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Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris on Friday revealed that $1.8 billion flowed into the forex market after the new reforms by the Nigerian government. Idris said this in a statement, highlighting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second most far-reaching pronouncement was his promise that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would work […]
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Nationwide protests have taken place since October 7 despite the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit.
The demonstrators have been accused of attacking police stations and personnel.
The rallies which are mostly attended by young people have become avenues to vent against corruption and unemployment.
Rights groups say at least 15 people have been killed the demonstrations began in early October.
Fans of Beyoncé are not pleased with how long it took the 'Black Is King' creator to lend her voice to the ongoing SARS crises in Nigeria. The backlash for her late arrival was mainly because her visual album which spoke largely about embracing African culture was partially filmed in Nigeria with Nigerian creatives and...
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On Tuesday ( Oct 20) Beyoncé took to Instagram to share her support of protestors and activists fighting on the frontlines of the #EndSARS movement and speak out against the violent attacks that they are facing at the hands of police. According to published reports, Amnesty International has confirmed that the Nigerian army and police killed at least 12 peaceful protesters Tuesday at two locations in Lagos.
A Tennessee poll worker was fired on Friday after he turned away voters who were wearing shirts that said, “Black Lives Matter” and “I Can’t Breathe.” The
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Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has said his government 'will continue to respect all the democratic rights and civil liberties of the people' but warned of consequences for those who are seen to be derailing the country's democracy. Buhari's speech comes some two days after ongoing protests against police brutality, epitomized by the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery...
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[Premium Times] \"Fellow Nigerians, let me seize this opportunity to apologize to you for the failings of the government in preventing this unfortunate development.\"
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[AfricaFocus] \"The protest is for our lives, it's for our future. We want SARS to end but SARS is just the beginning. They should just wait for us. We're not quiet anymore.\" [This response appears] typical of the critical mass of protesters who are around 18-22 years old, are particularly fearless, and are protesting for the first time. - Ayodeji Rotinwa, Deputy Editor of African Arguments
[Vanguard] After calling out president Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday for responding quickly to Donald Trump's health issues and for remaining unconcerned about security issues in Nigeria, some Nigerians on Twitter have kicked against the manner at which singer, Ayo Balogun, popularly known as 'Wizkid' addressed the president in his tweet.
Guinea's 82-year-old incumbent leader Alpha Conde is running for a third term in Sunday's tense presidential election.
His bid was made possible after he pushed through a new constitution in March, which he said was to modernise the country but it also allowed him to run for another term.
The move sparked protests and subsequent crackdowns, which killed dozens.
What de we know about Conde?
After decades as an opposition activist, Conde became Guinea's first democratically-elected president in 2010.
He was reelected in 2015.
In both votes, he beat his main opposition rival Cellou Dalien Diallo, who he is facing again this year.
Conde has promised to boost the economy tackle corruption and increase Guinea's electricity access. And make Guinea Africa's second economic powerhouse after Nigeria.
Despite the promises, the mineral-rich country is one of the poorest in the world.
Conde calls for free election
As he cast his ballot on Sunday, Conde said he hoped the vote would be \" free, democratic and transparent\".
\"We are going to make sure that the polling stations are safe.
\"Guinea cannot develop without peace, security and unity. So we call on all candidates to avoid any act of violence. If some want to cause unrest, national and international awareness will be duly raised,\" he said.
What do Guineans say about him?
\"In 10 years, Alpha Conde has done nothing,\" said Aminata Barry, a 36-year-old opposition supporter, adding that he had made \"only promises\".
But Conde retains a bedrock of supporters who hail his efforts at economic revival. He drew huge crowds on the campaign trail, where he dismissed his many critics.
\"Despite his age, we want him for the future of our youth,\" said lawyer Sekou Diakate, 47, who was among thousands attending a Conde rally Friday.
[New Era] President Hage Geingob yesterday disclosed that Namibia will be supporting the candidature of former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the director general post of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
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It’s been a decade since the first cases of cholera were reported in Haiti, with Oct. 21 marking 10 years since the outbreak was officially announced by
A huge crowd gathered in Conakry on Thursday to show their support to Guinea's main opposition leader and presidential candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo during his final rally ahead of the Sunday's election.
A sea of people, mostly without masks, took the streets of the capital of the country to see Diallo, who greeted them from the top of a truck.
The 68-year old-candidate has denounced President Alpha Conde's decision to run for a third term in office, calling it unconstitutional.
This will be the third face-off between Conde and Diallo, who first ran against each other in the country's historic 2010 election that came after more than a half-century of dictatorship.
For months, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Guinea, and dozens have died in demonstrations opposing another term for Conde.
The current president insists he is following the will of the people by running in October 18 vote, after a public referendum approved it in March.
Diallo, of the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea party, warned last month that Guinea has an unreliable voter registry, where more than three million people are not correctly registered and that the electoral commission has said it is unable to correct the shortcomings.
While the incumbent president previously defeated Diallo in both the 2010 and 2015 elections, many in Guinea say that Conde's popularity has sharply fallen as a result of his decision to seek a third term.
After surviving colonialism and dictatorship, many Guineans are fearful of the president's intentions.
Opponents now believe that Conde, 82, will use the new constitution to restart the clock on his term limits, potentially giving him another decade in power.
- 'Hate speech' -
Kabinet Fofana, a Guinean political scientist, warned there was a danger one of the candidates would not accept the outcome of the election.
\"A major difficulty is the question of recognition, acceptance of the results of the ballot boxes,\" he said.
The outcome of Guinea's poll is likely to resonate further afield too, kicking off a string of elections this year across West Africa.
Activists are concerned that a win for Conde would bode ill for democratic norms in the region.
Aside from the third presidential term, Guinea's election campaign has been marked by fears of increased ethnic tensions in the diverse country.
For example, Conde -- who normally speaks French when addressing the nation -- last month told voters in the Malinke language that backing an opposition Malinke candidate amounted to voting for Diallo.
Politics in Guinea are mostly drawn along ethnic lines. President Conde's party is largely backed by Malinke people, and Diallo's UFDG by Fulani people, although both insist that they are pluralist.
Against a backdrop of concerns about ethnicity, representatives from the United Nations and African Union warned against \"ethnic hate speech\" in Guinea this month.
- 'To the cemetery' -
Diallo has accused Conde on the campaign trail of exploiting ethnic divisions --
Tiny and T.I. Harris are showing out on the ’Gram and taking fans back to the ’70s. After a late night of partying on Wednesday, Oct. 21, Tiny posted
Pele was so powerful and admired by many people in his heydays that he was able to achieve what political leaders and the international community couldn’t – stop a devastating civil war in Nigeria on his own. The Biafran War ended in 1970 after the Nigerians captured the entire territory but in 1969, the Brazilian...
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[CIO] At the just-concluded virtual ATU Africa Innovation Challenge 2020, Kenya has ranked top three, coming after Egypt's Mai Nagy, that emerged the overall winner.
Facebook has admitted to censoring posts tagged with #EndSARS following thousands of complaints from Instagram users, including Kelly Rowland, who shared photos of their content either being blocked out or tagged with a note saying it was \"false information,\" according to Vice News and Al Jazeera. Instagram is wrongly censoring posts about Nigeria #EndSARS protests, labeling info about police violence \"false information.\" Many users reported problems, including activists and celebrities like Kelly Rowland. A Facebook rep told @VICE it is working to fix the issue. pic.twitter.com/JJf1g5MrkM — AJ+ (@ajplus) October 22, 2020 Nigerians across the internet and many others have spent the last few weeks raising awareness about the #EndSARS movement that has evolved into a massive protest effort against police brutality and impunity in Nigeria. #EndSARS, a reference to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad within the Nigerian Police Force, has been trending for weeks as the peaceful protests have...
[allAfrica] The fast-growing San Francisco-based payment processing company Stripe is buying Nigeria's Paystack, a leading African fintech firm, in an acquisition that signals growing interest in Africa's tech startups.
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -- With families unable to earn due to coronavirus, many girls were made to sell sex for food or forced into marriage to ease the household burden
CHILD PRODIGY Joshua Beckford, who was the youngest student to attend Oxford University, is fundraising to build a comprehensive school in Nigeria, his father says. Beckford grew up in Tottenham and has high functioning autism and Aspergers.
