May 2021

Sudan’s prime minister has shocked many by appointing a former rebel leader, Minni Minawi, as the governor of the troubled Darfur region.

In a statement released yesterday, Abdalla Hamdok said the appointment was part of last year’s peace agreement that was signed by the government and various rebel groups with the aim of ending conflicts in the country.

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Minni Minawi led the Sudanese Liberation Army – one of the main rebel groups during the civil war in Darfur that began in 2003.

In recent months, there’s been an escalation …

Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye has reportedly sacked his commerce minister because she risked ‘compromising the country’s economy,’ as sources in the ruling regime alleged she had misappropriated airline funds.

The presidency said in a statement posted Saturday on the state house’s official Twitter account said; ‘Considering the acts of the person concerned risk compromising the country’s economy and the image of Burundi… the honourable Immaculee Ndabaneze is dismissed from her functions as minister of commerce, transport, industry and tourism,’

The statement, however, declined to provide further details with regards to that.

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The former governor of Lagos state and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has appealed to separatists and those clamouring for secession to abandon such an idea.

Speaking in a goodwill message at a Special Ramadan Prayer Tafsir lecture held at the Lagos House, Marina, on Sunday, Tinubu asserted that Nigeria is better together.

According to the former governor, the drums of war being beaten by some people may result in crisis like Sudan and Iraq has been experiencing in recent times.

Nigeria, which according to him is yet to recover from the effect of …

Following the disastrous health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in India, Brazil, and Turkey, Nigeria has announced a new travel advisory that would kick off from Monday, May 4th with regards to international flights coming from these countries.

According to Johns Hopkins University’s released data on Sunday, the current global confirmed cases for Covid-19 stood at 151,774,770 while a staggering 3,188,331 have been lost to the creepy virus.

Brazil records 406,437 fatalities, India 211,853, while Turkey has recorded 4,849,408 cases, it crossed the 40,000 fatalities.

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee …