Primate Ayodele has warned President Bola Tinubu that alleged US documents could affect his 2027 second-term bid, while speaking on America’s reported plans.
Gunfire and explosions erupted in Niamey as soldiers struck key sites, seized the airport, and clashed with guards before security forces regained control.
Kenya's Supreme Court has ruled that William Ruto was properly elected president, dismissing several petitions seeking to annul the result of the August 9 poll.
For almost seven months, students in federal government-owned universities in Nigeria have been stuck at home, forced out of class by a protracted strike by staff. Nigeria, with 36 states and the federal capital territory Abuja, has scores of universities owned by local state governments or the private sector not affected by the shutdown as membership of ASUU is voluntary.
Burkina Faso junta chief Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, visiting Ivory Coast on a key foreign trip, on Monday stood by a pledge to restore civilian rule within two years. "Be assured that the commitments made by Burkina Faso to the international community will be honoured," Damiba told the press during a brief visit to the country's neighbour.
African leaders criticised on Monday the lack of Western counterparts at a meeting in Rotterdam where they pleaded for funds to help their countries adapt to global warming. "We have a moral duty" to help African countries adapt, he said.
Jubilant supporters of Kenya's president-elect William Ruto took to the streets Monday after his election victory was upheld by the Supreme Court, with many ordinary people voicing hope the country could now move on. The 55-year-old Ruto will become Kenya's fifth president since independence from colonial ruler Britain when he is sworn in on September 13.
Nigerians Kelechi Iheanacho and Umar Sadiq were among the Africans who scored in the major European leagues at the weekend. Here, AFP Sport highlights African headline-makers in Europe: ENGLAND KELECHI IHEANACHO (Leicester) Iheanacho had a dream start against Brighton, opening the scoring in the first minute after turning in a cross from Patson Daka.
Raila Amolo Odinga has spent most of his adult life in politics, including eight years in prison as a pro-democracy campaigner, but despite five attempts has never achieved his goal of becoming Kenya's president. Born on January 7, 1945, Odinga spent his early years in politics either in jail or in exile, fighting for democracy during the autocratic rule of president Daniel arap Moi.
Ayo Aroloye was holding his newborn son when a power cut plunged the delivery room of the Lagos hospital into darkness. Even though he earned an above-average salary as a banker, Aroloye saw the traumatic event as a sign that his country was broken.
Kenya's Supreme Court is set to rule Monday on the outcome of the nation's August 9 presidential battle after defeated candidate Raila Odinga filed a legal challenge over the results. Odinga petitioned the Supreme Court, claiming hackers broke into the IEBC database and manipulated the results.
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