•Guinea flag Guinea’s junta has suspended three main political parties — including that of former President Alpha Conde — for three months, ahead of an electoral campaign for a rewrite of the constitution, according to an order. The move came as the main parties and civil society groups in the West African nation readied to […]
•Benue State House of Assembly The Benue State House of Assembly today suspended five members. Disclosing this in a statement today, the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Terver Zamber, said the lawmakers were suspended for three sittings for tempering with the report on the activities of the Chairman, Otukpo Local Government Area, Maxwell...
•BRT lane on Eko Bridge The Lagos State Government has temporarily suspended Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, lane enforcement along the Eko Bridge and Odo Iya-Alaro axis aimed at ameliorating the growing traffic congestion caused by the ongoing structural rehabilitation of the Ogudu-Ifako Bridge expansion joint. Special Adviser to the Governor on Tran...
The internal crisis within the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP) escalated today as the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) suspended its National Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gbam, alongside two other top officials. Also suspended with immediate effect are Nze Nnadi Clarkson, the National Auditor, and Uchechukwu Chukwuma, the Natio...
•Governor Hyacinth Alia and his suspended special adviser, Mkor Aondona The Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has suspended his Special Adviser on Documentation, Research, and Planning, Mkor Aondona, who was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged sextortion, cyberbullying, and blackmail. In a statemen...
•Mali’s junta leader, Assimi Goita Mali’s junta today suspended political parties’ activities “until further notice for reasons of public order”, as the opposition protests against the military government’s ramped-up crackdown on dissent. Read out on national television and radio, the decree comes ahead of a rally called for Friday by parties ...
•Abia State governor, Alex Otti The Labour Party has announced the indefinite suspension of six prominent members, including Abia State Governor Alex Otti, Senators Darlington Nwokocha and Ireti Kingibe, over alleged anti-party activities. Others suspended are Victor Afam Ogene, Amobi Ogah, and Seyi Sowumi, reports The PUNCH. The party’s Natio...
•Suspended former Senator Chuka Utazi The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Uzo-Uwani local government area of Enugu state has suspended former Senator Chuka Utazi over alleged anti-party activities. Utazi, who served as senator for Enugu North from 2015 to 2023 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), defected to the APC in 2024, reports Th...
Saudi Arabia has announced a temporary suspension of specific visa categories for citizens of 14 countries, including Nigeria, India, and Pakistan, as part of new travel restrictions ahead of the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage. According to reports, the Saudi authorities are suspending the issuance of Umrah, family visit, and business visas for citizens...
The Labour Party has suspended its Anambra 2025 governorship primary election scheduled for today, Saturday, April 5, 2025, indefinitely. It was gathered that the suspension was consequent upon yesterday’s afternoon long-awaited verdict of the Supreme Court which sacked the national chairman of the Labour Party Julius Abure, reports Saturday G...

