The indefinite ban on commercial motorcyclists popularly known as Okada, operating in parts of Nigeria's commercial city of Lagos begins today in six local government areas of the state. Deputy Commissioner in charge of operations, Ahmed Kotangora told newsmen that…

The Gambia government says part of the former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s local high court breed trial could take place in Equatorial Guinea, Ghana and other West African countries. This comes after reports claimed the ex-president Jammeh would be tried…

Nigeria's former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has again emerged as the presidential candidate of the main opposition political party, the Peoples Democratic Party in a keenly contested presidential primary over the weekend. WADR's Fatimah Ibrahim monitored the proceedings and now…

Niger Republic’s Minister of National Defense, Alkassoum Indatou, said around seven hundred (700) civilians and five hundred (500) soldiers have been killed in "terrorist attacks" in Niger since 2013.  The minister disclosed this during an interaction with members of National…

Lawmakers in Sierra Leone have continue to debate the address  by President Julius Maada Bio at the state opening of parliament on 10th May, 2022.  However as Patrick Sallia reports, all leaders of various political parties are expected round off…

President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, has pledged $100,000 on behalf of the Gambia for the African Union Humanitarian Agency. The Gambian leader says Africa’s “collective drive to improve the urgent humanitarian situation should optimize the democratic dividend of the…

The minority in Ghana's parliament has accused the government of deliberately withholding funds from the legislature to stop the house from exercising its oversight responsibilities.  It follows revelations by the speaker Alban Bagbin that the work of most committees are…