Politics

Mali has officially disbanded its military junta, according to a government decree seen by AFP on Tuesday. The dissolution comes five months after the army deposed president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. It also comes months after Nigeria’s...

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has denied authorising the circulation of 2023 presidential campaign posters bearing his name in major streets of Abuja. The governor in a statement by State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus...

Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Attahiru Jega has described the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari as “very disappointing.” In an interview with Daily Trust, Jega said the current administration has performed...

The Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III has decried the insecurity in Nigeria, especially in the South-West geo-political zone, as well as Yoruba-speaking areas of Kwara, Kogi and Edo states. He has therefore urged President...

German chancellor Angela Merkel has said she will not run for parliament or any other political office upon stepping down from office. “I will not run again… either for Bundestag legislator or chancellor,’’ she told a...

Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has attributed the increased calls for restructuring to the heightened politicization of ethnic, regional and religious identities by politicians and opinion leaders. The professor...