Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria’s disputed presidential election. The 70-year-old veteran politician got 36% of the vote, official results show. His main rival Atiku Abubakar polled 29%, and Labour’s Peter Obi 25%. Their parties had earlier dismissed the poll as a sham, and[Read More…]
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Desert-Stuck Gambians Send Distress Call Following Ejection From Algeria
About 26 Gambian migrants have been sent across the Algerian border to the Nigerien village of Azamac, reports reaching JollofNews intimated. The migrants were reportedly living in deplorable conditions as they had to put up with hunger and chillingly cold desert weather. The 26 Gambians have been camped in an[Read More…]
President Touray Sworn-In At The 62nd Ordinary Session Of ECOWAS Summit
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, was sworn-in at the 62nd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government in Abuja, Nigeria on Sunday, December 4, 2022. In his inaugural speech, Dr. Touray thanked the Heads of State and Government for the[Read More…]