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Senegal's President-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye was the Secretary General of opposition party, Pastef. The leader of his party, Ousmane Sonko was jailed. He joined the Presidential race and was endorsed by Sonko. Faye was also detained, and was once barred from contesting in the election but was released 10 days to elections.  Faye, 44 (Left) become president after ruling coalition rival Amadou Ba, 62 (Right), concedes defeat. Faye may have clinched an outright majority, avoiding a run-off, and kept up a rare Senegalese tradition of the ruling party losing to the opposition after two terms. He also becomes the youngest candidate to be democratically elected in Africa on the first instance of running for office, in decades.  Burkina Faso's  Ibrahim Traoré is 36, but he seized power in a coup in 2022. Outgoing President Macky Sall nearly upended Senegal’s fragile democratic tradition, by jailing opposition leader Ousame Sonko and knocking him out of the race, trying to fina...

An All Progressives Congress (APC ) aspirant for the Ondo governorship election Paul Akintelure is d£ad.  The spokesperson of the APC in Ondo State Alex Kalejaye confirmed the incident in a telephone conversation with Channels Television early Tuesday. While the cause of his death is still unknown, Akintelure’s demise came days after the medical doctor turned politician raised an alarm about thr£ats to his life. “Initially, I hope these incidents would dissipate over time, yet regrettably, they have escalated to pose a serious threat to my life,” his spokesman Oladapo Akintelure said in a March 21 statement. The thr£ats against me only strengthen my resolve to stand up for what is right and just. I will not allow fear to dictate our path forward. Let us embrace peace, progress, and unity. Our collective strength lies in our to stand together as one, regardless of our differences.” The late Akintelure had in 2012 ran as the deputy governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nig...

The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Abia state chapter, has accused Governor Alex Otti, of using the pension law to pursue vendetta against former Governors and former Deputy Governors of the state. Otti had last week revoked the state law which grants pension to former governors and former deputy governor. The party stated that it cannot understand why Governor Otti who has not paid pension to any of his predecessors would quickly rush to repeal the law if not to massage his ego and portray himself as a saint and buy cheap popularity. The party in a statement by its Acting state publicity secretary, Elder Amah Abraham, added that there is no evidence that the money saved from the non-payment of pension to former governors and former deputy governors, has been used to offset the pension arrears of pensioners and civil servants who are still being owed by the government. Reminding Otti that the National Assembly has allowed the pension law for ex-presidents to stay, the party explained ...

Naira Marley & His Gangs Killed Mohbad After he Refused to Push Coca!ne For Them – Singer's Mum In a recent interview, Mohbad’s mother disclosed some incriminating information about the events leading up to her son’s sad death. She said that Mohbad was targeted by a gang of persons, with more than three actively scheming against him. She described the incident as a communal action. According to Mohbad’s mother, her son made the courageous decision to cut connections with his former boss, Naira Marley, after being urged to participate in an unlawful activity. Specifically, he was allegedly persuaded to partake in cocaine trafficking, which he flatly refused. She stated that Mohbad’s refusal was responded with death threats by Naira Marley and his goons. Unfortunately, Mohbad’s resistance eventually led to his untimely death, as his assailants followed through on their threats and carried out their malevolent intentions. Mohbad’s mother expressed intense grief and regretted the l...

  The Senate on Wednesday, March 20, passed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024. The resolution of the Senate followed its consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND that considered the Bill. The chairman of the committee, Senator Muntari Dandutse (APC – Katsina South) presented the report during plenary. President Bola Tinubu had last week transmitted the Bill to the National Assembly for its consideration and passage. The Senate had given the Bill accelerated hearing by suspending relevant sections of its standing rules and referred the Bill to the Committee of the Whole for consideration. After debate on the Bill, Senate President Godswill Akpabio referred the Bill to the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND for further legislative work and to report back in one week. The Bill seeks to provide easy access to higher education for indigent Nigerians through interest-f...