Togo has introduced a new system of fixed penalties for common traffic offences, replacing the old practice of discretionary fines that often led to roadside bargaining with police officers. The government announced the measure earlier this week as part of a broader effort to improve road safety and reduce corruption during traffic stops. Under the…
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A Togolese international footballer, Samuel Asamoah has broken his neck during a football match. The incident may leave him paralysed. It was gathered that the incident happened after he collided with an advertising board during a match over the weekend. Samuel Asamoah, 31, suffered multiples fractures to his neck after smashing…
The member states of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, held talks with Togo on October 3 to advance plans for modernising and harmonising their customs information systems. The discussions, which took place in Bamako, were announced in a statement by the Malian government’s press service. The meeting brought together…
The popular Togolese rapper Aamron, known for criticising President Faure Gnassingbe, was re-arrested Friday, his lawyer said, two days after a former minister was also taken into custody. Aamron’s initial arrest in May sparked outrage in the west African country and contributed to a wave of demonstrations against Gnassingbe, resulting in a crackdown on public…
Human rights activist Femi Falana, SAN, has lamented that fuel taken from Dangote is cheaper in Togo than in Nigeria. Falana expressed his concerns on Sunday while responding to questions in an interview on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television. He urged the federal government to review the proposed 5 per cent fuel surcharge…
Ghanaian authorities have deported a Nigerian national, Aremu Adegboyega, after he was convicted of smuggling counterfeit currency worth over $100,000 into the country through an unauthorised border crossing point. Adegboyega, 55, was arrested in 2023 at Beat Zero, an illicit crossing along the Ghana-Togo border, while riding as a pillion passenger on a motorcycle. A…
Togo and Burkina Faso are set to sign a bilateral free-roaming agreement to lower communication costs for travellers between the two nations. Dr Pasteur Poda, Chairman of Burkina Faso’s Regulatory Council for the Authority of Regulation for Electronic Communications and Posts (ARCEP), announced this initiative following a visit by a delegation to Lomé. During the…
NOW A Lome court on Tuesday sentenced 14 people to 10 years in prison for taking part in banned protests against the Gnassingbe dynasty that has ruled Togo for more than five decades. The criminal court found the accused, who have been in jail since their arrest, guilty of plotting against state security and criminal…
The Nigeria Ministry of Education has revealed that over 22,500 Nigerians are using fake certificates from unaccredited universities in Benin Republic and Togo between 2019 and 2023. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, disclosed this on Friday during a press conference in Abuja, marking his first year in office. He stated that around 21,600…
