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Protest As Gambian Parliament Moves To Lift Ban On Female Circumcision

Protest As Gambian Parliament Moves To Lift Ban On Female Circumcision
The Gambian parliament has moved to repeal the Act prohibiting female circumcision. A bill to that effect, sponsored by a member of parliament, Almameh Gibba, passed the second reading after securing massive votes on Monday. The move to repeal the Act which became operational in 2015 has polarised the citizens of the tiny West African country. Activists and opponents of the move were on Monday reported to have thronged the 53-member unicameral legislature building in Banjul in protest. However, proponents of the move to repeal the Act are reportedly in the majority, having polled 42 votes. My decision to introduceRead More

Report: Nigeria Is Africa’s Third Most Attractive Destination For Foreign Investment

Nigeria
The Absa Africa Financial Markets Index 2021 (AAFMI) has ranked Nigeria as the third most attractive country in Africa for foreign investment. The AAFMI surveyed 23 countries in Africa andRead More

Nigerian Navy Dissociates Self From Allegations Of Arms Sale Against Chadian Soldiers

Nigerian Navy
The Nigerian Navy yesterday disowned a statement credited to one of its senior female officers, Commodore Jamila Abubakar Malafa, which indicted Chadian soldiers whom she claimed “sell arms when broke”.Read More

Coup In Guinea As Soldiers Oust President Condé

Coup in Guinea as Soldiers Oust President Condé
Nigeria, UN chief condemn development Democratic gains recorded on the continent, yesterday, suffered another tragic setback, when soldiers in Guinea, in an apparent coup d’etat, seized power from the country’sRead More

How FG’s Six Lawyers In Beninese Court Failed To Secure Sunday Igboho’s Extradition

Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, more commonly called Sunday Igboho
he Nigerian government assembled at least six lawyers at the Cour De’Appel De Cotonou, Benin Republic, on Monday, in its desperate bid to secure the extradition of Yoruba Nation agitator,Read More

Yoruba Group: Benin Republic Security Operatives Have Removed Igboho’s Handcuffs, Granted Him Access To Wife

Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho
Security operatives in Benin Republic have removed the leg chain and handcuffs put on Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Ighoho. The Communications Manager of Ilana Omo Oodua, MaxwellRead More

Lawyer: Benin Republic Has Shown Buhari Government It Won’t Act Lawlessly In Igboho’s Case

Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho
Pelumi Olajengbesi, one of the counsel for Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho has said there are efforts by the Nigerian government particularly through the former Chief ofRead More

Sunday Igboho Seeks Asylum In Benin Republic After Failed Germany Trip

Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, is seeking asylum in the Republic of Benin after he could not make it to Germany, sources have said. According to Punch,Read More

BREAKING: Court Adjourns Sunday Igboho’s Hearing Till Monday – Beninese Lawyer

Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho
The Cour De’appal De Cotonou, Benin Republic, has adjourned the hearing of the case of Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo (Igboho), till Monday, 26th July, Flavision gathered. This was confirmedRead More

Ghana Traders Threaten Nationwide Demonstration Over Review Of Retail Laws To Favour Nigerians

Ghana Union of Traders (GUTA)
The Ghana Union of Traders (GUTA) has berated the country’s Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, for announcing that Nigerian traders will be exempted from the $1 million (about N412 million)Read More

Lawyer: How Beninese Authorities Chained Sunday Igboho In Cell, Made Him Cry Like Baby

Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho
The lead counsel for arrested Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, has described as inhuman, the treatment his client is being subjected to in the custody of theRead More