Montserrado County Senator Abraham Dillon has termed Criminal Court “C” recent verdict in the US$100 million drugs case as a factor that undermines collective efforts to combat drugs and its damaging effects on the country. Last Thursday, jurors at the Criminal Court “C” unanimously acquitted four defendants accused of importing into Liberia, 520 kilograms of […]
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has poorly rated Malawi on the first review of the Malawi staff monitored program, the first step towards the qualification for extended credit facility (ECF). IMF says Malawi faced implementation challenges during the first review of the Malawi Staff Monitored Program with Executive Board Involvement based on end-December 2022 targets. […]
A mysterious disease is affecting growth of cloves, Zanzibar’s major export crop causing panic among farmers in Unguja and Pemba. This has prompted the Zanzibar Minister for Trade and Industries Development, Mr Omar Said Shaaban, to direct researchers to investigate the disease-causing wilting of cloves leaves. More than 500,000 clove trees have been affected in […]
Nairobi — The fight for control of the Jubilee Party will now head to the streets, the embattled President Uhuru Kenyatta-led faction has now warned. Former Ndaragwa Member of Parliament Jeremiah Kioni who suffered a setback after Registrar of Political Parties Ann Nderitu ratified his expulsion and that of the Vice-Chairman David Murathe. Nderitu also […]
Nairobi — President William Ruto has nominated Mary Wanyonyi, the spouse of former Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Wafula Chebukati for appointment as the Chairperson of the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA). The Public Service Commission (PSC) shortlisted three individuals, and President Ruto selected Wanyonyi from the list. If approved by […]
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Nigeria: Seun Kuti Released On Bail
“He was released this evening,” the lawyer said. Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has been released by the police. He was released on Tuesday after fulfilling his bail conditions, his lawyer, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, told PREMIUM TIMES. “He was released this evening,” the lawyer said. The singer had turned himself in after the Inspector-General of Police, Usman […]
South Africa’s Nursing Shortage Becoming Critical, Netcare Says South Africa’s largest private healthcare network, Netcare, says that the country is facing a critical shortage of nurses, reports Bloomberg on TimesLive. Though most South African hospitals have their own nursing colleges, only designated universities can issue professional nursing qualifications. The country has an estimated shortage […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) as a project that has not only made history, but has brought hope to the citizens of both Lesotho and South Africa. The President was speaking at the launch of Phase 2 of the LHWP at Polihali Dam in the mountain kingdom. “I would […]
Department of basic education needs to take responsibility for “devastating” literacy rates, say opposition and civil society Briefing Parliament on Tuesday, the Department of Basic Education blamed poor literacy rates on the Covid pandemic. Last week the Progress on International Reading Literacy Study found that 81% of South African grade 4 children cannot read for […]
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has in his election campaign promised to fix economic problems currently bedevilling Zimbabwe, which has seen retail prices soaring and the local currency fast losing its value against the USD. Chamisa who is set to contest in the August polls against Zanu PF candidate President Emmerson Mnangagwa […]
Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, will perform the physical spud-in President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday flag off an oil drilling campaign at the Lake Chad Basin (Wadi-B Well) in Tuba community, Jere Local Government Area, Borno State. The event, which will be attended by oil experts and government officials in Borno, is in […]
Despite some fighting, Khartoum residents say the situation in the capital is relatively calm after a new truce took effect. Meanwhile, the US announced a new humanitarian aid package as the conflict lingers on. The Sudanese capital of Khartoum saw warplanes fly over the city and some artillery fire, but remained relatively calm Tuesday morning […]
The president participated virtually in the commissioning of the bridge. Governors of the south-east region of Nigeria have named the Second Niger Bridge after President Muhammadu Buhari, an official has said. The bridge was commissioned on Tuesday by Mr Buhari who participated in the event virtually. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the governors took the decision […]
The government says insurgents abducted the women for protesting against violence and illegal taxes in the restive anglophone region of the country. Separatist rebels kidnapped 30 women in northwestern Cameroon, the government said on Tuesday. According to officials, the abductions came over protests against illegal taxes imposed on them by the insurgents. What do we […]
Nigerian author Arinze Ifeakandu has often dreamed of a society where gay people do not have to hide their love or live in fear of homophobic hate. But LGBTQ+ people are pushing back against repression through creativity and community, said Ifeakandu, whose debut book “God’s Children are Little Broken Things” won the prestigious Swansea University […]
Nairobi — Total and Africa Oil have quit Project Oil Kenya in Turkana County. Tullow Oil plc, a global independent oil and gas exploration and production firm, will now fully acquire the project. The 100 percent equity takeover is now awaiting approval from the government. Tullow Kenya BV Managing Director Madhan Srinivasan disclosed that the […]
Addis Ababa — The government of Ethiopia is committed to work closely with partners to ensure social protection system for vulnerable citizens in areas affected by conflict and drought, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Demeke Mekonnen said. A two-day high-level national social protection conference kicked off today under the theme “Social Protection […]
Cape Town — Thousands of people in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region took to the streets on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 to demand the return of people displaced by a two-year war there. The protesters are also calling for the withdrawal of outside forces, now that the conflict between Ethiopian forces (supported by their allies, neighbouring […]