Yasmin ‘Jessie’ Duarte, the ANC’s long-serving Deputy Secretary-General, died early on Sunday morning after a battle with cancer. Duarte was known for being outspoken and for not shying away from the official line. Tributes on social media have described her a fierce, tough and a deeply committed activist. Jessie Duarte was born on 19 September […]
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The candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has been declared winner of the Osun governorship held on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Adeleke polled PDP 403,371 to defeat Oyetola and the APC with 375,027 votes, while Lasun Yusuf of Labour Party, LP polled 2,729. Adeleke won in 17 local government areas against Oyetola’s […]
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has denied naming a shadow cabinet, clarifying that the team made public Saturday was merely for parliamentary spokespersons. The clarification followed a storm of social media criticism of the team Sunday. Critics pointed to the fact that the list was announced after a UK academic who recently visited Zimbabwe […]
Nairobi — The European Union Election Observation Mission to Kenya is set to deploy 180 monitors in 39 counties, the Missions Chief Observer Ivan Štefánek has said. The Mission told news reporters at a media briefing in Westlands on Saturday that the team will include 48 short-term observers who will arrive in the county shortly […]
Foreign Minister and President-Designate of COP27 Sameh Shoukry has made a phone call with Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, to review Egypt’s vision and goals on the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC). The call was part of current consultations with all countries and parties […]
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has revealed that his near-death experience following food poisoning at a rally in Gwanda back in 2017 inspired him to upgrade the health service delivery in Zimbabwe. He was addressing the Kwekwe business community on Friday after having commissioned a state of the art medical facility at the Midlands State University (MSU). […]
A Nigerian man, Olamilekan Idowu Fatade has been extradited to the United States of America on Thursday, to face prosecution on fraud and aggravated identity theft charges. According to a statement by the Department of Justice, US Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York on Friday adding that his repatriation was in connection with “fraudulently […]
Unidentified gunmen have robbed and kidnapped passengers going from Calabar to Oron not long ago. In a 30 seconds video seen by Vanguard a female passenger raised the alarm while calling on security agencies to come to their rescue. She made a passionate appeal for help as they were left in the middle of nowhere […]
AHEAD of World Youth Skills Day, UNICEF and the Education Commission is calling for urgent investment to address the global learning and skills crisis Nearly three-quarters of young people aged between 15 to 24 years in 92 countries are off-track to acquire the skills needed for employment, according to a new report published today by […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s Female Football team, the Super Falcons, for qualifying for the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023 after their emphatic quarter-final victory at the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. Super Falcons, the record nine-time tile holder and defending champions of WAFCON, triumphed […]
President Yoweri Museveni who is also the Commander in Chief of the UPDF has assured the army that the issue of salary enhancement will be handled gradually as the economy improves. “Initially we planned to have a private earn the same as a grade three primary school teacher. At the time, the ones from Major […]
The priests were kidnapped at the rectory of Christ the King Catholic Church, Yadin Garu in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State after they arrived there on an assignment, at 5:15 p.m. The Catholic Church has announced the kidnap of two priests, Donatus Sulaiman and John Chietnum. They were kidnapped in Kaduna State on […]
Naira fell to a new six-month low against the dollar at the Nafex window on Friday. Naira weakened further on Friday, falling 1.34 per cent against the U.S. dollar to its lowest known level ever. According to data published by FMDQ, where forex is officially traded, naira which opened trading at N426.63 closed at N430.33 […]
A police officer and five of his family members with whom he was travelling in a vehicle have perished in a Saturday morning accident along Masaka road involving a Toyota Wish and a Fuso truck. The accident according to Traffic Police spokesperson, Faridah Nampiima happened at around 4:30am when a Toyota Wish registration number UBE […]
Norton Town Secretary and 12 MDC-T councillors were Friday brought before the Harare magistrates courts answering charges of criminal abuse of duty for allegedly buying residential stands for just ZW$30 per square metre. Kizito Muhomba (51) and 12 Norton councillors appeared before Harare magistrate, Stenford Mambanje, and they were granted ZW$50,000 bail each. They will […]
Moments after being announced as the sixth signing for Vipers Sports Club this season, pacy winger Abdu Lumala has set the bar so high by seeking to deliver his new team to the CAF Champions League group stages. Lumala who has been a free agent for two years since leaving Egypt’s Pyramid FC was on […]
Heavy casualties were reportedly recorded on Wednesday evening when Ansaru terrorists engaged bandits in a gun duel in Birni-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The confrontation ensued when bandits numbering about 200 on motorcycles and wielding sophisticated weapons attacked Damari town in Kazage Ward in the eastern part of the local government. Read Also: […]
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has failed to condemn threats of political violence that were issued by members of Zanu PF against Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa and his family. Responding to questions at a press conference held at ZEC headquarters Friday, the commissioner’s spokesperson Jasper Mangwana said the commission never came across […]