By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
Former Nigerian House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara says terrorism, banditry, kidnappings and communal violence predated Bola Tinubu’s coming to power. He attributes the crisis to porous borders, the circulation of weapons, youth unemployment and extremism, according to Vanguard.
Former Nigerian House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara says terrorism, banditry and kidnappings existed before Bola Tinubu came to power. He nevertheless called on the current administration to take responsibility for security, at a university ceremony in Owo, according to Leadership.
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Baba Othman Ngelzarma, president of Nigeria’s Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, has announced his organisation’s support for Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. He highlighted the creation of the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development in July 2024; the position was expressed at a rally in Kaduna, according to Vanguard.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Vanguard ·
This roundup covers the week’s exchanges on voter registers, President Bola Tinubu’s borrowing and political nominations in Nigeria. It also reports divisions over campaign incidents, according to Premium Times.
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A mission from the Economic Community of West African States assessed planned security measures for the 2027 general elections with the Nigerian police. Discussions covered terrorism, banditry, kidnappings and the protection of electoral materials, according to 24 Heure Info.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: 24 Heure Info ·
Two suspected Ebola cases test negative in AdamawaTwo people suspected of contracting Ebola virus disease in Nigeria’s Adamawa State tested negative after two rounds of tests. They had been isolated in Yola, while the country’s only confirmed case was then in the Federal Capital Territory, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
GFC-UDP alliance promises institutional reforms in The GambiaThe alliance led by the Gambia First Coalition and the UDP promises to reform Gambia’s Constitution, institutions and economy after ten years of governance it considers deficient. Its manifesto denounces corruption, public debt and the centralisation of power, according to Kerr Fatou.The week in Africa
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