An Instagram influencer identified as Adedamola Adewale was expressed excitement after Teni gifted her mom N100k for praising her on social Media. Adewale recently entertained her fans on social media after she took to the platform to share a video of her parents. Adewale had organized some sort of ‘Guess The Artiste: Nigerian version’ competition […]
Super Eagles player, Moses Simon has been named by his French club side, Nantes Fc, as their player of the 2019/2020 season. The French Ligue 1 club made this known in a recent tweet they shared on Twitter yesterday. It could be recalled that Simon joined Nantes on a season-long loan from La Liga club […]
Rwanda’s relationship with international peace keeping efforts is a mixed bag. During this period of the year in Rwanda, UN peacekeepers conjures up memories that many would like to forget. When the liberation war began on October 1, 1990, the Rwandan government forces suffered serious setbacks one after another. Even the reinforcements from Mobutu’s Zaire […]
The outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic which led to lockdowns, emergency health and food crisis, loss of lives amongst other things has crippled economies across the globe. The education sector is a major area the pandemic has dealt a blow to. Around the world, governments closed down schools in order to keep children and teachers […]
Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise as 9 returnees from South Africa and Botswana and 2 locals tested positive for the virus on Friday bringing to 160 the total number of confirmed cases. In its daily update for 29 May 2020, the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) revealed that a total of 11 […]
Twelve new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the country, bringing the number of confirmed cases of nationals to 329. The 12 new cases were from 1,928 samples that were tested from different points of entry and two laboratories; Uganda Virus Research Institute and the Central Public Health Laboratory. Of the 12 new cases, […]
The country’s year-on-year inflation rate eased to 5.47 per cent in May from 5.62 per cent in April, latest data by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) indicate. This is despite a 0.63 per cent increase in overall Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures the percentage change in the price of a basket of […]
The Shippers Council of Eastern Africa on Thursday challenged the government to address outstanding issues at the Naivasha Inland Container Depot or risk losing trade to Tanzania. Council CEO Gilbert Langat told the Star on the phone that the implementation of directive to move transit cargo through SGR must be well thought. “We need to […]
Ethiopian security forces in the Oromiya region have executed 39 opposition supporters and arrested thousands of others accused of being members of an armed group, Amnesty International said on Friday. The rights group said in a report that victims were accused of being supporters of the Oromo Liberation Army, the breakaway armed wing of the […]
Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina’s position that the purported remedy for COVID-19 will be administered in clinical trials has been clarified by director of the country’s judicial studies department. Rajoelina this week reiterated a clinical trial plan he announced last week saying the trial will involve administering the in its bottled form and also as injectables. […]
A Rwandan court on Thursday handed a life sentence to a former politician found guilty of orchestrating the killing of tens of thousands of people during the 1994 genocide, a court spokesman said. Ladislas Ntaganzwa, head of the commune of Nyakizu in southern Rwanda, was indicted in 1996 by the Arusha, Tanzania-based International Criminal Tribunal […]
Gold prices ticked up on Friday as the Sino-US rift deepened over further moves by Beijing to impose a security law on Hong Kong, lifting the allure of safe havens amid market uncertainties caused by the pandemic. Spot gold was up 0.1% at $1,719.63/oz at 12.49am GMT and US gold futures rose 0.4% to $1,734.60/oz. […]
A local agent has confirmed discussions for an Italian coach with an Absa Premiership club, who is keen to come to Mzansi. As reported in edition 1175 of Soccer Laduma, Italian coach Marko Ragini has expressed an interest in coaching in Mzansi’s topflight, as confirmed by his South African-based representatives. I’ve got an Italian coach […]
Three months ago sub-Saharan Africa confirmed its first COVID-19 case in Nigeria. Although infections have risen and continue to grow, early and swift action by many countries in the region has slowed down the spread of the virus. Even before the virus could hit the region, several countries, in collaboration with the World Health Organization […]
The former Minneapolis police officer seen in a video with his knee on George Floyd’s neck had 18 prior complaints filed against him with the Minneapolis Police Department’s Internal Affairs, according to the police department. It’s unclear what the internal affairs complaints against the officer, Derek Chauvin, were for. MPD did not provide additional details. […]
Clashes between Sudan’s military and Ethiopian militias have taken place near the border with Ethiopia over the past three days, a spokesman for the Sudanese army said late Thursday. Brigadier General Amer Mohamed Al Hassan said in a televised statement that Ethiopian militias backed by the Ethiopian army have attacked territories in Gadaref state in […]
Nigeria has recorded 182 new cases of COVID-19, bringing to 8,915 the total number of confirmed cases in the country. Announcing this Thursday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Lagos recorded 111 new cases of the disease, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) 16, Akwa Ibom 10, Oyo eight, Kaduna and Delta six each, Rivers […]
Some parents in Lagos State are against plans to reopen schools. Earlier this week, the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, spoke on plans to divide classes into morning and afternoon sessions, in a bid to reopen schools across the country. Speaking to NAN on Thursday, some parents noted it was important for the […]
Ethiopia is one of East / Horn of Africa’s least impacted nations as compared to rate of COVID-19 case growth and infection of its neighbours. A state of emergency lasting five-months has been imposed by the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed led government. All land borders have since been shut as a virus control measure with […]
