President Buhari will depart Abuja on Saturday to attend the one-day ECOWAS Heads of State and Government Extraordinary Summit on Counter-Terrorism, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Given the growing threat of terrorism in the sub-region, the West […]
Zimbabwe swimmer and Gateway High School student, Donata Katai has set a new World record at the African Junior Swimming Championships in Tunisia. Katai won a gold medal in the 100m backstroke after finishing in 1 minute 4.63 seconds. This was revealed by Star FM’s head of sport, Steve Vickers, in his Twitter post. Vickers […]
Nigeria’s Consul General in Johannesburg, Godwin Adama, has said no Nigerian was arrested during the evacuation of voluntary returnees following xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Mr Adama told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) through telephone that no returnee was detained on Wednesday by South African Authorities. He said although some had immigration problems, they […]
Crowds have been gathering since 03:00 on Friday at the JSE in Sandton, Johannesburg, to protest against gender-based violence. This follows the release of the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) crime statistics on Thursday, which revealed that were 2 771 women murdered in the past fiscal year – a decrease of 5.4%, but still a […]
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is scheduled to attend former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s burial on Sunday. Mugabe died on Friday last week at the age of 95 while undergoing treatment at a Singapore hospital. His body was flown back to Zimbabwe on Wednesday and Zimbabweans lined up in the streets of Harare to catch a […]
Thousands of people have protested in Sudan to demand justice for pro-democracy demonstrators who were killed earlier this year. The crowd gathered outside the presidential palace in the capital, Khartoum, on Thursday. They chanted slogans, waved flags, and also called for the appointment of new senior judiciary officials. Sudan has been in turmoil since long-time […]
At least 50 stowaways were killed when a freight train derailed in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo early on Thursday, the latest rail tragedy to strike the vast central African nation. “Another disaster! Derailing at 3am (01:00 GMT) in Tanganyika (province) near Mayibaridi. Provisional toll: 50 dead and several injured,” the minister for humanitarian action, […]
The family of former Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe have agreed to bury him in the National Heroes Acre monument in Harare, a family spokesperosn said on Friday. Mugabe, who ruled for 37 years until a coup in 2017, died in Singapore last week aged 95. During these long decades, Mugabe was Zimbabwe, and Zimbabwe was […]
South African singer and Idols SA runner-up, Thami Shobede, died at Kalafong Hopsital in Pretoria on Thursday morning, 12 September at the age of 31. His record label, Gallo Records The general manager at Gallo Records, Robert Cowling said: “Gallo Record Company is extremely saddened and shocked to learn of the sudden passing of one […]
It is time for the health authorities to get cracking on strategies to arrest the scourge and shame of yellow fever outbreak in the country. It has become a reproach to Africa’s most populous nation. According to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), from the onset of Yellow Fever (YF) outbreak in September 2017 to […]
On Thursday, the Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) High Court heard an application by the Unemployed People’s Movement (UPM) to dissolve the Makana municipal council for violating its constitutional mandate by failing to provide basic services to the community. The UPM is calling for the department of co-operative governance and traditional affairs to intervene and appoint an […]
Nigeria’s superstar singer Davido and Chioma are now officially engaged. The ceremony was carried out in London on Thursday. A week ago, Chioma introduced Davido to her family and now he has put a ring on her finger. Davido proposed and Chioma Rowland said the big ‘YES!’ The music star displayed the engagement ring on […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday announced an immediate ban on adoption of children by foreign nationals . A special cabinet meeting chaired by President Kenyatta directed the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection to formulate a new policy document to regulate the adoption of children by foreign nationals in Kenya . The meeting also directed […]
Chinese Vice-President, Wang Qishan visited the Zimbabwean Embassy in Beijing on Thursday to mourn the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. Wang stood in silent tribute in front of Mugabe’s portrait and signed the condolence book. On behalf of the Chinese government and people, Wang expressed deep sadness over the former leader’s death and conveyed […]
After multiple reports on Sarkodie’s failure to shoot ‘Pae Mu Ka At 20’ documentary spearheaded by Obrafour, the former has subtly reacted. In a post on Twitter, the prolific Ghanaian rapper said there is no way he will waste his time on lies. Though he did not specify which of the supposed lies, it appears […]
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rhor has lost his mother at the age of 97 years old. According to the Nigeria Football Federation, which broke the news on its verified Twitter handle, Elizabeth just died. We commiserate with @NGSuperEagles Head coach, Mr Gernot Rohr who just lost his mother Madam Elisabeth Rohr. She was 97. May […]
Ethiopia is celebrating its New Year today which is the first day of Meskerem, an Ethiopian Orthodox calendar which falls on September 12 of the Gregorian calendar commonly used worldwide. Meskerem is nearly seven years behind the Gregorian calendar. The citizens ushered in New Year with celebrations in the capital, Addis Ababa and other cities […]
The United States of America (USA) Government on Wednesday reiterated its support to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in combating emerging security threats in the country. A statement by Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, said the Adjutant General California National Guard, Maj.-Gen. David Baldwin gave the assurance during a […]
The Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres has welcomed the announcement made by Cameroon’s President Paul Biya to launch a National dialogue process. In tweets published some few hours after President Biya’s address to Cameroonians on the UN info’s twitter account, Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson of the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio […]
Zimbabwean Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has established a Monetary Policy Committee in his latest attempt to stabilise an economy in freefall. The former economics professor, appointed last year to get the economy out of a two-decade rut, named a nine-member panel consisting of academics, bankers and the governor and two deputy governors of the nation’s […]