Atiku Abubakar, a former Nigerian vice president has denied promising to prioritize Yoruba ethnic group if elected president in 2027. The denial came from the media office of former Vice President. Recall that on Wednesday, several reports attributed the claim to a statement purportedly issued on Atiku’s behalf by one Kola Johnson,…
The government of Burkina Faso has strongly criticised recent comments made by U.S. General Michael Langley, Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). General Langley made these remarks during a hearing before the U.S. Senate on 3 April. In a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation, and Burkinabè Abroad, the…
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, has tasked the newly appointed ministers to uphold national interests and shun personal and sectional interests. Mr Akume gave the charge at the opening of a two-day induction retreat organised by his office for the appointees on Thursday in Abuja. He advised the ministers that…
Yunusa Tanko, the spokesperson for Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has raised alarm about orchestrated plans to blackmail his principal by linking him to frivolous and unsubstantiated allegations of indulging in religious politics. Tanko made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Onitsha,…
The senator representing the Delta North senatorial district at the National Assembly, Ned Nwoko, has attributed the fall of the naira to racketeers and vested interests in the country. He spoke when he played host to the Integrity Group of Delta State at Idumuje-Ugboko, Aniocha North LGA, where he was honoured as well as invested…
MTN Group, Africa’s leading network operator by subscriber base, has agreed to an undisclosed offer from Telecel, a telecommunications service focused on Africa, for the sale of its equity interests in MTN Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry. This strategic move is part of MTN’s broader strategy to exit smaller markets in the West and Central Africa (WECA)…
