From the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo-led Committee on Economic Sustainability Plan came warning that about 39.4 million people might be unemployed by the end of 2020, if the government failed to take preemptive measures. The panel also warned that millions of other citizens might fall into extreme poverty before the coronavirus pandemic ends, as Gross […]
The novel coronavirus claimed 35 more lives in Egypt on Thursday, taking the tally to 1,377, according to the Health Ministry. The ministry said in a statement that 1,442 new cases were diagnosed, bringing the country’s total to 39,726. The number of recoveries reached 10,691 with 402 additions over the past day, it added. After […]
United States Democratic candidate Joe Biden has said the military will escort US President Donald Trump out of the White House if he fails to leave after losing the November 2020 election. Biden said it had crossed his mind that the abrasive Trump might refuse to leave the White House for the newly elected president. […]
Budding Nigerian singer Oxlade narrowly escaped an incident with some officers of the Nigerian police. The ‘Away’ crooner used a bolt service for a trip and the car was halted for the usual stop and search by the police officers at ‘Ojuelegba’ bus. The police officers the checkpoint took Oxlade away into their boss without […]
Another big sponsor is believed to have shown a keen interest in stepping in to replace Absa next season as the Premier Soccer League forges ahead with plans to find a new backer for its flagship division, the Siya crew has established. MultiChoice-owned Dstv could be lined up to takeover as the title sponsor for […]
The Tunisian cabinet has endorsed a bill for amending Chapter 96 of the country’s penal code, which was responsible for convicting thousands of public sector employees in a number of corruption cases related to the former regime. According to a number of members of Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh’s government, the amendment sets to “liberate the […]
Ethiopia’s upper parliamentary chamber, the House of Federation (HoF), on Wednesday elected a new speaker following the resignation of Keria Ibrahim. Aden Farah, a former vice-president of the Somali regional state, takes the speakership position that had been held by Keria for the past two years. The new deputy speaker is Etsegent Mengistu replacing Mohammed […]
Burundi will seek constitutional interpretation on how to proceed over the power vacuum created by the death of president Pierre Nkurunziza on June 8. The First Vice-President, Gaston Sindimwo, today (June 11) chaired an extraordinary Council of Ministers – cabinet – meeting which agreed to refer the issue to the apex court. Cabinet wants the […]
There is a lot of talk about the role and the mandate of the SA Reserve Bank and emotions seem to rise when the economy is in a rut and solutions prove elusive. Critiques of the bank are plentiful but orchestrated reaction and co-ordinated attacks ring hollow when fiscal policy, or the lack thereof, is […]
Siya sources in the know indicated that Orlando Pirates have made more progress in trying to land the services of a Bidvest Wits player. The Siya crew reported on Wednesday that Pirates are believed to be overtaking Mamelodi Sundowns to the signature of Deon Hotto, despite the Brazilians having already tabled a whopping R17 million […]
Popular Nigerian actress, Regina Daniels took to her Instagram page to flaunt her massive baby bump. The movie star took on a trending TikTok challenge as she made a video in which she could be seen dancing to a song titled Banana by reggae artist, Conkarah. Daniels started the clip with a pair of sunglasses […]
The Law Society of Kenya has defended Chief Justice David Maraga over his recent address, dismissing claims that his sentiments were personal and an outburst against the President. The society’s president Nelson Havi on Wednesday said Maraga’s sentiments were a lamentation as a result of frustrations by the Executive. Havi said the issues raised by […]
Eight police officers escaped death narrowly after suspected arsonists set their camp on fire in a Naivasha estate to protest alleged harassment. The incident that occurred in the wee hours of Thursday morning saw the officers lose property worth thousands of shillings. Quick efforts by the Naivasha sub-county fire department stopped the fire from spreading […]
Rwanda’s Minister of Technology and Innovation Paula Ingabire advanced on Wednesday that the Rwandan Space Agency must start operating in July this year. According to the minister, the agency will support forecasting and planning in agriculture, environmental monitoring, disaster preparedness, as well as urban planning through the use of satellite data and Earth observation images. […]
Omololu Ogunmade, Kingsley Nwezeh, Udora Orizu in Abuja, Micheal Olugbode in Maiduguri and Francis Sardauna in Katsina. President Muhammadu Buhari wednesday expressed shock over Tuesday’s deadly terror attack on a village in Borno State, whose death toll has now risen to 81. The attacked village, Foduma Kolomaiya, which is about 11 kilometres away from Gazaure […]
Oil prices fell more than 2% on Thursday on worries about slow demand growth with coronavirus cases rising, US crude stockpiles hitting an all-time high and the US Federal Reserve projecting recovery from the pandemic would take years. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures erased gains from Wednesday, falling as low as $38.42 a […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo has begun administering Ebola vaccinations in an effort to curb the spread of the virus which resurfaced in the country recently. With the help of various partners, vaccination begun over the weekend in the north-east of the country, a region considered the epicentre of the epidemic. According to the Congolese […]
Ivorian Defense minister Hamed Bakayoko has strongly denied allegations of being a drug trafficker. A Canadian website Vice has been publishing a series of articles suggesting that he was a “major cocaine trafficker.” But according to Bakayoko, the allegations by the website goes against his principles as well as tarnishes the image of Ivory Coast. […]
South Africa reopened schools for pupils in certain grades after two and a half months of home-schooling to limit the spread of coronavirus. On Monday, about 95 per cent of schools had reopened. The government had originally intended to reopen schools on June 1 but postponed this to June 8 after finding out that most […]
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has trashed the viral rumour that a cold war is raging between him and his protege, Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior. The rumour started after the Governor’s Advisory Council in the state announced the ban of political groups within APC in the state. Aregbesola’s […]