Category: International
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82 NIGERIAN WOMEN ON DEATH ROW – ASF FRANCE DEMANDS JUSTICE NOW
ASF France dropped a bombshell in Abuja: 82 Nigerian women are rotting on death row across correctional centers – one of sub-Saharan Africa’s highest counts – and the justice system is stacking the deck against them with deep gender biases. Country Director Angela Uzoma-Iwuchukwu lit up the two-day Capacity-building Session on Gender Perspectives in the…
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ECOWAS PARLIAMENT SLAMS GUINEA-BISSAU COUP AS DEMOCRACY KILLER
Picture this: Right after a peaceful election, soldiers storm in and snatch power in Guinea-Bissau – ECOWAS Parliament just called it an “unacceptable assault on democracy” that’s rocking regional stability big time. Speaker Memounatou Ibrahima dropped this fiery warning during the 2025 Second Ordinary Session in Abuja on Tuesday, her keynote read by Nigeria’s Deputy…
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TINUBU UNLEASHES 32 AMBASSADOR NOMINEES TO SUPERCHARGE DIPLOMACY
President Bola Tinubu fired off 32 ambassadorial nominees to Senate President Godswill Akpabio 15 career pros and 17 non-career heavyweights days after the first three (Ayodele Oke, Amin Mohammed Dalhatu, Lateef Kayode Are for UK/USA/France spots), signaling a diplomatic blitz to key allies like China, India, UAE, UN, and AU. Non-career stars include ex-INEC chair…
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JONATHAN CALLS GUINEA-BISSAU CHAOS A “CEREMONIAL COUP” – NOT REAL TAKEOVER
Former President Goodluck Jonathan dropped bombshells in Abuja, labeling Guinea-Bissau’s Nov 26 upheaval a bizarre “ceremonial coup” after returning safely from observing the tense Nov 23 polls between Umaro Sissoco Embaló and Fernando Dias. He slammed the weirdness: Embaló himself announced his “arrest” via global media while freely using his phone, before military spokesman Brig.…
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JONATHAN’S HEARTFELT THANKS AFTER GUINEA-BISSAU COUP ESCAPE
Former President Goodluck Jonathan landed safely in Abuja and poured out gratitude to Nigerians young and old who united across religion and politics in worry when he got trapped in Guinea-Bissau’s explosive military coup on Nov 26. Leading the West African Elders Forum to observe the Nov 23 presidential polls between incumbent Umaro Sissoco Embaló…
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AFRIDEX 2026: AFRICA’S DEFENCE GAME-CHANGER UNLOCKED
Nigeria’s gearing up to host AFRIDEX 2026, Africa’s biggest defence and security expo, promising massive industrial boosts and continent-wide collab on cutting-edge tech. DICON’s Maj.-Gen. Babatunde Alaya and DMG Events’ Christopher Hudson hyped it up in Abuja, calling it a powerhouse platform for stakeholders from defence, security, and tech worlds. Set for October 26-29 in…
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UN SG GUTERRES CONDEMNS GUINEA-BISSAU COUP – DEMANDS CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER NOW!
UN Secretary-General António Guterres blasted Guinea-Bissau’s military coup on Nov 26—its ninth since 1974—as a “direct assault” on democracy, where Brig Gen Dinis Incanha’s forces arrested President Umaro Sissoco Embaló at the palace amid gunfire at electoral HQ and interior ministry, suspended the Nov 23 polls (results due Nov 27), sealed borders, imposed curfew, and…
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GHANA FIRES BACK AT GUINEA-BISSAU’S 9TH COUP – BACKS ECOWAS DEMAND FOR DEMOCRACY NOW!
Ghana’s Foreign Ministry unleashed a fierce condemnation of Guinea-Bissau’s military coup on Nov 26—its ninth since 1974 independence—where Brig Gen Dinis Incanha’s forces arrested President Umaro Sissoco Embaló at the presidential palace amid gunfire at key sites, suspended elections held Nov 23, sealed borders, imposed curfew, and cut internet just before results were due. Labeling…
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NAMIBIAN POLITICIAN DUMPS “HITLER” FROM NAME AHEAD OF RE-ELECTION WIN
Adolf Hitler Uunona, the Oshana Region councillor whose infamous name went viral years ago, has officially changed it to Adolf Uunona to escape constant Nazi comparisons he never asked for. The SWAPO party stalwart, serving since 2004 with landslide victories like 85% in 2020, told The Namibian his father picked the name unaware of its…
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AFRICAN UNION, ECOWAS CONDEMN GUINEA-BISSAU COUP AFTER PEACEFUL ELECTIONS
Election observers from the African Union, ECOWAS, and West African Elders Forum led by former Presidents Filipe Nyusi, Issifu Kamara, and Goodluck Jonathan blasted Guinea-Bissau’s military for announcing a coup d’état on November 26, just as results from the November 23 presidential and legislative polls were pending. They praised voters’ strong turnout and professional conduct…
