Fatou Conte and Diabate Famoro, two low-income workers in Guinea’s bustling seaside capital Conakry, are divided on President Alpha Conde’s economic success, just one illustration of the controversy over his bid for a third term. The 82-year-old is running in Sunday’s election in the West African state after having won two past ballots partly on promises […]

By Rasheed Sobowale The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has expressed his discontent at the unprofessionalism conduct of the disbanded Police Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The governor in a press statement on Friday claimed the unit made the state ungovernable for him. The statement which he posted on Twitter reads; “I call for a […]

The main suspect in the trial of alleged accomplices in the 2015 Paris terror attacks caused an uproar in court Friday when he threatened a policewoman during her testimony. “You will pay for this,” shouted Ali Riza Polat, who is believed to have been the right-hand man of Amedy Coulibaly, who killed a police officer […]

US President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are set to hold rival townhall TV shows on Thursday, instead of their second presidential debate. Both candidates are expected to field direct questions from voters in the separate events, to be broadcast on different TV channels. The originally-scheduled debate was called off after Trump refused […]

Police in Chile are stepping up security ahead of the first anniversary Friday of major protests against the country’s conservative government, which saw over 30 people dead. Officials plan to bring in some 40,000 police officers Friday to keep the peace, the El Mercurio newspaper reported Tuesday, citing police general Ricardo Yanez. Chile was rocked […]