Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary has accused the government of launching a campaign of repression and targeted abductions following the disputed October 12 presidential election, which he claims to have won.  In a statement issued Friday morning, Tchiroma alleged that two of his family members and his personal chef were kidnapped in Garoua on

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has said that protests have become deeply embedded in Nigeria’s political DNA, noting that almost every past president once took to the streets to protest in defiance of real or perceived injustice. Speaking on News Central’s Politics HQ programme, Sowore

The Yoruba Union, known as Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá, has accused President BolaTinubu of overburdening Nigerians with excessive taxation amid worsening poverty, unemployment, and insecurity across the country.  The group claimed that the President’s economic policies are so harsh and anti-people that Nigerians may soon have to pay taxes simply for breathing. In a statement released

The Bola Tinubu’s Presidency has defended its controversial decision to approve a 15% import duty on petrol and diesel, describing it as a “bridge, not a burden”.   In a statement on Friday by the Special Adviser, Media and Public Communications/spokesperson to President, Mr Sunday Dare, the presidency said the move aims to boost local refining,