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Malian Customs Seize 19 Buses with Fake Documents in Major Fraud Crackdown
Malian Customs have seized 19 passenger buses found to be operating with fake number plates and forged registration documents. The operation was carried...
Burkina Faso: Ministry of Defense Condemns RFI for Spreading False Information Aimed at Destabilization
The Ministry of Defense of Burkina Faso has publicly condemned Radio France Internationale (RFI) for what it describes as “false and destabilising” reporting...
Mali: FAMa Launch Sweeping Anti-Terror Operations, Vehicles, Weapons Caches, and Drones Destroyed
In a decisive nationwide counter-terror campaign, the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) have conducted a series of major operations between May 19 and May...
Nigeria: Niger State Flood Death Toll Rises to 117, Thousands now Displaced
At least 117 people have died and many others are missing after severe flooding struck Niger State. The floods followed several hours of...
Ghana’s Gold Output to Rise 6.25% to 5.1 Million Ounces in 2025 – Chamber of Mines
Ghana’s gold output is projected to rise by 6.25 per cent to 5.1 million ounces in 2025, according to the Ghana Chamber of...
How Aniebiet Antia Allegedly Scams Investors out of Millions in Akwa Ibom
Facebook Connection Turns into Costly Deception For retired arbitrator, Mrs. Ntefon, it began with a simple Facebook friend request from a man named...
LOAN: Nigeria Must Not Be Sold into Debt Slavery – Atiku Tells Tinubu
Former Vice President and 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has issued a stern warning to President Bola...
“No Light, No Fuel, No Hope”: Tinubu’s Two Years Leaves Nigerians in Crisis
Two years into President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, many Nigerians say their daily reality has become unbearable. Instead of the “Renewed Hope” campaign...
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Voice of African Literature, Dead at 87
Hope was born. But hope, if it is bold, is bound to be killed. That’s why hope is so painful. — Weep Not,...
Nigeria: Students in Osun, Taraba, and Other States Write WAEC Exams Under Candlelight and Phone Torchlight
In the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), several students across multiple Nigerian states were forced to write their English Language...
EXPOSED: Zikoko Citizen Another CIA Social Engineering Front Encouraging Young Nigerians to Immigrate to the West
An investigation by West Africa Weekly’s Editor-in-Chief, David Hundeyin, has raised serious concerns about foreign interference in Nigeria’s media landscape, particularly surrounding a...
Nigeria: From Critic to Commander-in-Chief, Tinubu’s 2 Years in Office Contrasts His Fiery Past Tweets on Insecurity
In the years before his presidency, Bola Tinubu was vocal about the threat of Boko Haram and the failure of the Nigerian government...