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 Tanzania closes Nduta camp housing thousands of Burundi refugees Tanzania has closed a camp housing thousands of Burundian refugees and repatriated all but a handful, activists and the United Nations said. Burundian refugees have complained in recent months of being forcibly evicted from the Nduta camp in northwestern Tanzania, following a deal between the governments in Dar Es Salaam and Bujumbura to repatriate around 100,000 of them by June. As of late 2025, there were an estimated 142,000 Burundian refugees housed in two Tanzanian camps - Nduta and Nyarugusu, according to the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR). "The approximately 3,000 refugees who remained in the (Nduta) camp were forcibly loaded onto vehicles to be sent back to Burundi on Thursday," the Coalition for Human Rights/Living in Refugee Camps (CDH/VICAR) said, AFP reported. "Only around 10 families remained on site, awaiting transfer to the Nyarugusu camp, where 198 families had already been sent foll...

 Al Qaeda-linked insurgents establish check points around capital, call on Malians to rise up Al Qaeda-linked insurgents have called on Malians to ‌rise up against the military-led government and transition to Sharia law, as multiple security sources said the group had set up checkpoints around the capital and seized a northern town. The latest incidents come just days after Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) launched unprecedented assaultsacross the country ​on April 25 in coordination with the Tuareg-dominated rebel group the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA). Bases throughout the landlocked African ​country and near the capital Bamako were hit in those attacks, which killed Mali's defence minister. ⁠The town of Kidal was also seized. The group, which threatened a total blockade of Bamako following the ​attacks, has established a number of checkpoints on several major arteries leading to the city, five sources told Reuters on ​Friday. The FLA also seized the northern tow...

Social media critic ‘Justice Crack’ goes missing in Abuja Family and friends of social media commentator and government critic, Justice Mark Chidiebere, popularly known as Justice Crack, are currently apprehensive after he left for a meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, and has not been seen since then. According to family members and associates, Chidiebere informed his wife that he was heading to an undisclosed meeting after receiving a phone call. His phones have since been switched off, and repeated attempts to reach him have been unsuccessful. His disappearance has raised concerns among relatives, friends and supporters, with fears of possible abduction or detention. Up until today May 1, no word has ben heard from him. There are speculations he might have been arrested over a recent video he made about the kind of food soldiers are being given. While speaking at a press conference, his distraught wife appealed to the Federal government to please ensure the release of her h...

 In a significant move aimed at modernising football consumption and reaching younger audiences, FIFA has officially named YouTube a “Preferred Platform” for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The partnership, announced in March 2026, forms part of FIFA’s broader strategy to expand digital access to the tournament while preserving the commercial value of traditional broadcasting rights. Contrary to widespread online claims suggesting a complete free live-streaming takeover of the World Cup on YouTube, the agreement adopts a more nuanced and hybrid broadcasting model. Official rights holders retain their exclusive broadcasting rights, but are now permitted to use YouTube as an additional distribution channel. Under the deal, rights-holding broadcasters will be allowed to: - Live-stream the first 10 minutes of every match on their official YouTube channels. - Stream selected full matches, depending on regional rights agreements. - Publish extended highlights, behind-the-scenes footage, short-f...

 Yusuf Buhari Gets Automatic APC Ticket Yusuf Buhari, son of former President Muhammadu Buhari, has picked the All Progressives Congress, APC, ticket to contest for the Daura/Sandamu/Mai’adua Federal Constituency seat in the 2027 elections. Yusuf picked the ticket unopposed after a stakeholders’ meeting held in Katsina on Tuesday, April 28, where he was unanimously adopted as the party’s candidate.

 Traditional rulers from the Ohuhu clan in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State have called on politicians from Ikwuano, Umuahia North, and Umuahia South Local Government Areas to strictly adhere to the existing power rotation agreement in the Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency. The monarchs warned that any attempt to disrupt the agreement could trigger tension and violent clashes in the area. The appeal was made on Friday through Eze Iheanyichukwu Nwokenna of Ekeoba Kingdom. Speaking on behalf of Ohuhu traditional rulers, he urged politicians from Ibeku, Ikwuano, and Umuahia South to allow the Ohuhu clan to complete its second tenure in the House of Representatives, in line with the established rotation arrangement. Eze Nwokenna delivered the message at the palace of Eze Iheanyichukwu Abel Ezeigbo in Uhabiri, Umuchime na Amanso Autonomous Community, Ossah Ibeku. He described the power-sharing agreement, reached during the administration of former Governor Theodore O...

 Zazzau Emirate Council Suspends Sheikh Almisiry From Preasching In Kaduna, As Supporters Allege It Is Over Criticism Of President Tinubu The Zazzau Emirate Council has banned prominent Islamic scholar, Sheikh Said Khamis Almisiry, from delivering sermons or leading prayers at Masallacin Abu Ubaida Bin Jarrah and Sabon Gari Bye-Pass in Tudun Wada, Kaduna. In an official letter dated 15th April, 2026, signed by the Council Secretary, Mal. Yusuf Abubakar Hayat, the emirate directed the mosque leadership to stop Sheikh Almisiry and his deputy, Malam Aminu Garba, from all preaching activities with immediate effect. The directive has sparked outrage among residents and followers of the cleric, many of whom see it as an attempt to silence a vocal voice. According to Datti Assalafy who is familiar with the matter, the ban was allegedly imposed because of the scholar’s frequent and sharp criticism of the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The development has triggered heated debate o...