Khartoum / Omdurman / Bahri — An unknown number of protesters was injured in old Omdurman on Tuesday, before the anti-junta sit-in at El Azhari square was lifted. The sit-in at El Muassasa in Khartoum North (Bahri) was cancelled yesterday. During street protests in eastern Khartoum, more than 14 people were wounded. Yesterday, policemen fired […]
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The exchange rates of the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) will be applied to calculate the market value in rupees of foreign-owned properties purchased in a foreign currency after an amendment to the Immovable Property Tax Act. The amendment to the Immovable Property Tax Act 2019 was made by the National Assembly during its session […]
Cross River State governor, Professor Ben Ayade has approved the upward review of the salaries and welfare of judicial officers in the state. The governor announced the new salary package at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Calabar, during the swearing-in of the new President of Cross River Customary Court of Appeal, Justice Anjor […]
Ganta — The Development Education Network-Liberia (DEN-L) has ended a two-day Institutional Capacity strengthening Small Grant Management Training for 30 Civil Society Organizations and five Sexual and Gender-Based Violence CSOs Secretariat selected from the Spotlight Counties in Liberia, including Montserrado, Grand Cape Mount, Lofa, Nimba and Grand Gedeh held in Ganta, Nimba County. According to […]
Nairobi — A petitioner has now moved to court to block Roots presidential candidate George Wajakcoyah from vying in the presidential race for the August elections. The petitioner, Bernard Okello Odero faulted Wajackoyah’s manifesto saying it is in contravention of the Constitution and against the conduct of the office of the president. Odero pointed out […]
Mombasa — Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has been cleared by the High Court to vie for the Mombasa gubernatorial seat following months of protracted court battles after the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) barred him from running. The three-judge bench in Mombasa also directed the electoral commission to accept Sonko’s nomination and gazette […]
Harare — A French court has sentenced a former senior Rwandan official to 20 years in prison after finding him guilty of complicity in the bloody 1994 genocide that resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths. Laurent Bucyibaruta, who has been in this court for the last two months, is the highest-ranking Rwandan to have […]
Nairobi — The Appellate Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Safina Party presidential candidate Jimi Wanjigi, in which he sued the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for refusing to clear him for the country’s top seat due to lack of a degree certificate having only presented transcripts. According to the ruling delivered by […]
The Proprietress of the International Learning Institute has cautioned Liberian youths against substance abuse because they have the propensity to impede their roles as future leaders. Mrs. Mildred Dean said high rate of drug abuse among young people is scarring and something must be done to curb this menace. Speaking at the induction of newly […]
Built in 1989, the Kuje Custodial Centre, Abuja which houses different categories of prisoners, from murderers to corrupt politicians, was attacked by terrorists on July 5. Nigeria’s custodial centres are again under the public radar following the latest prison break at the country’s seat of power, Abuja. Despite early warnings, the Kuje prison was attacked […]
Over 60 Boko Haram members are among the hundreds of inmates who escaped from the Kuje prison and are still at large. About 61,000 persons suspected to be members of Boko Haram and other criminal gangs are being held in Nigerian prisons in the North-eastern part of the country, an official has said. Interior Minister […]
Prison Fellowship Liberia Country Representative Reverend Francis Kollie has called on Chief Justice Francis S. Korkpor, Sr., and officials at the Ministry of Justice to wake up from their sleeping beds. While donating a generator over the weekend to authorities at the Monrovia Central Prison, Rev. Kollie called on the officials to do something about […]
Members of the House of Representatives have signed a certificate of Extension of the House’s Fifth Regular Session by one week. The House of Representatives’ decision to extend its 5th regular session is due to several issues that centered on integrity, transparency and accountability which demand the urgent attention of members of that August Body […]
Cape Town — Global Oil Price Drop Could Help South Africans at the Pump In August With the global oil price dipping below the U.S.$100 mark, motorists could possibly get relief at the pumps from the record-high fuel prices in August. The price of Brent crude oil plunged more than 7% on Tuesday to […]
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Liberia: UMC to Oppose Same-Sex Marriage
The Presiding Bishop of the United Methodist Church in Liberia Rev. Samuel J. Quire has planned to oppose any decisions of the leaders of the United Methodist Church to endorse same-sex marriage in their various churches. Bishop Quire’s warning comes ahead of the United Methodist Church’s (UMC’s) upcoming National Conference expected to take place in […]
Rainbow TV had its broadcasting licence revoked on June 8, 2022 by Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) for being in substantial breach of its broadcasting obligations by failing to pay to pay annual license fees. The deadline given to the TV station to honour the payment — which had a grace period of consultation between […]
ZANU PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu’s has lost the legal battle over ownership of Kershelmar Farm Umguza in Matebeleland North province which he had invaded. The farm is owned by owners Siphosami Malunga together with scientist and university lecturer Zephania Dhlamini and businessman Charles Moyo. The new owners have renamed it Esidakeni. Malunga had […]
South Africa’s judicial probe into state capture and corruption, the Zondo Commission, has concluded that the State Security Agency was integral to the capture of the state by corrupt elements. These included former president Jacob Zuma’s friends, the Gupta family. The agency has been unstable for some time. Previous investigations have made findings to improve […]