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A court in Ivory Coast has handed life sentences to six individuals convicted over a deadly 2020 attack on a military post in Kafolo, underscoring ongoing security concerns along the country’s northern frontier. The ruling, confirmed by lawyer Abdoulaye Ben Meite, forms part of a wider judgment involving 45 defendants linked to the assault,…
A proposed multi-year aid agreement between Ghana and the United States has collapsed following disagreements over access to citizens’ personal data, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. The development marks a setback in ongoing efforts by Washington to reshape its engagement across Africa after policy changes under Donald Trump led to the…
Africa’s expanding financial base, now estimated at more than $4 trillion, is not translating into jobs or industrial growth at the scale required, according to a new report by the Africa Finance Corporation, raising fresh concerns over how capital is deployed across the continent. The 2026 State of Africa’s Infrastructure report, titled “The…
Nigeria’s failure to finance new large-scale power plants for over a decade has been traced to policy inconsistency and the abrupt dismantling of a once-functional investment framework, according to former Minister of Power, Barth Nnaji. Speaking at the 2026 conference of the Nigerian Association for Energy Economics in Lagos, Nnaji said the country had…
Fresh controversy has emerged over the scale of funds allegedly recovered from the residence of businesswoman Aisha Achimugu, as she publicly disputes claims linking her to $13 million in cash during an operation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Speaking on Channels Television on Monday, Achimugu maintained that while her home was indeed…
Jury selection has begun in a closely watched US court case that places Elon Musk and Sam Altman at the centre of a legal dispute over the original purpose of OpenAI and its evolution into a commercial powerhouse. Proceedings taking place near San Francisco mark the formal start of a trial driven by Musk’s…
Public scrutiny has intensified around the Nigerian Army following the death of Abdulsamad Jamiu, a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps, in Dei-Dei, Abuja, with sharply conflicting accounts raising questions about what transpired in the early hours of Saturday. In an official statement issued on Sunday, Acting Assistant Director of Army Public…
The upcoming trial of 36 military officers accused of attempting to subvert the administration of President Bola Tinubu has hit a legal snag regarding courtroom ethics and professional attire. Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, has raised a formal objection to the dressing protocols mandated for the General Court…
The ambitious attempt by major opposition figures to forge a united front against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 elections has hit a significant stumbling block. While a high-profile summit in Ibadan on Saturday aimed to announce a joint presidential candidate, it has instead exposed deep-seated fractures within the Peoples Democratic…
The attempt by Nigeria’s leading opposition figures to forge a unified front ahead of the 2027 general election has been met with a sharp rebuke from Omoyele Sowore, who dismissed the weekend gathering in Ibadan as a “political charade” involving “recycled” actors. Leaders from various political parties, including a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party…
