Mauritius’ ruling Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) has won more than half of parliamentary seats, securing incumbent Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth a five-year term, interim election results showed on Friday. Thursday’s vote was dominated by calls for fairer distribution of wealth on the prosperous Indian Ocean island of 1.3 million people which touts itself as […]
Benin President Patrice Talon has announced that foreign reserves of the West African CFA – currency used by eight countries in the region – were to be withdrawn from France. In a wide ranging interview with French public broadcasters, RFI and France 24, Talon alluded to the move being unanimous for all the countries in […]
Pope Francis on Saturday formally announced the appointment of a priest of Nigeria’s Makurdi Diocese, Revd Fr. Stephen Beba as “Chaplains to His Holiness” with the title of Monsignor. His Eminence, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Archbishop of Abuja, made the announcement during the 25th Priestly Anniversary of the Catholic Bishop of Makurdi, Most Revd Wilfred Anagbe, […]
South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar agreed on Thursday to extend by 100 days a deadline to form a power-sharing government, a regional official said, after they failed to resolve outstanding disagreements. Kiir and Machar “agreed to extend the pre-transitional period for one hundred days, effective from 12th of November, 2019, […]
At least 10 Nigerian soldiers have been killed and nine severely injured in an ambush by jihadists in restive northeast Nigeria, military sources said on Thursday. Another 12 soldiers were missing after a column of troops on patrol was ambushed by the fighters on Wednesday in Damboa district of Borno state, a military officer told […]
The UN has said that if an Ethiopian locust infestation is not brought under control then the crop-devouring insect could “invade” neighbouring countries. The Ethiopian government has called for “immediate action” to deal with the problem affecting four of the country’s nine states, a UN statement said. In northern Amhara state some farmers have lost […]
Chief Executive Officer of social media platform Twitter arrived in Nigeria on Thursday evening for a working visit.“So grateful to finally be in Nigeria,” he posted on his Twitter handle. He arrived with other Twitter executives to Lagos and had dinner with “some new friends” on his arrival.A tech based news outlet said speculations remained […]
International rights group, Human Rights Watch,HRW; have welcomed a recent move by the United States to push the Cameroonian government to act on human rights abuses especially among its security forces.According to a statement by their Central African researcher, Ilaria Allegrozzi stressed that despite Washington’s move, there was the need for more global action on […]
Mauritians will go to the polls on Thursday, as the reigning prime minister Pravind Jugnauth seeks his first substantive mandate, having taken officer after his father stepped down two years ago.Nearly a million voters are registered for the parliamentary election in Mauritius, a stable democracy in the Indian Ocean, which gained independence from the United […]
Officers of the Nigerian Police Force tightened the security of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday as Omoyele Sowore, Convener of ‘#RevolutionNow’ protest appeared for the commencement of trial. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu had, on Oct. 21, varied the bail conditions granted Sowore, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare. She granted the order in a ruling […]
Fast rising Nollywood actress, Destiny Etiko aka Drama doll has taken to instagram to announce her endorsement with ‘Kesie_virgin hair. Sharing photos of herself signing the endorsement papers, the drama doll expressed her excitement about being signed to the team, noting that she will do her best during her time as their ambassador. Fast rising […]
Nigerian firefighters were battling two fires that broke out almost simultaneously Tuesday at a busy market in central Lagos, the country’s largest city and commercial center. Balogun Market, where the fires erupted, is one of Nigeria’s largest textile markets. “We have split our team in two to fight both fires,” Ganiyu Olayiwola, head of the […]
Prominent economist, Prosper Chitambara who is the Director at the Labour and Economic Development Research Institute of Zimbabwe has said that Zimbabwe needs to work on restoring competitive advantage lost over the years. His remarks come when the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development is designing strategies to redirect the country’s economy on the track […]
A teenage mourner was shot dead and several others were wounded in clashes between Guinean police and protesters at a funeral march for those killed in recent anti-government demonstrations, the opposition and the victim’s family said. Violence erupted as hundreds marched in the capital Conakry carrying coffins of people killed in unrest since mid-October that […]
Liberian president George Weah on Monday (November 4) confirmed the imminent return of Air France flights to the West African country. “I am excited to announce the return of Air France to Liberia. This is a testament of the measures we have put in place to promote a conducive business climate – wherein we can […]
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that the commercialisation of kidnapping has made it impossible to end the menace. Wike, who made this remark on Monday during a courtesy visit by the Rotary International District 9141, to the Government House in Port Harcourt, explained that since kidnapping had become business, it could only be […]
Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, has appointed a Nigerian, Uduak-Joe Ntuk, as the State Oil and Gas Supervisor, responsible for managing the Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR). DOGGR uses science and sound engineering practices to regulate the drilling, operation and permanent closure of energy resource wells. The division prioritises protecting the public […]
The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics has released the Census results indicating that Kenya’s population is 47.6 million. The results were released on Monday by KNBS director general Zachary Mwangi. The Census was conducted from August 24 to 31. Mwangi said the population grew to 47, 564,296. The population grew by 47.6 per cent compared […]
Jolted by fears of a loss in a constituency that has been described as his “bedroom,” Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga has taken charge of last-minute campaigns for the party’s candidate in the upcoming Kibra by-election. Although campaigns for ODM candidate Bernard “Imran” Okoth was initially to be coordinated by the party’s Nairobi branch […]
