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American Politics, Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Saturday, January 31st, 2026
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — Journalist Don Lemon and three other people were arrested Friday in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church and increased tensions between residents and federal officials. Lemon was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he had […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Saturday, January 31st, 2026
South Africa has declared Israel’s top diplomat in the country “persona non grata,” and given him 72 hours to leave, the foreign ministry said on Friday, citing a “series of violations”. Ties between the two nations are already strained, with South Africa bringing a case before the United Nations top court in 2023 to argue […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Saturday, January 31st, 2026
Ibrahim Traore, the military leader of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso’s military-led government has dissolved all political parties and scrapped the legal framework governing their operations. This is going by a decree approved by the West African nation’s council of ministers on Thursday. The decision by the military rulers who seized power in September 2022 is […]
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Nigerian Police, Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Saturday, January 31st, 2026
Cameroonian lawmaker sues Nigeria police, demands N200m damages By Asare Asare A Cameroonian legislator, Manghe Romeo Etta, has dragged the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) before a Cross River State High Court, alleging unlawful arrest, detention and violation of his fundamental rights. The youth senator representing Manyu Division in Cameroon’s National Assembly, is seeking N200 […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, January 26th, 2026
Okembunachi Photo: Daily Mail A Nigerian-born nurse has been deregistered in Australia after a tribunal found that she repeatedly slept while on duty during night shifts at an aged care facility in Sydney. Chimzuruoke Okembunachi, 25, had her nursing registration cancelled and her name removed from the register after the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, January 19th, 2026
Finland Finland is planning stricter immigration rules that could see the residence permits of non-EU students cancelled if they receive basic social assistance from the state. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment opened a public consultation on the draft law on January 16, proposing a system that would allow authorities to automatically monitor whether […]
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American Politics, Africa & World Politics, General Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, December 21st, 2025
By Enioluwa Adeniyi A US government official has disclosed that the Trump administration has directed the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to suspend green card and citizenship applications filed by Nigerians and nationals of other countries newly added to the expanded US “travel ban.” The official, speaking in a report by CBS News on […]
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Air Force, Africa & World Politics, Armed Forces, Headlines
Sunday, December 21st, 2025
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has said that Nigerian soldiers recently released by Burkina Faso have arrived at an Air Force base in Accra, Ghana. Tuggar disclosed this in a post on X on Friday evening, confirming the safe arrival of the soldiers in the Ghanaian capital. He wrote, ““I can confirm […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Monday, December 8th, 2025
Around a dozen soldiers have been arrested in Benin following an attempted coup, including the ringleaders of the foiled operation, military and security sources told AFP Sunday. One source said 13 people have been detained, while another confirmed that all but one of the suspects are serving soldiers; the remaining detainee is a former member […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Saturday, November 1st, 2025
Former Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, has died at the age of 80. Odinga died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in India. He collapsed during a morning walk and was taken to Devamatha Hospital, which said he had suffered a cardiac arrest. It said he did not respond to resuscitation measures […]
