Speaking to reporters on Friday, UN Secretary General Guterres noted that serious cuts to humanitarian aid by the US is going to unleash highly damaging consequences for millions of people across the globe. Guterres said…
Rules committee fails to pin MP Zaake
The Committee on Rules Privileges and Discipline of Parliament has recommended that Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament (MP), Mr Francis Zaake be cautioned for his conduct towards Makerere University Vice-Chancellor Prof Barnabas Nawangwe. The committee…
Rwanda confirms COVID-19 first case
Rwanda has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, an Indian citizen who arrived in the East African nation from Mumbai on March 8, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. He had no symptoms on arrival…
Court rejects ex-South African president Zuma’s bid to…
South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has rejected former president Jacob Zuma’s application to appeal a lower court’s decision that he should stand trial for corruption, a registrar of the court said on Friday.…
Declare State of Emergency on Education – ASUU…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Saturday has urge the federal government to, as a matter of urgency, declare a five-year state of emergency in the education sector by allocating 26 per cent…
Sudan, Guinea confirms first COVID-19 case
Sudan and guinea have also recorded cases of the coronavirus pandemic bring the number of African countries infected to sixteen as at midday of March 13, 2020. The Guinean case was of a Belgian national…
Justice Paschal Nnadi becomes Gov Uzodinma’s 28th adviser
Governor Hope Uzodinma has appointed retired Imo chief judge, Justice Paschal Nnadi his 28th adviser, a statement by his chief press secretary Oguwike Nwachuku said today. The governor who said that Justice Nnadi is full…
Journalists protest alleged police brutality in Liberia
Journalists in Liberia took to the streets in Monrovia on Thursday to denounce alleged harassment by security forces. The protest follows the death of journalist Zenu Koboi last month. “The Press Union of Liberia calls…
I Am Now A Landlady – Teni
Popular Nigerian sensational singer Teni Apata is now a proud home owner after she recently acquire a new house in her name. Teni in her usual jovial nature shared a video of herself taking a…
OPEC slashes oil production worldwide
OPEC’s decision to cut oil production worldwide is yet another blow for oil-producing countries. The organization now forecasts a global demand of 0.99 million barrels per day, compared to more than a million. This slash…
Health: COVID-19 patients are still in Ghana –…
Nkrumah said one of the cases is a Ghanaian who works in Turkey and have returned to the country over a week ago. In a joint press conference with the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman…
Trader in Court over forgery
According to the court documents, George Ngure Kariuki, 72, gave false information to an employee of the Kajiado North land registry. Kariuki pleaded not guilty before the Principal Magistrate Ms Ruguru Ngotho at Ngong Law…
Hopes for Ebola, fears for Corona virus in…
The Democratic Republic of Congo DRC has records the first case of coronavirus in the country. The patient, first announced as a Belgian national, then as a Congolese living in Belgium, is been quarantined in…
Shuter to step down as MTN CEO
MTN Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Rob Shuter will be stepping down from his role in March 2021, according to the company. According to sources, the board said the succession process will be concluded…
ICC bans people from trial in Uganda
International Criminal Court (ICC) in the trial of Dominic Ongwen, a former commander of the Uganda-based Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), was closed to visitors Wednesday due to concerns over the novel coronavirus. The ICC usually…
World Football Summit in Africa rescheduled
In the light of the ‘COVID-19’ outbreak, which has been officially declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), we have been forced to take the difficult decision to postpone the celebration of…
AU Contact Group meets in Congo Republic
An African Union-led Contact Group meeting on Libya is taking place in the Republic of Congo today (March 12). It is under the auspices of the Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso who is chair of…
AfDB signs first loan
The African Development Bank has signed an agreement with DAL Group, one of Sudan’s largest conglomerates, for the provision of up to $75 million to improve food security and household incomes in the country. The…
Nigeria to revise budget
The budget of Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer estimated at 34.6 billion dollars for the year 2020 will be revised downwards, according to the Ministry of Finance. This is due to the sharp drop in…
