“We are holding the Nigerian government and Kenyan government responsible.” A British passport belonging to Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the separatist group, IPOB, is in Kenya, the UK Guardian newspaper has reported. “Evidence seen by the Guardian shows Kanu entered Kenya this year on his British passport on a visa expiring in June. […]
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For this reason, we are mandating full compliance with all protective protocols; compulsory use of masks in all public places, social distancing, temperature checks, provisions for hand-washing and sanitisers, and a maximum of 50 per cent occupancy in enclosed spaces. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has warned of a possible third wave of the […]
Nigerians are mourning popular rapper, songwriter, actor and movie producer Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan’. The 44-year-old died of throat cancer on Saturday, his family announced Sunday in a statement signed by one of his siblings, Kayode Fasasi. Sound Sultan, who became a delight for Nigerians early in 2000 with his debut ‘Jagbajantis’, […]
My Fellow South Africans, Two weeks ago I announced a set of additional measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus. In deciding to introduce these additional measures, Cabinet followed scientific advice provided by the Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19 and deliberations of the National Coronavirus Command Council. These measures were urgent and they were […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the recent sporadic but increasingly violent protests in some parts of the country. “Key infrastructure like national roads have been affected, slowing down the transportation of goods and services that keep our economy running. “Property has been destroyed. Cars have been stoned. People have been intimidated and threatened, and some […]
By the middle of last week, with sheer and unbridled brute force, the Eswatini monarchy and its government had managed to force a retreat by pro-democracy protests and restore a semblance of calm to streets of various towns of Eswatini. However the calm masks a simmering anger. In recent days people in Eswatini have told […]
Police corruption in Zimbabwe has become endemic during Covid-19 lockdown periods to the extent that citizens now call US$10 the “national identity card” to pass a roadblock. Police corruption is the misuse of police authority for personal gain. Examples include extortion (demanding money for not writing traffic tickets) and bribery (accepting money in exchange for […]
Kaduna — Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State has confirmed the death of former deputy governor, Barnabas Yusuf Bala, Bantex, saying in him he had lost a dear friend and partner in the service of Kaduna State. The Governor, in a statement on Sunday he personally signed ,said it was the midst of trying […]
Thousands of cases of cholera have been reported in Nigeria between January and June 2021. The northern states of Bauchi, Gombe, Kano, Plateau and Zamfara are among those affected. Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae bacteria. It is passed on from faeces through contaminated food, drinks and unhygienic environments, and causes […]
Understanding the epidemiology of infectious diseases often rests heavily on the local resources available to conduct surveillance work. It is very easy to fall into the trap of believing that the absence of information about a given country or region means that diseases are not having an impact in those places. The apparently low rates […]
Men of the Inspector General of Police Special Response Team yesterday arrested 9 suspects from three communities of Kajola, Odo-Owa and Omu-Aran in Oke-Ero and Irepodun Local Government Areas of Kwara State over alleged burning of Fulani camps. Two of the suspects including a traditional ruler were picked up while sleeping in their homes in […]
Malawi is registering a skyrocketing increase in infections of the new Covid-19 Indian variant and, as Nyasa Times has learnt, 81.2 percent of those that have been infected in the last month are those that have not been vaccinated, a development Minister of Health, Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, says proves that the vaccine is effective. It […]
The national football team, Amavubi, will not take part in the upcoming CECAFA U-23 tournament that will be held in Bahir-Dar, Ethiopia from July 17-31. The Rwanda Football Federation (Ferwafa) confirmed the development on Friday through a statement. The statement said “Rwanda Football Federation would like to inform the general public and members of the […]
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Zimbabwe has pleaded with South Africa’s political leadership and the judiciary to treat the country’s jailed former president, Jacob Zuma with respect and dignity. The opposition party said South Africa’s leadership and the judiciary should have opted for a political solution rather than incarcerate the former head of state and […]
Education and Research Principal Secretary Simon Nabukwesi has urged scientists to research miraa and marijuana to establish their advantages and disadvantages to human health. The research will help Kenya find a market for the products internationally, he said. Lack of scientific evidence on the advantages of the products, he said, had led people to perceive […]
The G7 group of nations have appropriated $382 million to combat worsening food crisis and famine in Boko Haram ravaged North-East Nigeria. The G-7 is an intergovernmental organisation made up of the world’s largest developed economies: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. Government leaders of these countries meet periodically […]
Sound Sultan’s death was announced in a statement Sunday morning by his family. Popular Nigerian musician, Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan, is dead. His death was announced in a statement Sunday morning by his family. He was 44. The family said Sound Sultan died on Sunday of Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma. Details later…
No fewer than 84 people have been killed by suspected bandits in the last two weeks across the country. Worst hit are Kaduna and Xamfara States. The situation forced President Muhammadu Buhari to express sorrow. For some time now, Nigeria has been a hotbed of conflicts. Apart from the perennial conflict between the farmers and […]