Abdul Wasiu Mujeeb

Writer, journalist, and legal researcher, Alafarika for Studies and Consultancy.

Nigeria’s Adesanya shines in the UFC

At UFC 263 on Saturday night, Israel Adesanya demolished Vettori, winning a unanimous decision to remain undefeated in the middleweight…

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Ghana set to plant 5 million trees in a single day

On Friday, Ghana plans to plant more than 5 million trees in an effort to preserve and conserve the country's…

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Nigerian government to sell power to four countries

The Nigerian government has announced that it will sell electrical power to four West African countries through its generation businesses. …

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Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga awarded PEN Pinter Prize 2021

Tsitsi Dangarembga, a prominent Zimbabwean novelist, has been named the winner of this year's Pen Pinter Prize.  She will give…

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ECOWAS envoy, Goita discusses transitional plans in Mali

Good luck Jonathan, former Nigerian President met with Colonel Assimi Goita, the head of Mali's junta, in Bamako on Tuesday…

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Coup leader Goita sworn in as Malian transitional president

On Monday, Mali's Colonel Assimi Goita was inaugurated in as the country's interim president, though he promised elections in early…

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Nigeria suspends Twitter days after president’s post removed

Nigeria announced on Friday that Twitter's operations have been halted indefinitely, two days after the social media company withdrew a…

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Ex Libyan minister Bashagha warns against delaying election

Libya's former interior minister Fathi Bashaga, who is a likely candidate in the December election, has cautioned the government not…

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Somaliland holds first parliamentary vote since 2005

Somalia's breakaway Somaliland territory held its first parliamentary election for 16 years on Monday, in what lawmakers there characterize as…

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Col. Goïta and Mali’s second coup in nine months

Mali witnessed series of protests in the last four years, among which is that of June 5, 2020, where protesters…

Situation Reports

Nigeria’s rising insecurity and the way forward

The need for protection was the foundation on which the state was built as that is the social contract between…

Security & Conflict Resolution

Nigeria’s chief of army staff Ibrahim Attahiru dies in plane crash

Military sources has revealed that Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff Ibrahim Attahiru had died today 21st May 2021 in a…

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