Traditional practitioners, known locally as “oloola” are worried about the decline of facial scarification, but critics remain opposed to it
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It’s not only the Christians that partake in Muslim festivals. “When a Christian dies, all the neighbours go to the church for the funeral”
The jihadists attacked the base in eight pickup trucks fitted with machine guns, leading to a two-hour-long battle
Legal advisor Uyi Giwa Osagie is accused of handling $2 million without going through a “financial institution”
Omoyele Sowore, a critic of President Muhammadu Buhari, was arrested over calls for a revolution
A Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has been set up to investigate Jammeh’s crimes
Ghazouani, a former general, won a majority of 52 per cent of the vote though opposition parties denounced electoral fraud.
The protesters are demanding an improvement in living conditions amid spiralling inflation
In a practice known locally as “saiko”, trawlers illegally target catches by fishermen and re-sell to the communities
Cheikh Ould Mohamed Ould Mkheitir had been initially sentenced to death but was then given a jail term on appeal