Author: Vardiafrica

Nearly nine million voters were eligible to cast their ballot Saturday in the world’s top cocoa producer, which has resisted coups and jihadist attacks plaguing much of west Africa but which saw tensions soar and deadly violence in the run-up to the election. Even before the provisional results’ announcement Ouattara was already anticipated to have swept the polls, after early tallies on Sunday showed him winning upwards of 90 percent of the vote. Turnout was close to 100 percent in his northern strongholds. The political veteran was also ahead in traditionally pro-opposition areas in the south and parts of the…

Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, and Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, have been released from Kuje Prison after four days in detention. He was detained last week following his appearance at the Kuje Magistrate Court.

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with the newly appointed service chiefs at the State House. Last Friday, Tinubu sacked the former service chiefs in a major shake-up of the nation’s military leadership. The president named Olufemi Oluyede, a lieutenant general, as the new chief of defence staff, replacing Christopher Musa. Prior to the appointment, Oluyede was the chief of army staff. Waidi Shaibu, a major general, was named the new chief of army staff, while Sunday Kelvin Aneke, an air vice marshal, was appointed as air chief. Idi Abbas, a rear admiral, was named the mew naval chief, while Emmanuel Akomaye Parker Undiandeye,…

Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has said he is seriously being pressured by political figures to dump the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC. Mutfwang made this disclosure during the weekend at an event held at the Banquet Hall of the Government House in Jos. The governor noted his decision to remain in the PDP, stressing that only God and the electorate who voted him into office can determine his political direction. “It is true that they have been putting pressure on me. “But I told them that only two people can authorise me to change…

Former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has threatened to take legal action against the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, after he was allegedly denied the opportunity to purchase the nomination form to contest for the position of National Chairman. Lamido, who arrived at the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, on Monday morning, was reportedly prevented from obtaining the form, a development he described as “unacceptable and undemocratic.” Speaking to journalists outside the party headquarters, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs expressed disappointment over the incident and vowed to seek redress in court if he was not allowed to participate…

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has been re-elected for an eighth term that could keep him in office until he is nearly 100, according to official results announced on Monday by the Central African country’s Constitutional Council. “Hereby proclaimed President-elect: the candidate Biya Paul,” said Clement Atangana, president of the Constitutional Council. Biya, 92, took office in 1982 and has held a tight grip on power ever since, doing away with the presidential term limit in 2008 and winning reelection by comfortable margins. This year his strongest challenge came from Issa Tchiroma Bakary, a former government spokesperson and employment minister in…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed Biodun Oyebanji, governor of Ekiti, as its consensus candidate for the 2026 governorship election in the state. The endorsement was made on Monday during a party meeting in Ado-Ekiti. Opeyemi Bamidele, senate leader, moved the motion for Oyebanji’s adoption, which was seconded by Stephen Aribasoye, speaker of the Ekiti house of assembly. In his remarks, Usman Ododo, the chairman of the congress committee, said the affirmation is a reflection of Oyebanji’s giant strides in various sectors which have benefitted the people of Ekiti. He added that APC remains a party of discipline, which has shown in…

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has abandoned his earlier plan to call witnesses in his defence in his ongoing trial for alleged terrorism offences. Kanu told a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday that he has realised that there was no valid charge against him and that evidence led so far have not established any case against him to require the he enter a defence. The court had on October 24 adjourned till October 27 for Kanu to open his defence. Kanu had written the court, indicating his intention to call witnesses and applied…

A two-storey building has collapsed in Lagos, leaving many residents trapped beneath the rubble.  The affected building located at 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop in the Oyingbo area of the state collapsed in the early hours of Monday, October 27, 2025. The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, who confirmed the incident, said the Sari-Iganmu Fire Station team was immediately dispatched to the scene after receiving a distress call at about 12:20 a.m. on Monday. The agency confirmed that the structure, which had previously shown signs of distress, gave way while residents were…

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, has congratulated the Honourable Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Gas) and Co-Chairman of the NCDMB Governing Council, Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo on his recent emergence as President of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). Engr. Ogbe described the appointment as the lead of the renowned international organization as a well-deserved recognition of the Minister’s visionary leadership, deep industry expertise, and consistent drive to position Nigeria as a global gas powerhouse.He noted that under the Minister’s stewardship, the nation has recorded significant progress in unlocking…