A Nigerian newspaper and Online version of the Vanguard, a daily publication in Nigeria covering Nigeria news, Niger delta, general national news, politics, business, energy, sports, entertainment, fashion,lifestyle human interest stories, etcIt’s being a very peaceful atmosphere so far in this dramatic but exciting election.

International protests forced the new president to call an election. FBI assistant special agent Keith Byers says authorities arrested Edema Missiadan after police in Mesa, Arizona, relayed information that a girl possibly was being forced into prostitution in the...Connect with the definitive source for global and local news It said talks would continue "to guarantee the full success of the summit. Protesters set tires on fire, burned a bus and threw rocks.PRAGUE (AP) — For the fourth time in his career, striker Francis Kone rushed to the rescue on the soccer field to help save someone's life.The Togo international jumped into action on Saturday when the opposing goalkeeper in a Czech league match was lying motionless after a collision with a teammate.PORT-GENTIL, Gabon (AP) — The curse of the defending champion struck Ivory Coast at the African Cup of Nations and Congo put a strike over money well behind it to dance into the quarterfinals on Tuesday.The titleholder and a team of big stars from European clubs, Ivory Coast didn't even make it past the group stage in its defense, crashing out without winning a game.PORT-GENTIL, Gabon (AP) — Togo coach Claude le Roy is not sure if veteran goalkeeper Kossi Agassa will play in a crucial game at the African Cup of Nations after his house in Lome was vandalized by supporters who blamed him for a loss.Agassa was "emotionally affected" by the news and will be allowed to skip Togo's final group match against Congo in Gabon on Tuesday if he wishes, Le Roy said. The airport has had mixed reviews with its location of more than 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the capital, Dakar. World-news; ECOWAS; Media; AFRICA-UNION; Culture; UEMOA; Africa; Tourism; Home / 2020 / January. Adebayor hasn't played club football since leaving England's Crystal Palace in June and has been criticized in Togo for being unfit and not match sharp when playing for the national team.EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Federal authorities in El Paso say an 18-year-old man believed from Africa is held without bond on a sex trafficking charge after he was arrested for bringing two 15-year-old girls from Phoenix and then prostituting them on an internet classified website. But on past evidence, things are unlikely to change.Now, 57 years later, the Gnassingbé family still is in power. He also alluded to reports of “*over-voting*” in the north. 2020 Togo elections: The top stories.
AP NEWS. The president of the electoral commission resigned and the minister of the interior took charge of counting the vote. Between 2005 and 2011, the country … The constitutional court and the electoral commission are filled with handpicked regime loyalists. — Togo Civil League (@tcl_togo) February 19, 2020. But all the opposition parties can hope for to oust this regime is a post-electoral crisis. Togbe Afede XIV, President of the National House of Chiefs has bemoaned the effect of the border closure on indigenes of the Volta Region who he says could be trapped between the borderlines. The partnership between the European Union and the African … 2 min read Togbe Afede XIV. Disease Outbreak News 5 June 2020 On 20 April 2020, WHO received information regarding a confirmed yellow fever case in Galangashie health area, located 30 km from Mango village, Oti district, Savanes region in the northern part of Togo.

Amid massive electoral irregularities, Faure Gnassingbé was sworn in as president on 4 May.
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AP RADIO. HOME; News; Diplomacy; Cooperation; Diaspora News; More. Presidential Election - 2020 . By ERICK KAGLAN March 3, 2020 GMT. Some of those improvements made the World Bank rank the country among the top 10 reformers in the world. "LOME, Togo (AP) — Thousands of people in Togo took to the streets Wednesday to demand presidential term limits as anger grows in the small West African nation over the 50-year-rule of the Gnassingbe family.Internet service was down and phone connections were sporadic, but that didn't stop the scheduled demonstrations aimed at preventing President Faure Gnassingbe from running for a fourth term in 2020 elections.LOME, Togo (AP) — Amnesty International says at least one person has been killed and several wounded in Togo after police clamped down on demonstrations against a fuel price hike.The human rights organization on Wednesday condemned the use of force and called for investigations.Police in the capital, Lome, fired tear gas and rubber bullets Tuesday to disperse hundreds of people who demonstrated. WhatsApp spyware attack: senior clergymen in Togo among activists targeted.