Justice Joseph Wowo’s story highlights a long-standing legal and diplomatic conflict, rooted in alleged anti-Nigerian sentiment and a corrupt political system under former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh. Wowo, a Nigerian judge who served as the Chief Justice of The Gambia for a brief period in 2013, maintains that his removal[Read More…]
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More Than 60 Dead Off Libya In Latest Migrant Tragedy: IOM
Around 61 migrants were missing and presumed dead after their boat sank off Libya’s coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Saturday, in the latest migrant tragedy off North Africa. The “large number of migrants” are believed to have died because of high waves which swamped their vessel after[Read More…]
Bola Tinubu Wins Nigeria’s Presidential Election Against Atiku Abubakar & Peter Obi
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…]