A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a pre-election suit filed by former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, challenging the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Justice Joyce Abdulmalik struck out the suit on Friday after Amaechi’s lead…
MONROVIA, Liberia, July 17, 2026/APO Group/ — UN Women Liberia, with support from the Governments of Norway and Sweden, has officially launched the Liberia Care Snapshot, a landmark rapid assessment that highlights the critical role of paid and unpaid care work in driving inclusive economic growth and advancing women’s economic empowerment. The launch follows the…
From Fred Ezeh, Abuja The Knights of St. Mulumba (KSM), Nigeria, on Thursday launched a N2 billion Endowment Fund and Integrated Charity Initiative, describing it as a sustainable approach to humanitarian service and national development. KSM explained that the fund, unveiled in Abuja, was designed to provide a permanent source of financing for the Catholic…
A Nigerian woman has stirred debate online after arguing that women should not expect to be paid or rewarded by their husbands or boyfriends after having sex. Speaking in a viral video shared on X (formerly Twitter), she maintained that intimacy in a relationship should be a mutual expression of love and affection rather than…
Andy Burnham had officially been declared leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party on Friday, paving the way for him to be appointed the United Kingdom’s prime minister on Monday after securing overwhelming backing from Labour MPs. Burnham, 56, the former Mayor of Greater Manchester, was the sole candidate in the leadership contest to replace outgoing…
KAMPALA, Uganda, July 17, 2026/APO Group/ — Parliament has endorsed two National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidates to fill Uganda’s vacant positions in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) after adopting the report of the Parliamentary Verification Committee. The vacancies arose following the election of former EALA representatives Hon. James Kakooza and Hon. Dennis Namara to…
