Bellarmine Mugabe, the youngest son of former President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, has pleaded guilty to firearms and immigration offenses in South Africa. Bellarmine Mugabe, who is 28 years old, pleaded guilty to his crimes after being arrested Bellarmine Mugabe firearms case South Africa early this year, following a shooting at his home in Johannesburg. […]
Pope Leo XIV has appealed to the youth of Cameroon to reject corruption and actively participate in the development of their nation. This appeal was made during a Mass celebrated in the nation’s capital city of Yaoundé, in the course of his tour through various African countries. Pope Leo's first stop in Cameroon was to […]
Members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) have vowed to continue the killing of Christians in Plateau State. In a video obtained by DAILY POST on Wednesday, three members of the dreaded organization were seen executing two Christians while threatening to kill many others. According to them, Christians have done terrible things […]
A rapidly spreading video which appeared to show President Muhammadu Buhari giving an incoherent reply to a question at a United Nations climate change panel in New York has sparked social media furore. Mr Buhari joined world leaders at the Climate Action Summit on September 23. The event, which featured Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and other […]
The Somali military confirmed on Thursday that its forces have killed 30 al-Shabab militants and injured 40 others in an offensive in the country’s Lower Shabelle region on Wednesday. Hassan Aden Hashi, deputy commander of the April 12 Unit of the Somali army, told journalists that the forces carried out a planned operation on a […]
President Muhammadu Buhari declared Tuesday in New York that the present Nigerian government is facing the challenges of corruption head-on. Presenting the country’s National Statement as the fifth speaker on the first day of the General Debate during the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA74), the Nigerian leader also said the country […]
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of three persons following an early morning fire on Wednesday at a flat at Gayawa Tsohowa, in Ungogo Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Alhaji Saidu Mohammed, the spokesman for the service, disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano […]
Leilana Fartha, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Adequate Housing, on Monday urged the federal government to impose vacant home taxes with a view to addressing housing challenges in the country. Ms Fartha at a news conference in Abuja expressed concern over the human rights crisis presented by poor living conditions in Nigeria’s informal […]
Harare City Council announced that it has secured water treatment chemicals that will last for seven days while it is working to acquire more supplies. In a statement released on Tuesday, the council said: Harare City Council has found contingent supplies of chemicals to resume water production 3 hours from now. The suppliers of the […]
Ghanaian, Cpt. Solomon Quainoo whose childhood dream was to become a pilot of great repute got honoured in Lagos, Nigeria on Monday, 23rd September at Eko Hotel and Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos. From a humble beginning through tough life lessons, he became the first African to fly the world’s biggest passenger plane, Emirate A380 […]
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a call to nations around the world to end religious persecution on Monday as he began three days of diplomatic events at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari is attending the New York event. Dpa reports that the President made a surprise but brief visit to […]
At least seven children were killed and more than 50 injured on Monday when a classroom collapsed in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, officials said. Television stations showed images of rescue workers sifting through metal sheeting and slabs of concrete at the Precious Talent school, and carrying white body bags to an ambulance. “There have been 57 […]
Zimbabwe’s founding president Roberty Mugabe will be buried on on Sunday, September 15, having passed on last week in Singapore, at the age of 95. Having ruled the Southern African nation for 37 years, until he was ousted by the army in November 2017, Mugabe’s legacy continues to divide opinions at home and abroad. The […]
British travel group Thomas Cook on Monday declared bankruptcy, disrupting flights and services for millions of tourists, including in African destinations like Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. Thomas Cook failed to reach a last-ditch rescue deal, triggering the UK’s biggest repatriation since World War II to bring back stranded passengers. The 178-year-old operator had been desperately […]
Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has described as “lackadaisical” the attitude of the police over the assassination of Olufunke Olakunri, daughter of its leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti. The group stated that over two months after the killing of Olakunri by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Ore, Ondo State, investigation by the police had been sloppy. In a […]
Nigeria will require anyone moving through three northeastern states to carry identification cards in an effort to root out members of Boko Haram and Islamic State, the army said on Sunday. The new requirement follows credible information that members of the two militant groups were hiding among civilians in the towns and villages of the […]
Sweden has pledged to support Zimbabwe’s re-engagement agenda only if President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa, had engaged for a dialogue. In a report written by former MDC Secretary General, Douglas Mwonzora, the Swedish government and Speaker of Parliament told the five-member delegation led by Speaker of Parliament, Advocate Jacob Mudenda, that […]
The Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine (FOCOS), a nonprofit organisation that provides access to comprehensive, affordable orthopaedic care, will host its 2019 FOCOS NYC Fundraising Gala on Monday, September 23, 2019, at the renowned 583 Park Avenue event centre in Manhattan. This year’s esteemed guest of honour will be President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, […]
MDC UK and Ireland have reported that their members, MDC UK and Ireland Manchester branch, are demonstrating outside Zimbabwe Embassy over continued arrests of MDC leaders, members and human rights defenders. Posting on Twitter, the opposition party said: _Happening now, MDC UK and Ireland Manchester branch outside Zimbabwe Embassy demonstrating against continued arrests of MDC […]
Every year in September, all 193 members of the United Nations meet at the General Assembly at the organisation’s headquarters in New York. The General Assembly is one of the six main organs of the UN, where several international issues covered by the Charter of the United Nations, such as development, peace and security, international […]