Nollywood actor and model, Bryan Okwara is set to be a father. The former Mr. Nigeria and his longtime partner, model Marie Miller are expecting their first child together. The proud father-to-be took to his Instagram page on Saturday morning to announce the pregnancy with a photo of the former Miss Earth Nigeria happily flaunting […]
South Sudan’s incumbent government has toughened on a resolve to retain 32 states, as President Salva Kiir urged regional governors to support retention of the current states. Opposition groups have demanded a reversion to the old administrative units of 10 states. A meeting between President Salva Kiir’s officials and 32 state governors in Juba on […]
At least 30 people, including nine soldiers, have been killed in three separate incidents in Mali. Twenty one were killed when gunmen attacked a village in central Mali, burning houses, crops and livestock. A group of eight soldiers also died in an ambush, while another was killed during an attack on a military camp in […]
Zamalek defeated Esperance de Tunis 3-1 to win their 4th CAF Super Cup thanks to a second half Bencharki brace following Obama’s early opener and Benguit’s equaliser. Esperance de Tunis XI: Ben Cherifia; Derbali, Yaakoubi, Chemmam, Chetti; Benguit, Coulibaly; Bensaha, Bonsu, Elhouni; Ouattara. Zamalek XI: Abou Gabal; Emam, Alaa, Hamdi, Abdel Shafy; Zizo, Hamed, Sassi, […]
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) on Friday said there are confident the African Union (AU) would make progress under South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s chairship. PAP said they have confidence in Ramaphosa steering the continental body in the right direction. “The election of South Africa as the incoming chair in February 2019, raised our hopes as […]
Paul Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), warns that the situation in Libya could lead to many civilians fleeing their country, if things continue to escalate. On Thursday, fighting continued in Libya’s capital Tripoli, a day after the UN Security Council resolution called for a “lasting ceasefire”. Reports say civilian […]
The Ad Hoc Commission on the implementation of the Luanda Memorandum of Understanding between Uganda and Rwanda has kicked off in Kigali as the two countries attempt to normalise relations. The meeting, which is bringing together ministers and officials from both countries, is a follow up on the Luanda MoU signed by both countries in […]
The Senate of University of Port Harcourt (UniPort) has expelled eight students over alleged misconduct bordering on plagiarism, extortion and examination malpractices. Dr Williams Wodi, the Deputy Registrar (Information), confirmed the development in a statement made available to Newsmen in Port Harcourt on Friday. He said the decision to sack the students was taken during […]
Juliet Ibrahim took to Instagram to share lovely photos of herself dressed in red, wishing herself and her followers a happy Valentine’s Day with a short message. She wrote: “Happy Valentine’s Day!” “I love being single. It?s my choice, not a sentence” Juliet Ibrahim says in Valentine She added: “Being single doesn’t mean that you […]
Closed shops and empty roads were witnessed across much of the Guinean capital Conakry on Wednesday amid an opposition call for resistance against an upcoming constitutional referendum. The town was deserted after a call by the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution as a new citizen resistance against the proposed new amendments to […]
Malawi’s electoral commission head, Jane Ansah, has admitted using tippex correction fluid on ballot tally sheets in the now annulled 2019 election, but claimed there is “no evidence” to suggest that it favored any particular candidate. The elections chief was speaking before a special parliamentary committee after the court ordered for an investigation into the […]
The republic of Congo just like many other African countries are stepping up gears towards female football especially after the heroic round of U20 women’s world cup qualifiers in which they put 6 pass Angola. After declining to host this year’s African Women’s Championship, Brazzaville is not slowing down on the competition either and to […]
Kenya’s Interior Minister has ordered the deportation of four Chinese nationals, who were taken to court after video footage circulated purportedly showing one of them caning a worker. Fred Matiang’i signed the deportation order just hours after the court had allowed police to detain the four individuals for 15 more days. No court charges have […]
The Constitutional Court in Malawi rejected an appeal, brought by President Peter Mutharika and Malawi’s electoral commission, to suspend the judgment it made last week annulling the May 2019 presidential election. The court also dismissed the electoral body’s claim that another election would be too expensive. Judge Dingiswayo Madise said democracy was costly and the […]
Cluster bombs were dropped in a residential area in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, on 2 December by forces allied with renegade commander Khalifa Haftar, campaign group Human Rights Watch has said During a visit to the site on 17 December, its investigators found “remnants of two RBK-250 PTAB 2.5M cluster bombs, as well as evidence that […]
The recently approved National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) board members have been sworn in. Seven of the nine board members took the oath of office and secrecy at an event presided over by the Deputy Chief Justice, Alphonse Owiny-Dollo, at the High Court Kampala. Thereafter, they went to the NIRA offices in Kololo for […]
Over 1,000 animals died on a farm north of Cape Town, South Africa in recent months. This is as a result of the severe drought affecting the Kahalari Desert. The situation is more serious as the local flora and fauna, which are used to protect climatic conditions, struggle to survive. Inhabitants are displeased about this […]
A late-night fire outbreak on Wednesday razed a sawmill at the Oke-Omiru area of Ilesa in Osun state. However, there are no casualties in the incident which lasted almost two hours. According to findings, the fire also razed a Church located within the sawmill and it took the prompt intervention of fire service operatives to […]
There’s an increase of birth defects in South Sudan. An investigation of oil fields by the Associated Press in the Upper Nile and Unity States found rampant pollution, birth defects and unexplained illnesses Like most children born in the region, Ping Mayak Geer suffers from birth defects. He was born with six fingers on each […]
