise in South Africa Over Coronation of ‘Igbo King’

NewsNigeriaPoliticsVehicles Burnt, Tensions Rise in South Africa Over Coronation of ‘Igbo King’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 31, 2026

Several vehicles were set ablaze in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province on Monday as protests turned violent over claims of an alleged Igbo traditional ruler coronation. The unrest, which erupted in parts of East London, was reportedly led by members of ActionSA, who described the purported coronation of Solomon Eziko as a violation of constitutional and traditional authority structures. Protesters marched through communities, torching vehicles and targeting properties believed to belong to foreign nationals, while...

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Widespread Protests by Shi’ite Groups Across Nigeria Over Death of Iran’s Supreme Leader

NewsNigeriaWorld NewsWidespread Protests by Shi’ite Groups Across Nigeria Over Death of Iran’s Supreme Leader

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 2, 2026

Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), widely known as Shi’ites, took to the streets of several Nigerian states at the weekend in protests sparked by the reported killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a series of coordinated airstrikes by the United States and Israel. Demonstrations were held in Lagos, Kano, Niger, Sokoto, Gombe, Kaduna, Bauchi and Yobe states, where supporters of the movement marched through city streets, waving Iranian flags...

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Nigerian Elected To Chair UN Peacekeeping Committee on Peacekeeping Operations

AfricaNewsWorld NewsNigerian Elected To Chair UN Peacekeeping Committee on Peacekeeping Operations

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 20, 2026

The Charge d’Affaires, Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations, Syndoph Endoni, has been elected to Chair the United Nations Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, known to be “The UN’s most strategic committee,” for a record 54th time. The election to Chair of the committee, also known as C-34, was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York during the opening of the 2026 Session. Nigeria is among the world’s 15th-largest troop contributors...

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Head of Niger’s Junta Accuses Three Countries For Aiding The Attack

AfricaNewsHead of Niger’s Junta Accuses Three Countries For Aiding The Attack

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 30, 2026

Niger’s Head of junta has accused the presidents of France, Benin, and the Ivory Coast of backing those responsible for the attack on Niamey Airport. Suspected jihadists launched an attack at the airport from Wednesday to Thursday, but services returned to normal during the course of the day. General Abdourahamane Tiani, while speaking on state radio, however, thanked Russia for its help in foiling an attack. “We commend all the defence and security forces… as...

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