West Africa

Gunmen attacked President Muhammadu Buhari’s convoy in Daura, his hometown in Katsina state, injuring two, local media reported. According to the president’s spokesman Garba Shehu, two persons sustained injuries in the advance convoy of security guards, protocol and media officers. The President’s convoy came under attack ahead of the his …

Mustapha Ado Bayero, a prince from the Nigerian state of Kano married two women at the same time on Saturday July 02, 2022, a story that shocks the web. Famous young prince of Kano, Mustapha Ado Bayero got married with his two loves Badi’a Tasiu Adam and Fatima Ibrahim Adam. …

Guinean military leaders rejected a warning issued to them by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to restore civilian rule within two years. ECOWAS rejected the junta’s proposed three-year transition and said it was maintaining economic sanctions against Guinea unless it accelerated its proposed three-year transition to democracy. …

Authorities in Nigeria’s central state of Niger have suspended all mining activities in the region amid mounting cases of kidnappings. It comes days after gunmen launched a devastating attack on a mining site, kidnapping at least four Chinese miners and killing over 20 members of the Nigerian security forces, the …

A haul of heroin hidden inside packs of baby food has been intercepted at Lagos’ main airport, according to police. Three suspects have been arrested in connection with smuggling 23kg (50lb) of the drug on a South African Airways from Johannesburg, said National Drug Law Enforcement Agency spokesman Femi Babafemi …

Heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) lifted tough sanctions imposed on Mali following two coups in the West African country. Ecowas leaders met in the Ghanaian capital, Accra and accepted a proposal by Malian military leaders to hold elections and return to civilian rule …

Six people have been sentenced to death in the Nigerian Muslim state of Bauchi and neighboring Plateau state, in two separate cases. In the mainly Muslim state of Bauchi, an upper Sharia court sentenced three men to death by stoning after they were found guilty of homosexual acts against children. …

The second phase of the regional electricity market will be launched by the end of 2023, Professor Honoré Bogler, Chairman of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA) said. He made this statement during a capacity workshop to strengthen the communicators of the regulatory bodies of the member countries of …

Senegalese President Macky Sall congratulated Khaby Lame, now the most followed personality on the TikTok social network with 144.7 million subscribers. On his Twitter account, President Macky Sall sent his congratulatory messages to Khaby Lame who becomes the world most-followed TikToker compared to the American creator of TikTok Charli D’Amelio. …

Wednesday’s protest against the rising cost of living in Ghana has so far been peaceful, unlike on Tuesday when clashes with police erupted and 29 people were arrested. After a series of meetings with the police, protesters were allowed to use a route that runs in front of the president’s …