Cutting government taxes and levies was the only way to ease an anticipated R2-plus per litre petrol price hike without endangering industry sustainability, MPs were told by various petroleum refining, retailing and wholesalers associations on Friday. The words may have been different, but without fail the message was the same: knee-jerk responses amid a public […]
North African sides Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia struck first blood, winning the first leg matches of their Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off qualification matches on Friday. Algeria and Tunisia picked up vital 1-0 wins away from home against Cameroon and Mali respectively while Egypt’s Pharaohs clinched a similar result at home against African champions […]
The Red Cross Society of Seychelles is urging everyone in Seychelles to donate non-perishable food items to help the people of Madagascar overcome the devastating effects of five recent natural disasters related to flooding and destruction by cyclones. Previously, the society was only accepting financial contributions due to the high cost of sending the items […]
The United States government Friday donated five nuclear detector cans to the Nigeria police to assist the outfit in checking terrorism in the country. The equipment, which were donated to the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Unit of the police, are also meant to strengthen their capacity to stabilise security in the country. The equipment, worth […]
Malindi — The High Court in Malindi has declared abortion related arrests and prosecution illegal. The landmark ruling made on Friday now protects patients seeking abortion services as well as healthcare providers offering the services. While making the ruling, the court noted that abortion care is a fundamental right under the Constitution of Kenya and […]
The U.S. Department of State designated Boko Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Specially Designated Global Terrorist Organisation on November 14, 2013. The United States Friday added six Nigerians to the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons due to their support of Boko Haram. According to a statement by Ned Price, spokesperson […]
As of March 26, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 11,356,745 while over 268,511,306 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Reported deaths in Africa reached 251,506 and 9,514,627 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases of 3,710,766 and 99,939 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco ( […]
Earth Hour is the world’s largest grassroots environmental movement, mobilizing millions of people around the world to demonstrate their concern for nature. Every year in March since 2007, Earth Hour has inspired people to speak out about the climate and environmental issues in their communities. In Africa, Earth Hour is a platform for people to […]
THE Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Minerals, Mr Adolph Ndunguru, yesterday praised Geita Gold Mining (GGM) for adhering to government laws and executing mining operations with great professionalism in its activities. Speaking to GGM management after visiting the company for the first time in Geita Town, he said since President Samia Suluhu Hassan appointed […]
The government will be building smaller housing units for its citizens allowing for more to be built for the same price under its revised housing and land policy, said a top Seychellois government official on Friday. When presenting the new policies to the media, the principal secretaries for land and housing revealed that reducing the […]
The Chief Justice of Seychelles has ordered the prosecution in the cases of the ‘missing $50 million’ and terrorism to hand in any outstanding materials by April 29 so that pleas may be entered on May 20 after which the court will set a trial date. All the nine accused in the case of the […]
Abuja — The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has said it has over 1.6 billion litres of the petrol in stock for the consumption of Nigerians nationwide. The Group Managing Director of the agency, Mr. Mele Kyari disclosed this in Abuja, yesterday. He spoke at the unveiling of the Association of Distributors and Transporters […]
Nairobi — Restaurant group Eat N’ Go has launched a news store in Westlands, Nairobi firming up its presence in the country even as it eyes expansion to Uganda and other East African countries. Launched in 2012, the group is the largest Domino’s pizza and Cold Stone Creamer franchise in Africa with presence in Nigeria […]
Months after boda bodas were allowed to operate full time, there have been a reported spike in the number of crimes aided by cyclists. Many of the crimes occur during the peak hours of traffic, early morning and at night. Asha Gimono, a victim of robbery said she recently was riding on a boda boda […]
Kano — The Kano/Jigawa State Command of the Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) has warned smugglers of petroleum products to desist from the illegal act, as anyone caught would face the full wrath of the law. The newly appointed Comptroller for the Area Command, Muhammad Abubakar Umar, gave the warning while addressing journalists on the activities […]
Ado-Ekiti — A Nigerian frontline Election Monitoring Group, Yiaga Africa, would deploy 541 elections observers to monitor the June 18 governorship poll in Ekiti State. Addressing journalists yesterday during a media round table discussion in Ado Ekiti, a Board Member of Yiaga, Mr. Ezenwa Nwagwu, said the high number of personnel deployment is to ensure […]
The IGBONINE Socio-Cultural Organisation has condemned the razing of the Awo-Omamma Imo State residence of Prof. George Obiozor President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide. In a release signed by the association Secretary General Dr. Dubas Agbasi, the organisation stated that it was a tragedy of immense dimension for such a fate to befall Prof. Obiozor […]
The Court of Appeal in Kampala has reduced from 15 to seven years the jail sentence had to former principal accountant in the Prime Minister’s office, Godfrey Kazinda . The Anti- Corruption Court’s Justice Margaret Tibulya in November 2020 handed Kazinda a 15 year jail sentence after being found guilty of illicit enrichment for having […]