The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that cinema lovers would enjoy discounted […]
The family of Paul Rusesabagina, the former hotelier portrayed as a hero in a film about Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, has called on the international community to appeal for his release from prison. Rusesabagina, a political dissident who lived in exile in Belgium and the United States, was charged with terrorism and other offences last month […]
Zimbabwe’s investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was released from prison on Wednesday. He used to be arrested six weeks in the past for inciting public violence for tweeting his support for an anti-government protest. He had mentioned on alleged COVID-19 procurement fraud- which led to the fitness minister being sacked and charged with corruption. “I was […]
Popular celebrity barman, Cubana Chief Priest has ended his business partnership with his boss and chairman of Cubana Group, Obi Cubana. The self styled celebrity barman revealed this on his official Instagram page today, September 3, 2020. He has now kicked off his own nightclub, “De Angels Bar and Grills” based in Owerri, the capital […]
The junta that seized strength in Mali wants a military-led transitional physique to rule for three years and has agreed to release ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, a supply in a travelling West African delegation said Sunday. “The junta has affirmed that it wishes a three-year transition to evaluate the foundations of the Malian state. […]
One of Canada’s top courts ruled Wednesday that an agreement with Washington barring humans from searching for asylum if they arrive from U.S. soil is invalid due to the fact it violates migrants’ rights. The controversial 2004 deal, recognised as the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA), says all of us making use of for asylum […]
Wearing a surgical mask, disposable gloves and booties to guard against COVID-19, a young Italian woman returned to her homeland Sunday after 18 months as a hostage in eastern Africa. Silvia Romano lowered her mask briefly to display a broad smile after she stepped off an Italian government plane at Rome-Ciampino International Airport. She hugged […]
King Mohammed VI on Sunday pardoned more than 5,000 inmates to prevent the new coronavirus from contaminating Moroccan prisons, the Justice Ministry announced. The monarch “granted a pardon to 5,654 inmates and ordered to take all necessary measures to strengthen the protection of inmates in prisons,” the ministry said in a statement. The pardoned detainees […]
Ethiopia has announced it would free thousands of inmates from the country’s overcrowded prisons as part of efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Attorney General Adanech Abebe told state media the measure would apply to more than 4,000 prisoners, many of whom are locked up for petty crimes and drug offences or have […]
Ethiopia on Wednesday said it would release dozens of high-profile prisoners from jail, including opposition activists held over an alleged coup and other high-ranking government critics. A spokesman for the attorney general’s office said investigations had been dropped against 63 individuals and they would be released from custody later this week “for the national good”. […]
Nigeria’s vocal pro-democracy activist, Omoyele Sowore, has been in the detention of the Nigerian government since his abduction by operatives of the Department of State Services on the midnight of August 3, 2019. Sowore had organized a peaceful protest tagged #RevolutionNow, which was scheduled for August 5, 2019. The #RevolutionNow protest was targeted at demanding […]
Authorities in Liberia have blocked the internet, in what is perceived to be a move to suppress ongoing anti-government protests in the capital, Monrovia. Netblocks, an organisation that monitors internet disruptions and shutdowns confirmed the shutdown on Friday afternoon, saying access to social networking platforms Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Snapchat had been restricted. ‘‘The […]