Emergency crews in Rwanda were on Thursday searching for survivors of flash flooding and landslides that have killed at least 129 people in the west and north of the country. “This could be the highest disaster-induced death toll to be recorded in the country in the shortest period, according to available records from recent years,” […]
Ghana has recorded a total of 27 cases of Lassa Fever following the confirmation of two cases in the Greater Accra Region on February 24, 2023, with one person dying from the disease. A statement signed by the Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, said the confirmation follows the lapse […]
“We feel highly unprotected.” A Nigerian airline, Air Peace, has accused officials of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of storming the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, to disrupt their operations on Wednesday morning. In a statement on Wednesday which was posted on its official Twitter handle, the airline said […]
Residents said the village chief is being questioned in the state capital. Residents of Janjala community in Kagarko area of Kaduna State said some soldiers arrived their community on Tuesday and arrested the traditional chief of the village and 10 other residents. Speaking to Daily Trust newspaper, the residents said the arrests followed the arrest […]
The conviction and sentencing of Job Sikhala, a member of parliament for the opposition Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC), for obstructing justice, is a travesty and further evidence of an escalating crackdown on peaceful dissent and the right to freedom of expression ahead of the elections due later this year, Amnesty International said today. The […]
A new report has revealed that African immigrants in the United Kingdom are struggling to pay bills as they are most affected by the persistent rising cost of living crisis. The report published on Wednesday by an African communications service community disclosed that many African residents in the UK suffer to afford basic needs such […]
The leak of private information belonging to eight women who were raped in Krugersdorp during 2022 by the South African Police Service (SAPS) has prompted the authorities to issue an apology, Eyewitness News reports. Following an investigation into the matter, National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, said that release of the survivors’ names, surnames, ages and […]
Farmers in Silobela are failing to access markets due to a poor road network in the constituency. Speaking during the commissioning of the Exchange Irrigation Scheme in Silobela recently, the scheme’s vice-chairperson Patrick Chipoka said while farmers appreciate the rehabilitation of the irrigation scheme which had collapsed many years ago, it is the state of […]
Lagos State government has set up a 22-member committee to coordinate the activities for the inauguration of Governor Sanwo-Olu on 29 May. The Lagos State government has inaugurated a 22-member committee to coordinate activities for the 29 May swearing-in of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, for their second term. Two days after […]
At the FEC meeting where the blockchain policy was approved, about N17 billion was approved as a refund to Borno State. The federal government on Wednesday in Abuja approved the implementation of the National Blockchain Policy for Nigeria. A blockchain is a decentralised, distributed and public digital ledger used to record transactions across many computers. […]
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Liberia: Gov’t Demands Cummings Passport
The Government of Liberia through its team of prosecutors headed by Counsel Sayma Cephus is demanding Alexander Cummings passport containing his American visa from the recent trip to America. On March 11, 2022, Alexander Cummings was granted voluntary leave by the court to travel to America to see his sick mother, but with condition that […]
You can watch on CAF’s official digital pages and also a number of broadcast partners the official draw for the TotalEnergies U23 Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2023 on Friday, 05 May 2023 at 17h00 local time (same GMT). The draw will be conducted at the awe-striking Mohammed VI Technical Centre in Rabat, Morocco. The […]
Some residents of Bong County have hailed the ongoing biometric voter registration (BVR) exercise as stress-free and smooth. This is the first time that Liberia has deployed a biometric-based voter registration system. Stakeholders including the African Youth Peer Review Committee (AYPRC) lobbied the regulator to introduce the system to help prevent any form of manipulation […]
Amagaju FC recovered from Saturday’s 1-0 away loss to Etoile de l’Est to snatch a 2-1 victory over Gicumbi FC at Nyagisenyi Stadium on Wednesday to move to the second place of the second division mini league table and hence keep their hopes for a topflight league promotion alive. Congolese Paul Ilunga opened the scoring […]
The Uganda Red Cross Society on Wednesday warned that at least 40 districts are at risk of suffering consequences of the prevailing rainy season in the country. According to authorities, the districts likely to be affected are those around lake basins and the ones with both high and low land areas such as western, West […]
The AGF, Mr Malami, said this at the training of police prosecutors on criminal justice law in Abuja. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), says the effective implementation of the Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015 remains one of the priorities of the federal government in the area of […]
Marsabit — The Marsabit county security team has been directed to expedite investigations into ethnic conflicts that have continued to lead to loss of lives and property in the area. Internal Security and National Administration CS Kithure Kindiki also warned leaders in the troubled county, found fanning ethnic tensions for their own selfish ends, that […]
Nairobi — Vulnerable and extremely needy students will not pay fees effective this year, according to a new model of funding university education. President William Ruto said the funding will be through government scholarships, loans and bursaries. He said students from needy households joining universities will receive Government scholarships of up to a maximum of […]