Libya’s Education Minister Jailed Over Textbook Shortage in Schools

AfricaNewsWest AfricaLibya’s Education Minister Jailed Over Textbook Shortage in Schools

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 18, 2025

Libya’s Education Minister, Moussa al-Megarief, has been handed a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence due to a textbook shortage dating back to 2021, according to the attorney general’s office on Sunday. The Tripoli court of appeal also imposed a fine of 1,000 dinars (approximately ₦320,000) and stripped him of his civil rights for the duration of his sentence and an additional year thereafter. Megarief, a member of the national unity government, faced accusations of favouritism in managing...

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African Union Cautions Against Disintegration of DR Congo

AfricaNewsPoliticsAfrican Union Cautions Against Disintegration of DR Congo

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 17, 2025

Two days after the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group entered a second city in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo, the African Union, AU, has warned against the break-up of the country. M23 seized the provincial capital, Goma, at the end of January before pushing south in an escalation of violence in the eastern region, which has already endured decades of clashes. Bankole Adeoye, AU’s Peace and Security Commissioner, in a statement issued on Sunday,...

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Nigeria Rejects Proposal To Restructure AU Peace, Security Unit

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria Rejects Proposal To Restructure AU Peace, Security Unit

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 17, 2025

The proposal to create a new department out of the existing Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union (AU) has been rejected by the Nigerian government. President Bola Tinubu, whose statement was delivered by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, during the consideration and deliberation on the AU reforms report, rejected moves to restructure the AU Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security. Nigerian diplomat Ambassador Bankole Adeoye currently...

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World’s First Openly Gay Imam, Muhsin Hendricks, Shot Dead in South Africa

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaWorld’s First Openly Gay Imam, Muhsin Hendricks, Shot Dead in South Africa

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 17, 2025

Muhsin Hendricks, a prominent advocate for LGBTQ+ Muslims and widely regarded as the world’s first openly gay imam, was shot and killed on Saturday near Gqeberha, Eastern Cape police have confirmed. According to police reports, Hendricks was in a vehicle with another individual when an unidentified car blocked their path. “Two unknown suspects with covered faces got out of the vehicle and started firing multiple shots at the vehicle,” the police said in a statement....

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Nigeria Commiserates With Namibia Over Death Of Ex-President  Nujoma

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria Commiserates With Namibia Over Death Of Ex-President  Nujoma

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 10, 2025

The Federal Government of Nigeria has extended its condolences to the government and people of the Republic of Namibia, the Nujoma family, and the entire Southern African region on the demise of Dr. Sam Nujoma, the founding President of Namibia and a towering figure in the struggle for African liberation and unity. According to reports, the revolutionary leader who guided Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and subsequently served as its first...

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Tinubu Vows to work with Ghana’s New President on Poverty Alleviation

AfricaNewsPoliticsWest AfricaTinubu Vows to work with Ghana’s New President on Poverty Alleviation

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)January 7, 2025

…Expresses Confidence Mahama’s Govt Will Work With Nigeria To Strengthen Bond President Bola Tinubu has said that his government and that of John Mahama, newly inaugurated president of Ghana will join hands to lift Nigeria and Ghana out of poverty. Tinubu also expressed confidence that the new government under the leadership of President John Mahama, will work with Nigeria to strengthen a powerful bond, leading to greater shared prosperity for both nations. The President made...

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Drunk Policeman in Zambia Frees 13 Suspects From Cells

AfricaCrime & SecurityNewsDrunk Policeman in Zambia Frees 13 Suspects From Cells

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 3, 2025

A Zambian police officer reportedly freed 13 detainees from custody on New Year’s Eve so they could celebrate the holiday. Detective Inspector Titus Phiri, described as being “in a state of intoxication,” allegedly seized the cell keys from Constable Serah Banda at Leonard Cheelo Police Station in Lusaka. According to police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga, Phiri unlocked the male and female cells and instructed the suspects to leave and “cross over into the new year.” Of...

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France Withdraws Combatants From Chad After Breaking Ties with Regime

AfricaNewsNigeriaWest AfricaFrance Withdraws Combatants From Chad After Breaking Ties with Regime

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 21, 2024

The French Defence Ministry said on Friday that it has begun the withdrawal of its soldiers from Chad after N’djamena last month abruptly ended military cooperation with its former colonial power. The ministry said in a statement on Facebook that a contingent of 120 soldiers had already left the African country and returned to France, which marked 10 days after French fighter aircraft left the Sahel country. “At midday, 120 French soldiers took off from...

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CAF Awards: Lookman, Nnadozie, and Super Falcons Fly Nigeria’s Flag High

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsCAF Awards: Lookman, Nnadozie, and Super Falcons Fly Nigeria’s Flag High

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 17, 2024

Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman has been crowned Africa’s Best Player at the 2024 CAF Awards held on Monday night at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech, Morocco. The Atalanta forward, who succeeded Victor Osimhen as Africa’s top footballer, delivered a stunning year that earned him the prestigious recognition. Lookman, 27, helped Nigeria secure a runner-up finish at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire and scored a memorable hat-trick to secure Atalanta’s UEFA Europa...

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Nigeria Settles ₦84 Billion, $54 Million ECOWAS Levy After 19 Years

AfricaNewsPoliticsWest AfricaNigeria Settles ₦84 Billion, $54 Million ECOWAS Levy After 19 Years

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 16, 2024

For the first time in 19 years, Nigeria has fully met its financial obligations to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) by paying 100 per cent of its community levy. The payment, totalling ₦84 billion and $54 million, covers Nigeria’s contributions for 2023 and extends through July 2024. The announcement was made by the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, during the 66th Ordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads...

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