Passengers making the five-hour trip between the capital Nairobi and the seaside city of Mombasa have to either contend with hunger or pay exorbitant prices for the food offered on board trains. This follows a directive that has barred travellers from bring food and drinks to the trains. On Wednesday, the Kenya Railways issued a […]
The Minister for Education Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh says Ghana will get to a point of adopting the Comprehensive Sexuality Education, CSE, programme for basic schools. The Minister said even though we are not at the level of adopting it now we will do so in future but it will be culturally sensitive so it […]
The federal government has concluded designs for the return of toll plazas on federal roads, Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said. Mr Fashola disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The minister […]
Gareth Southgate has included Chelsea duo Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori in his latest England squad, but Manchester City defender Kyle Walker has been omitted once again. The Three Lions will take in a trip to the Czech Republic on October 11, before negotiating another away clash against Bulgaria three days later, as their Euro […]
The eight Commissions of the Major National Dialogue are expected to submit their proposals and recommendations on how to restore peace in Cameroon’s two English speaking regions today to be adopted by Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute, chairperson of the National event. Going by today’s programme at the Major National Dialogue, the restitution of the […]
United States’ billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates on Tuesday praised Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote, for championing efforts of reducing malnutrition in his country and globally. Gates, whose Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, works to reduce inequalities in health, said he and Dangote have a lot in common. ‘‘We both started successful businesses in the late 1970s. […]
The presidency in Nigeria on Tuesday dismissed reports that president Muhammadu Buhari’s government would seek a constitutional amendment to allow him seek a third term. In a statement posted on social networking site, Twitter, the presidency called out ‘so-called support groups, staging street demonstrations’ asking Buhari to extend his time in office. ‘‘There are NO […]
Barrister Agbor Balla has insisted the form of the State should be looked into at the ongoing Major National Dialogue for things to return to normalcy in the two crisis-hit Anglophone regions of the country. He was speaking yesterday at the Yaounde Conference Centre during the working session of the Decentralisation and the local Development […]
Somalian weavers are battling to preserve the use of local fabrics and the wearing of traditional clothes. Influx of cheap clothes and textiles from China and other countries is threatening the livelihood of weavers and a ones lucrative business. “I have been working on this craft for forty years. I only earn a total of […]
Tunisians will take to the polls on October 13 in the second round of the presidential election that pits jailed Nabil Karoui against retired law professor Kais Said. Said and Karoui’s success in beating established political leaders including the prime minister, two former premiers and a former president, during the first round, was seen as […]
The decapitated body of a wardress was discovered in the North West Region on Monday on the day the Major National Dialogue was opening in the capital, Yaounde. Ayafor Florence, warder at the Bamenda main prison was kidnapped on Saturday September 28 on her way back from a funeral in her native Pinyin. Parts of […]
Gernot Rohr has revealed why he does not need Chelsea duo of Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori are not currently part of his plans. The 22-year-old striker has enjoyed a good season with Frank Lampard side so far, scoring seven goals in seven games, with only Sergio Aguero managing more in the Premier League. Abraham […]
Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday urged political parties in his home region to work together to serve the Oromo people. Abiy, who was representing his Oromo Democratic Party (ODP) at a meeting of political parties from the region, added that the ‘time when political parties work against each other should come to an […]
Following the seizure of 25 supercars from Equatorial Guineas vice president as part of a Swiss money-laundering probe, an auction held by Bonhams on Sunday fetched nearly $27 million (27 million Swiss francs). Geneva prosecutors said in February that they had closed an inquiry into Teodoro Nguema Obiang for money laundering and misappropriation of public […]
Following the death of Zimbabwe’s founding father, Cde Robert Mugabe, the President, Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa has made a commitment to transfer the properties of the late national hero to the family. Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Mr Nick Mangwana, confirmed that President Mnangagwa will keep his promise and transfer […]
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane, is of the opinion that Nigeria lacks the mental discipline to execute plans for the growth of the economy. Mr. Rewane stated this on Tuesday while speaking at The Platform, a programme by the Covenant Christian Centre to mark Nigeria’s 59th Independence […]
The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of turning Nigeria into a joke, adding that there is nothing to celebrate except pains, division, incompetence, banditry, tribalism, and hopelessness as the country turn 59. CUPP said that Buhari’s leadership style and incompetence is a mockery of the efforts of the nation’s […]
The Akasha brothers would still be walking free on our streets and recruiting more Kenyans into their business if Americans had not charged them, Interior CS Fred Matiang’i has said. Baktash and Ibrahim Akasha have been convicted of drug trafficking charges in the US courts. “I was asking the DCI how many times they were […]
Doctors who have been on industrial action for weeks now have said that they will have a solidarity march this week as the government is not addressing their grievances. The doctors are saying that they are now incapacitated to report for duty as their salaries have been eroded by the soaring inflation. In a statement, […]
The Katsina State government has rescued 31 victims of human trafficking, sold in Benin Republic and taken to Burkina Faso. The Director General, Media and publicity to the state government, Abdu Labaran Malumfashi, in a statement, said the victims were expected back in Katsina State today Tuesday. According to him, the victims, seven of whom […]