The Head of State of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, takes over the rotating presidency of the Economic Community of West African States following a vote organized during the 67th summit of Heads of State heldin Abuja, Nigeria. For one year, he will have the onerous task of leading the …
Read More »President Tinubu accused of wanting to create a single party
Nigeria’s main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is losing members to the ruling APC, and 18 civil society figures published an open letter on April 27 accusing the Head of State of using fear and pressure. According to the signatories, these rallies to the All Progressives Congress (APC) …
Read More »Nigeria: Tinubu orders release of child protesters
On Monday November 4, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu ordered the immediate release of all minors currently on trial for taking part in protests against the cost of living. The announcement was made by the Minister of Information and ends weeks of public outrage. A total of 76 protesters have been …
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