The Gambia’s Minister for Justice, Dawda A Jallow, on Monday, 21st April 2024, tabled a bill entitled Special Prosecutor’s Office Bill 2024. The Justice Minister also tabled another bill entitled Special Accountability Mechanism (TRRC) Bill, 2024. The Justice Minster and Attorney General tabled these bills during the first extraordinary session of the National Assembly of […]
Amid escalating tensions, a group of 300 armed dismissed presidential officers has issued a stern ultimatum to the Boakai government, demanding payment for their unjust termination within one week or face dire consequences. The officers, formerly part of the Executive Protection Service (EPS) and well-trained in security protocols, alleged unlawful dismissal by EPS Director Sam […]
Johannesburg Power Outage Threatens Critical Healthcare Services Doctors in Johannesburg are facing concerns regarding diesel supply following a day-long power outage that affected vital health facilities, including the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital, Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital, Park Lane Hospital, Brenthurst Clinic, and Rand Clinic, reports News24. The outage, which occurred due to a burned […]
Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) received a total of 52 cases of genocide ideology and associated crimes during the initial week – from April 7 to 13 – of commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, resulting in the arrest of 39 suspects. According to RIB spokesperson Thierry Murangira, comparing these figures to […]
Following the emergency security meeting convened by Governor Abdullahi Sule, the government of Nasarawa has proscribed all ethnic vigilante groups operating across the 13 local government areas of the state. Similarly, the state government has equally given two-week ultimatum to all ethnic vigilante groups affected by the order to hand over their uniforms and weapons […]
Lomé — The situation in Togo remains tense. Opposition parties have joined forces to protest against the new Constitution adopted by the National Assembly on March 25, the text of which was drafted in secret. The new Charter provides for the transition from a presidential to a parliamentary system, with the President no longer elected […]
Municipality says it’s unaware of this Residents of Phomolong informal settlement in Mamelodi, Pretoria, say a local gang is making them pay for water from municipal trucks. But the City of Tshwane says it is not aware of this. The settlement has not had reliable water supply since June last year. The municipality says this […]
Nairobi — The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has called for an immediate end to threats and intimidation against lawful protests urging the government to engage in dialogue. KNCHR made the call in response to a directive by Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome who ordered firm enforcement measures on Sunday to reign […]
Traders in the central business district of Kampala and other parts of city have decided to keep their shops shuttered until they have the opportunity to meet with the President in significant numbers. The decision, spearheaded by the Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA), speaks to the growing frustration with what they perceive as the government’s […]
John Bosco Siboyintore, Head of Rwanda’s Genocide Fugitives Tracking Unit at the National Public Prosecution Authority (GFTU), has revealed the hurdles encountered in prosecuting genocide suspects scattered across the globe and called for enhanced international cooperation to bring them to justice. Out of 33 countries where approximately 1146 indictments were sent, only eight genocide suspects […]
Two men were reported dead and three injured when some Kplejoo groups clashed with the Navy at Tema Newtown during the final procession of the Kplejoo festival. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) reports that as part of the festival, the groups on the evening of last Friday, went on their usual annual procession throughout the […]
Information Minister Jerolinmek Matthew Piah has underscored the government’s unwavering commitment to the asset’s recovery process, dismissing suggestions that it resembles a witch hunt. Speaking during the Ministry’s recent regular briefing in Monrovia, Minister Piah addressed concerns that some political figures in the country were misconstruing the efforts to recover stolen government assets. According to […]
Mrs Eucharia Agbasimalo, wife of the abducted Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate during the 2021 Anambra State governorship election, Obiora Agbasimalo, has cried out for help. She said the suspecst behind her husband’s mysterious disappearance were now being given Very Important Person (VIP’s) treatment. In her open letter to the correctional centre, Nnewi Anambra State, […]
Heavy Rains and Winds Batter KwaZulu-Natal South Coast Torrential rain and gale-force winds slammed into KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast on Sunday night, causing widespread flooding, reports IOL. Margate and Uvongo were particularly hard hit. Emergency services are working tirelessly to address the situation. The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) activated disaster response teams across affected […]
Juba, South Sudan — Since gaining independence in 2011, South Sudanese residents have been working to build their country, the world’s youngest nation. However, many citizens fear a technicality — the lack of a required National Identification Card — may block them from participating in the country’s first planned democratic elections in December. Registration for […]
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Friday sentenced controversial cross-dresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, to six months imprisonment without an option of fine for abusing the Naira. The judge while sentencing the convict, said the judgment will be a deterrent to others that are found to be […]
The police say the suspects wanted to disrupt the Eid celebrations at the palace of the Emir of Kano The police say they arrested 54 suspected political thugs on Wednesday during the Eid celebration in Kano. The police spokesperson in the state, Abdullahi Kiyawa, said in a statement that the suspects planned to disrupt a […]
Marrakech — Members of the Marrakech police prefecture arrested on Wednesday, on the basis of precise information provided by the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, a 35-year-old French national who was the subject of international arrest warrants issued by the French judicial authorities for cases linked to deliberate homicide and international drug […]