Homepage News from Saturday, May 2nd, 2026

South African opposition leader Julius Malema has criticised recent xenophobic attacks in the country, warning that violence against foreign nationals will not solve unemployment.

The United States government is considering stricter conditions on financial and humanitarian assistance to Nigeria over growing insecurity and religious violence in the country.

A key figure in the Kwankwasiyya movement in Kano State, Kabiru Adamu Abdullahi, has resigned from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), a move that is adding to growing speculation about political shifts ahead of the 2027 elections.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will travel to France, Kenya and Rwanda starting Saturday, May 2, for a series of international meetings focused on economic growth and partnerships.

The Peoples Democratic Party has said its National Chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed, and National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, remain in charge despite a recent Supreme Court judgment on the party’s leadership.