Guinea
27 Apr
Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the President-elect Bola Tinubu has dual citizenship of Nigeria and Guinea. Atiku, in a fresh process he filed before the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, also accused Tinubu of not disclosing facts of his constitutional qualifications in his Form EC9…
6 Apr
Guinea seized more than 1.5 tonnes of cocaine from a Sierra Leone-flagged ship, the army said Wednesday.
22 Mar
Nigeria’s quest to return to the Olympic Games football event begins today, at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja, where the U-23 Eagles will clash with their Guinean counterparts.
12 Dec
Guinea's former dictator Moussa Dadis Camara denied responsibility when he took the stand Monday at a trial of officials implicated in a 2009 massacre. Camara and 10 other former military and government officials are accused over the killing of 156 people and the rape of at least 109 women by pro-junta forces at a political…
28 Nov 2022
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has pledged Nigeria’s commitment to restoring democratic rule to Mali, Guinea and Burkina-Faso, and to ensure peace and political stability in the West African Sub-region.
26 Nov 2022
Nigeria’s adoption of Africa as the centrepiece of its foreign policy to liberate the continent from external influence, especially political and economic exploitation by the Western capitalist world, seems to be under threat
3 Nov 2022
Guinea's ruling junta on Thursday ordered prosecutors to take legal action against former president Alpha Conde, whom it overthrew in a 2021 coup, and more than 180 other officials and ex-ministers, notably for alleged corruption.
3 Oct 2022
Opposition forces in Guinea on Monday spurned the ruling junta's offer of dialogue, accusing it of authoritarian rule and "unacceptable" violations of fundamental rights.
30 Sep 2022
Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe was in Guinea on Friday as questions persist about the country's ability to host the African Cup of Nations in 2025.
23 Sep 2022
West African leaders agreed at an emergency summit Thursday to impose gradual sanctions on Guinea's junta over its inflexibility on setting a date to return to civilian rule.
22 Sep 2022
Guinea's ruling military junta on Thursday accused the president of the West African regional bloc ECOWAS of "lies" over his call for sanctions on Conakry if it seeks a three-year transition back to civilian rule.
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Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Olisa Agbakoba, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government to dismantle the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to succeed in the corruption war. Agbakoba said in an interview on The Morning Show of Arise Television on Wednesday. He urged the President to relieve the EFCC chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa.…
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The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has warned the public to disregard a publication that the commission has commenced its 2023/2024 recruitment exercise. PenCom’s management in a statement issued on Wednesday said the recruitment rumour is untrue. “The publication further states that suitable candidates are to submit their applications through a recruitment portal on the Commission's…
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Ondo State governor Rotimi Akeredolu has vowed to deal with petroleum marketers and owners of fuel stations in the state hoarding the product. Akeredolu made this known in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, in Akure. Akeredolu, has therefore directed the states Task Force to move round and deal with those…
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Women's Lifestyle Hub (WLH) has marked a significant milestone with its Nigerian members as they joyously commemorated the graduation of the inaugural cohort of the Hub. This May, the WLH community gathered for an exquisite brunch event, applauding the remarkable achievements of the program's graduating class.