Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger—members of the Confederation of Sahel States (CSS), have officially announced the creation of the Sahel Regional Criminal and Human Rights Court (CPS-DH). The newly established court, to be headquartered in Bamako, Mali, is tasked with prosecuting the most serious crimes affecting the region, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, acts…
Mali will participate in the Meeting of Ministers of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) responsible for the Advancement of Women and Gender. The meeting will be held from July 13 to 18 in Niamey, Niger. The announcement was made on Wednesday, July 9, during the Council of Ministers in Bamako. Background to the meeting…
President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno stepped up monitoring and evaluation meetings this week on sectors vital to Chad’s development. Two major projects were reviewed: access to drinking water and electricity, as well as infrastructure to open up the country, pillars of the head of state’s political agenda. A firm focus on water and energy.On Tuesday,…
Former Malian finance and economy minister Bouaré Fily Sissoko was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in Bamako on July 8 in a landmark corruption trial over the controversial 2014 purchase of military equipment and a presidential B737-700(BBJ) under former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Agence France Presse (AFP) reported. Sissoko was convicted of “damaging public property,”…
The appeal was dismissed for lacking merit. The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor of Edo State, upholding the decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja. The five-man panel led by Justice Mohammed Garba Lawal held that the appellants could not establish…
The US embassy in Nigeria reduced the validity period and entry allowance for most non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to citizens. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has met with the United States ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills over the recently introduced visa procedures by the US government for Nigerians. Tunjo-Ojo disclosed this in a…
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said that lawmakers serve to sacrifice for future generations rather than to enrich themselves. Akpabio disclosed this during Wednesday’s plenary, while contributing to a debate on the general principles of the bill for an Act to amend the Electricity Act, 2023. The bill was sponsored by the Chairman of the…
House of Representative member representing Ibadan North-West/South-West federal constituency, Adedeji Dhikrullahi Stanley OlajideChairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Digital, Information Communication Technology and Cybersecurity, Hon. Adedeji Dhikrullahi Stanley Olajide. Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Digital, Information Communication Technology and Cybersecurity, Hon. Adedeji Dhikrullahi Stanley Olajide, has issued a clarion call…
A 16-year-old girl has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of culpable homicide punishable under Section 221 of the Penal Code. The girl, Miss Joy Afekafe, was convicted for causing the death of Dr Mrs Funmilayo Sherifat Adefolalu, a lecturer at the Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna, Niger State, on 28…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo has strongly denied rumours suggesting the party is in coalition talks with other political parties. The party described such claims as false and malicious, aimed at destabilising the party. In a statement issued by the Imo State PDP Chairman, Rt. Hon. Austine Nwachukwu in Owerri on Thursday, the…
