The mayor of Dionewar in Senegal’s Fatick region, Lansana Sarr, has been arrested for his alleged role in facilitating illegal migration. His arrest followed the interception of a pirogue carrying over 500 migrants attempting to reach Spain. According to local reports, Sarr admitted to receiving 2 million CFA francs (approximately $3,300) from a migration courier,…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday reaffirmed that the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice does not have the authority to initiate or prosecute criminal proceedings related to electoral offences. The judgment, delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo, was in response to a lawsuit filed by Oladipupo Adebutu, the 2023…
Former lawyer to singer Speed Darlington, Stan Alieke, has shared his thoughts on the issue of the NYSC member who shared a video expressing her frustration at President Tinubu and the state of the Nigerian economy. In a post shared on his Instastories, Alieke said that rules are rules and went on to explain…
March 18, 2025 CounterPunch Radio On this episode of CounterPunch Radio, Joshua Frank and Erik Wallenberg welcome back Ralph Nader to discuss Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s fascist creep, and how we can fight back. Ralph Nader is a long-time consumer advocate, presidential candidate and the author of many books, most recently Let’s Start the…
The Ivorian Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced the publication of the provisional electoral roll, listing 8,761,348 voters, from March 17 to 21, 2025, across the country and in the diaspora. IEC President Ibrahime Coulibaly-Kuibiert handed over a USB key containing the voter list at the commission’s headquarters in Abidjan ahead of the dispute period,…
