Ghana’s political scene is heating up again as the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has been asked to investigate former vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia over alleged illicit enrichment and campaign financing breaches. The petition, filed by Solomon Owusu…
Ghana is bracing for the arrival of another 40 West Africans deported from the United States, the second batch to return under a quiet arrangement with Washington. According to Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the group is expected in the…
For the first time in West African diplomacy, Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has stepped into uncharted waters. As the new chair of ECOWAS, his visit to Burkina Faso on Tuesday wasn’t just another courtesy call—it was history in…
LOMÉ – Togo is on edge after security forces arrested former Defence Minister Marguerite Gnakadé, the sister-in-law of President Faure Gnassingbé and one of his fiercest critics. She was picked up at her home in Lomé on Wednesday after publicly…
BENIN CITY – Political tension has gripped Edo State as a High Court sitting in Benin has stopped the state government and the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) from going ahead with their planned local government by-elections in 59…
Distinguished comrades, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, On behalf of our President, Comrade Peters Godonu, and the entire National Executive Council (NEC), I welcome you to this press conference at our National Secretariat, Textile Labour House, Kaduna, today, September 18, 2025.…
By Shehu Mustapha Chaji. Kano state as the centre of commerce and democracy in Northern Nigeria continues to enjoy special privileges from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Among the recent approvals given by Tinubu is N12 billion project to install 7…
ABUJA – With the 2027 general elections already casting shadows, a major political shake-up has hit the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Loyalists of former President Muhammadu Buhari have openly declared support for ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, in a move…
Residents of Ibadan were thrown into shock after police operatives arrested a middle-aged Islamic cleric, identified as Alfa Basiru, at the Ibadan Toll Gate end of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway. According to the Oyo State Police Command, the cleric was allegedly…
Fresh data from the Debt Management Office (DMO) has revealed that out of the $10 billion external loans secured by the current administration, only about $5 billion has actually been disbursed. The loans were sourced from multilateral organisations, regional lenders,…
