Two persons have been confirmed dead after drinking tea prepared with local leaf popularly called, Zakami, at a wedding ceremony, weekend, in Sheka, Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State. The ward head of the area, Usman Musa Zakari, confirmed this to journalists who visited the area yesterday. This was contrary to unconfirmed reports from […]
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The APC says Mr Gemade and others worked against the party during the recent general elections. The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State has suspended former Minister of Works Barnabas Gemade from the party for alleged anti-party activities. Austin Agada, the state APC chairman, said this at a stakeholders’ meeting on Wednesday in Makurdi, […]
Khartoum / Omdurman / Khartoum North (Bahri) — Battles between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued on Monday, despite a declared armistice. The conflict caused the water supply to be completely cut in many parts of Khartoum. The collapse of online banking services in the country has made it even more […]
The United Kingdom Supreme Court has ruled in favour of leading British multinational oil and gas company, Shell on Wednesday that it was too late for Nigerian claimants to sue its two subsidiaries over a 2011 offshore oil spill. On December 20, 2011, there were allegations that an estimated 40,000 barrels of crude oil leaked […]
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that it will provide necessary support to ensure that Nigerian students evacuated from the war-torn Sudan are integrated into the nation’s universities. The registrar of JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, made this known in Abuja when the chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, led […]
“If the bill is not assented to, the 10th Assembly will follow up and ensure its success” The Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Ibrahim Oloriegbe, has said he is hopeful that President Muhammadu Buhari will assent to the Public Health Emergency Bill before he leaves office on 29 May. Mr Oloriegbe, while speaking at a […]
An air of anticipation is building among music revellers as multi award winning contemporary musician as Jah Prayzah is set to stage double album launches over the weekend. Jah Prayzah will release Chiremerera and Maita baba in Harare and Bulawayo respectively with the first leg on Friday and second on Saturday. ‘Wagwizi’ as Jah Prayzah […]
The five men arrested for a string of murders at Fort Hare University were also planning more killings in the institution. State prosecutors say the accused have so far successfully killed the university’s fleet manager Petrus Roets, the principal’s first bodyguard, Mboneni Vesele, and the principal’s second bodyguard, two weeks ago. During a bail application […]
2023 Power Cuts Hit a Milestone, Surpass 2022 Figures Power utility Eskom has confirmed that the amount of load shedding (caused by electricity demand not being met) in 2023 has exceeded that of 2022, reports News24. The power utility was responding to questions about a graph from the app Load Shedding Notifier, which was circulating on Twitter. […]
Heavy air attacks and clashes were witnessed in several major Sudanese cities, as the UN warned more people will go hungry amid a prolonged conflict. Fighting in Sudan raged in the capital Khartoum on Wednesday, with battles between the Sudanese Army and rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) also taking place in nearby Omdurman and Bahri. […]
The federal government in April announced its plan to secure an $800 million World Bank loan to be disbursed to about 50 million vulnerable Nigerians or 10 million households as part of its fuel subsidy palliatives measures. President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to approve his request for obtaining a loan facility of $800m […]
Nairobi — The Ministry of Energy is looking to build domestic masonry biogas plants using cow dung in 20 counties. In a tender document, the Ministry has invited bidders for the construction, testing, and commissioning of the projects. They will be built in devolved units such as Nyamira, Kisii, Uasin Gishu, Laikipia, Homabay, Kakamega, Tharaka […]
The prolonged budget debate in the National Assembly has delayed plans by the government to increase the country’s social grants, which were set to take effect by 1 April. Executive director of gender equality, poverty eradication and social welfare Martha Mbombo confirmed the delay in a recent statement, which was shared on the ministry’s Facebook […]
Nairobi — The turmoil in former president Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee party deepened Wednesday after acting Secretary General Kanini Kega announced the cancellation of a National Delegates Convention called by the party leader. Kenyatta had cannounced that the NDC will be held on May 22. But in a paid-up advertisement in local dailies, Kega said the […]
Nairobi — Kenya has revised the Covid-19 travel regulations, removing some of the requirements that travellers in and out of the country needed to observe. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has received the new guidelines from the Ministry of Health, which has, among other things, lifted the requirement to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination […]
The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) has moved to assure South Africans that all terms written in Xitsonga on the new banknotes are accurate and correct. This comes after reports of a spelling error in the translation of the words ‘Reserve Bank’ into Xitsonga. PanSALB rebutted those reports and said the words were verified […]
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has cast a shadow over the mandate of the East African Community regional force (EACRF) deployed in his country’s conflict-ridden eastern region. During a visit to Botswana on Tuesday, May 9, the Congolese leader indicated that EACRF might leave his country in June. Tshisekedi said that at the end of […]
Mpumalanga water levels in a healthy state but water users urged to save water The rain experienced in some parts of the country has had a positive impact on water levels in most listed dams and catchment areas in the Mpumalanga Province. According to the latest Department of Water and Sanitation weekly state of reservoirs […]