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Category: West Africa

West Africa has been defined as including the 18 countries Benin, Burkina Faso, the island of Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, the island of Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe and Togo.

Nigeria News and Headlines OP-ED West Africa 

Nigerian Churches Evangelize To The Wrong People

Nimi Princewill,
In line with modern realities, the current yardstick for measuring the success of a pentecostal church in Nigeria, begins with an estimation of the church’s net worth (which can be derived from the size and elegance of its cathedral), to most importantly, taking a look at how largely populated its loyal congregation is. Both of these necessities are highly fancied… Read More
Male Math Teacher Nigeria News and Headlines OP-ED West Africa 

A teacher’s reward is in heaven while poverty beckons on earth!

Nimi Princewill, ,
Becoming a teacher in Nigeria, doesn’t exactly align with the prayers of most young Nigerians who seek God’s direction in their search for a glamorous future occupation. Try suggesting the teaching profession to an intending “Jambite” and you’d almost certainly be rebuked for your unreasonable statement, with a fervent “God Forbid!” to ensure such absurd wish never come to pass!… Read More
Boko Haram Joke lands students in Jail West Africa 

Cameroon: Thousands worldwide demand release of students jailed for sharing Boko Haram joke

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Appeal trial set for 15 June after several delays More than 300,000 letters and petitions from people around the world have been sent to Cameroonian President Paul Biya calling on him to release three students each sentenced to 10 years in prison by a military court for sharing a joke by SMS about Boko Haram, Amnesty International revealed today. As… Read More
Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa 

South Africa deports 90 Nigerians

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The South African government on Friday deported 90 Nigerians for alleged immigration-related offences. Joseph Alabi, the spokesman for the Lagos Airport Police Command confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Mr. Alabi said the deportees, who are all men, landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at about 3.30 p.m. Friday. Read More
Ghana Spaceship Research Ghana West Africa 

Ghana to host Africa’s first Spaceship Research Centre

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The first Spaceship Research Centre in Africa is to be constructed and hosted in Ghana at the Atomic Energy Commission enclave at Haatso in Accra. Global Non-Governmental Organization in Spaceship Technology, KESHE Foundation Ghana is partnering Ghanaian Construction Engineering Management company, BONADES Limited to implement the project. Read More
Muhammadu Buhari Nigeria News and Headlines OP-ED West Africa 

Aisha Yesufu calls for President Buhari’s impeachment

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– President Muhammadu Buhari’s health crisis is still generating reactions from Nigerians – Co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group, Aisha Yesufu has joined the debate – She advised the president to resign, adding that the National Assembly should impeach him if he fails to do so Co-convener of the BBOG group, Aisha Yesufu has advised President Muhammadu… Read More
Joshua Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa 

National Israeli Station Airs Documentary on Nigerian Pastor TB Joshua

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Preparations for Prophet T.B. Joshua’s relocation to Israel seem to be heating up with the airing of a documentary on national Israeli television about the impending arrival of the Nigerian cleric. Reshet TV, one of the most successful television networks in Israel, aired an 11-minute feature on Joshua in Hebrew, detailing his recent visits to Israel and meetings with government… Read More
Chibok girls Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa 

Boko Haram has FREED Nigeria Chibok girls

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According to reports Islamist militants of the Boko Haram group have released at least 80 schoolgirls from a group of 276 they abducted in north-eastern Nigeria three years ago, officials say. The release reportedly came after talks with the government, though few details are confirmed. The abduction of the so-called “Chibok girls” triggered a global outcry and sparked a huge… Read More
Eleanor_Sirleaf_Johnson Liberia West Africa 

Africa’s War Lord Queen; The Bloodstained Career of Liberia’s Eleanor Sirleaf Johnson

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If all you know about Liberian President Eleanor Sirleaf Johnson is what you read in the U.S. corporate media, you probably think she is a Nobel Prize-winning reformer. In fact, Sirleaf is a U.S. imperial puppet whose hands are steeped in blood, the “right hand woman“ of deposed warlord Charles Taylor, and a servant of multinational banks. “The lords of… Read More
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